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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"expatriate adjustment"”.
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Expatriate Adjustment Revisited: An Exploration of the Factors Explaining Expatriate Adjustment in MNCs and UN organizations in Egypt.
… cultural and organizational factors on the adjustment of the United Nations’ (UN) and multinational companies’ expatriates in Egypt. The research makes a contribution to the field of expatriate research through its application of the institutional lens in examining the factors impacting on …
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The relationship between community and family factors and expatriate adjustment
… the community and family factors such as spousal adjustment and children’s education are related to the international adjustment of expatriates, and to examine to what extent the demographic factors of expatriates are associated with these non-work factors and expatriate adjustment. This study …
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The relationship between perceived organizational climate and hotel expatriate adjustment
… the international market, the need for skilled expatriate managers will continue to grow. This demand for skilled expatriate managers is particularly evident when high international standards of service are desired for serving guests from disparate locations. Although expatriates perform an …
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The Expatriate Adjustment Process: Implications of the Cross -Cultural Context on Learning the Environment Following a Work -Role Transition
… provide evidence that surprise is a mediator of expatriate adjustment, it does suggest that surprise, especially in combination with reactions to surprise is a significant predictor of adjustment. Cultural distance, experience in the host culture and pre-departure preparation and training were …
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Understanding the Adjustment of Chinese Business Expatriates: A Grounded Theory Study
The number of Chinese expatriates has vastly expanded with an increase of 240% to more than 1.4 million during the last decade (MOFCOM, 2021; 2010). However, little attention has been paid to them and their adjustment experiences in academic circle. Currently, the majority of research of expatriate …
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Critical factors: Best practices for expatriate accompanying partners in successfully adjusting while living across cultures
<p>The primary emphasis in the field of expatriate adjustment has focused on the experiences of the person working overseas on assignment. Research that includes the experiences of the accompanying partner of the working expatriate frequently positions this person as an antecedent to the working …
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Expatriate selection : are high self-monitors better expatriates?
… markets abroad, many firms have decided to use expatriates. It has been well documented in the literature that expatriate assignments are subject to very high failure rates. In the literature on expatriate adjustment several personal dimensions have been studied to see if they influence an …
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A study of expatriate managers' adaptation, learning, knowledge acquisition, and personal development in multi-national companies in China
This research examines how Western expatriate managers adapt, learn, acquire tacit knowledge, and develop when working in China. The research draws on literature associated with expatriate studies, experiential learning theory, and knowledge acquisition in order to develop an expatriate learning …
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Cultural Intelligence in Thailand: An Examination of its Antecedents and Consequence
… development factors that can be employed for expatriate adjustment and performance in cross-cultural settings. Very little research has examined the association between different antecedents and intercultural outcomes through CQ from a holistic perspective. Specifically, the antecedents of CQ …
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An exploration of the experiences of expatriates and their accompanying spouses in terms of contact theory and intercultural competence
… and the intensity factors associated with their expatriate assignments. The participants completed the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDiv.3) to measure their intercultural competence, and engaged in a structured interview.</p> <p>I found similar levels of intercultural competence in both …