International Itinerants

Very interesting article about the definition and analysis of international itinerants.. I finally found a description for my personal attitude to career/work :)

BANAI,M AND HARRY,W (2004) "Boundaryless Global Careers: The International Itinerants"
Int. Studies of Mgt. & Org., 34(3): 96–120.

A few prepositions that have been highlighted by the author can be found below.

Self-managed careers
Proposition 1: The more that international managers, rather than their organizations, are in charge of their careers, the more likely they are to be international itinerants.

Loyalty to professional development
Proposition 2: The higher the international managers’ loyalty to their profession, rather than to their organizations, the more likely they are to be international itinerants.

Employment in multiple firms
Proposition 3: The more organizations independent of each other the international managers work for, the more likely are these managers to be international itinerants.

Transferable skills
Proposition 4: The more likely international managers are to acquire transferable skills, the more likely they are to be international itinerants.

Learning-related milestones
Proposition 5: The more likely international managers are to measure their career’s progress by assessing their level of learning, rather than by comparing their rank with that of their age group, the more likely they are to
be international itinerants.

Psychological meaningful work as measure of success
Proposition 7: The more international managers measure their success by psychologically meaningful work, rather than by pay, promotion, and status, the more likely they are to be international itinerants.