Title: A study of challenges, issues and motives of self-initiated expatriates in Delhi National Capital Region

Authors: Parul Saxena; Bahrullah Safi

Addresses: Department of HR and OB, School of Business Studies, Sharda University, India ' Sharda University, Greater Noida, India

Abstract: As the labour market becomes more competitive, the companies are facing a serious talent crunch, and are continuously exploring ways to bridge the gap. The self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) provide a ready to use talent pool which the companies can harness to their advantage. And for this purpose, a better understanding of SIEs is vital to improve and design human resource policies. This exploratory study based on the primary data examines the purpose and motives that prompts these SIEs to move to a different country to pursue their career. It also throws light onto the various issues and concerns faced by them. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews of the SIEs working in Delhi NCR. The findings reveal that self-initiated expatriates consider India as one of the favourable destinations to work, and the SIEs have settled well in general.

Keywords: self-initiated expatriates; SIEs; motives; challenges.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCULTM.2022.120987

International Journal of Cultural Management, 2022 Vol.1 No.1, pp.40 - 57

Received: 22 Jun 2020
Accepted: 15 Nov 2020
Published online: 21 Feb 2022 *