[Adult] Third Culture Kids: Why Do Early Life International Experiences Matter?

Palgrave handbook of global migration in international business. By AudraMockaitis (Ed.), London: Springer. 2023. ISBN: 978‐3‐031‐38886‐6

“…However, these foundations were recontextualized and applied in novel ways to the IB context. For instance, adults who moved internationally during their childhood could be valuable recruits for firms in need of international skills, even though they might grapple with DOI: 10.1002/tie.22382 indistinct cultural identities as adults (Caselius & Suutari, 2023). Also, the generations within a diaspora adjust their identities to evolving cultural contexts, and these shifting identities shape their professional behaviors and business approaches (Mockaitis & Zander, 2023).…”