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Can Intentions to Emigrate be Explained through Individual Values? An Exploratory Study in Lithuania

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Migration in International Business

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  • Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė

    (Kaunas University of Technology)

  • Audra I. Mockaitis

    (Maynooth University)

  • Jurga Duobienė

    (Kaunas University of Technology)

  • Ineta Žičkutė

    (Kaunas University of Technology)

  • Vilmantė Liubinienė

    (Kaunas University of Technology)

Abstract

This chapter examines the factors that affect individuals’ emigration intentions. We measure individual-level values, using the Schwartz Value Survey (SVS) in a sample of 1250 non-migrant Lithuanians. The results revealed that individual-level values are important determinants of migration intentions. Both the sub-dimensions of individual-level values and higher-order value dimensions were significantly associated with intention to emigrate. The higher-order value dimensions were all significant predictors of intention to emigrate with the exception of self-transcendence. Values were stronger predictors than demographic variables. However, we did not measure additional factors, such as push-pull factors in the international business environment, and personal circumstances of individuals. While we found individual values to be important predictors, they are only a set of factors in the migration decision.

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  • Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė & Audra I. Mockaitis & Jurga Duobienė & Ineta Žičkutė & Vilmantė Liubinienė, 2023. "Can Intentions to Emigrate be Explained through Individual Values? An Exploratory Study in Lithuania," Springer Books, in: Audra I. Mockaitis (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Migration in International Business, chapter 8, pages 165-182, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-38886-6_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38886-6_8
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