Purpose: Self-management is an imperative component of emotional intelligence. The purpose of the study is to identify the most important dynamics, which contribute to self-management of expatriates. Expatriates require more self-management to handle the cross-cultural differences and navigate the challenges of living and working in a foreign country.

Design/ methodology/ Approach: Exploratory research carried out with a sample size n=120 from the expatriates in Bangalore city, Convenient sampling technique is used and a structured questionnaire is administered to the respondents. Exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling are used to identify the factors under each of the construct for self-management.

Findings: The findings of the study revealed that for expatriates the 37 items which are selected from the extensive study of the literature are reduced to 20 items on basis of factor loadings above 0.30  and are loaded under 6 factors namely - Self Awareness, self-control, emotional self-knowledge, emotional expression, personal adequacy and work efficiency. Emotional expression and personal adequacy are the highest contributors of self-management for expatriates at work place and Self-control and self-awareness are equal contributors to self-management by 50%-55%. 

Originality Value: The findings of the study can facilitate to formulate a scale for measuring Self-management as part of Emotional intelligence for expatriates.

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Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Self-Management, Expatriates.