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The professional lives of expatriate academics

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to provide clarity around the notion of the expatriate academic (EA), a construct that is increasingly essential to theories of expatriate management and higher education management. A review of the literature on academic mobility showed that terms such as “international academic” and “foreign faculty” provide highly variable definitions and results, while those papers that self-consciously used the term “EA” were more likely to provide consistency across definition and findings. This allowed for analysis of the characteristics of this unique group. Design/methodology/approach - – This study appropriates a meta-narrative approach to literature review, analysing 23 papers about EAs to develop a more comprehensive conceptualisation of this term and to identify key-related themes. Findings - – By reviewing 23 papers identifying with the term, a carefully constructed definition of the EA is provided, distinguishing EAs from other types of internationally mobile academic and demonstrating characteristics that EAs display in their professional lives. Recommendations are made to researchers, universities and EAs themselves for how these findings may affect the EA employment cycle. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Originality/value - – This is the first paper to aggregate the results of literature on EAs, putting forward a clear definition and description to aid future research and clarify the research stream.

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  • Jodie-Lee Trembath, 2016. "The professional lives of expatriate academics," Journal of Global Mobility, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 4(2), pages 112-130, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jgmpps:v:4:y:2016:i:2:p:112-130
    DOI: 10.1108/JGM-04-2015-0012
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    1. Gheath Mahmoud Abdel-Rahman & Subramaniam A/L Sri Ramalu & Chandrakantan A/L Subramaniam, 2017. "The Impact of Cultural Similarity and Social Network Characteristics on Re-Expatriation Intention Among Self-Initiated Academic Expatriates," International Journal of Business and Social Research, MIR Center for Socio-Economic Research, vol. 7(9), pages 1-9, September.
    2. Gheath Mahmoud Abdel-Rahman & Subramaniam A/L Sri Ramalu & Chandrakantan A/L Subramaniam, 2017. "The Impact of Cultural Similarity and Social Network Characteristics on Re-Expatriation Intention Among Self-Initiated Academic Expatriates," International Journal of Business and Social Research, LAR Center Press, vol. 7(9), pages 1-9, September.
    3. Jung Cheol Shin & Soo Jeung Lee, 2022. "Different measures of international faculty and their impacts on global rankings," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 127(11), pages 6125-6145, November.

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