The purpose of this paper is to explain why entry-level job applicants intend to leave their home country to work abroad by adopting the framework of country embeddedness (i.e. career and community embeddedness).,Hypotheses are tested using survey data of a sample of prospective healthcare entry-level job applicants (i.e. last year medical students) using hierarchical regression analyses and bootstrapping procedures.,Results show that, first, home country career and community embeddedness are negatively associated with self-initiated expatriation intention (SIE-intention). Second, developmental feedback reduces SIE-intention. This relationship is at least partly due to increased home country career embeddedness. Third, national identity reduces SIE-intention. The relationship is at least partly due to increased home country community embeddedness.,This paper advances the understanding of SIE by focusing on home country factors associated with the decision to work abroad, whereas the majority of current research mainly considers host country variables.

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用嵌入性理论解释入门级求职者的自主外派意图

本文的目的是解释为什么入门级求职者打算通过采用国家嵌入性（即职业和社区嵌入性）框架离开他们的祖国去国外工作。使用假设样本的调查数据对假设进行检验医疗保健入门级的求职者（即去年的医学生）使用层次回归分析和引导程序。结果表明，首先，母国的职业和社区嵌入度与自我发起的外派意图（SIE意图）负相关。其次，发展反馈降低了SIE的意图。这种关系至少部分是由于母国职业嵌入度的提高。第三，国家认同降低了SIE意图。这种关系至少部分是由于母国社区的嵌入度提高。