Pre-migration adaptation of highly skilled self-initiated foreign employees: the case of an EU agency |
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| Authors: | Anu Yijälä Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti Tiina Likki David Stein |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Social Research , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland anu.yijala@helsinki.fi;3. Department of Social Research , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland;4. Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lausanne , Lausanne , Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | This study analyzes pre-migration adaptation among highly skilled self-initiated foreign employees (SFEs) of the EU Chemicals Agency in Finland (N = 95). Organizational, expatriate and acculturation perspectives were integrated to develop a model of factors predicting SFEs' psychological, socio-psychological and work adaptation in the pre-migration stage. Previous international work experience, perceived organizational prestige, satisfaction with the time, information and assistance to prepare for the relocation and quality of contact with Finns during recruitment positively predicted SFEs' pre-migration adaptation. European identification, self-esteem and relocation stress acted as mediators. The study emphasized the importance of a multidimensional approach to SFE adaptation prior to relocation. |
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| Keywords: | adaptation intra-EU migration organizational identification outgroup attitudes pre-migration self-initiated foreign employees well-being |
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