本文以「自我」觀（即折衷自我）作為分析的理論基礎，觀察年輕女性員工在面臨是否外派的問題時，其抉擇歷程中自我的展現與實踐。即在自我觀及工作價值與態度的連動下，探討現代台灣年輕女性員工面臨外派抉擇時，女性員工對工作價值的界定，及其對要不要外派至異地工作的考量與選擇因素背後，所彰顯的多元自我觀。並藉由深度訪談與敘說分析的方式蒐集與分析資料，共訪談七位具外派經驗的年輕、單身女性員工。結果發現：台灣社會的工作價值觀已經漸漸在改變，由過去對社會角色責任的強調，轉而追求個人獨立與社會關係之多元自我概念之實踐。年輕單身女性員工對外派工作會同時考量「獨立自足自我」及「互依包容自我」等多重自我需求。她們追求個人獨立、挑戰、成就感及自我實現等需求的滿足，也考量自己與他人關係的品質，如情人、主管的支持與否，甚或與家人的關係等，進而決定出征或回營。而這種同時考量「獨立」與「依賴」等多元自我需求的考量，正是折衷自我的實踐。

The purpose of this study is to explore how Taiwanese womenpractice the Chinese composite self in making decisions about workingoverseas. Specifically, we explored how Taiwanese women’s multipleselves jointly shape their work values, and how these work valuesaffect their decision to work overseas and to return home. Seven youngworking women (from 25 to 38 years old with the mean age of 29.71,working in manufacturing and financial industries) with expatriateexperience were interviewed in-depth. Narrative analysis was applied tothe transcripts of the interviews. Results indicated that structuraldifferences in the social and cultural contexts led to integration of themultiple selves. Specifically, young Taiwanese women took intoconsideration the multiple needs of dependence and independence intheir decision-making process regarding working overseas. Theyworked to obtain self-actualization, a sense of challenge and achievement, and career advancement. At the same time, they treasuredrelationships with family and important others, and valued support andrecognition of their supervisors. Such an intricate synthesis ofindependence and dependence is a work of the composite self.