New Publication: Does International Career Capital Lose Its Value After Returning Home?

What happens to the skills, networks, and career aspirations developed abroad when international professionals return home? In their newly published book chapter, Emilija Oleškevičiūtė, Michael Dickmann, Maike Andresen, and Emma Parry explore this question through interviews with 31 Dutch and Lithuanian returnees. Their findings challenge the assumption that international experience must pay off immediately: career capital may remain unused initially, become valuable unexpectedly, or reveal its potential years later. The authors introduce a novel process model showing how the transfer of career capital unfolds over time, offering important insights into the long-term sustainability of global careers.

Read the chapter: Exploring the Transfer of Career Capital to Advance Long Term Global Career Sustainability