You can take it with you: Individual differences and expatriate effectiveness

被引:313
作者
Shaffer, MA
Harrison, DA
Gregersen, H
Black, JS
Ferzandi, LA
机构
[1] Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Dept Management, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Penn State Univ, Dept Management & Org, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[3] Brigham Young Univ, Marriott Sch Management, Provo, UT 84602 USA
[4] London Business Sch, London NW1 4SA, England
[5] Univ Michigan, Stephen M Ross Sch Business, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[6] Penn State Univ, Dept Psychol, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
expatriate effectiveness; Big Five personality traits; cross-cultural competencies;
D O I
10.1037/0021-9010.91.1.109
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The authors report the collaborative efforts of 2 research teams that independently investigated the effects of stable personality traits (the Big Five) and specific behavioral competencies (cultural flexibility, task and people orientations, and ethnocentrism) on key dimensions of expatriate effectiveness: psychological adjustment, assignment withdrawal cognitions, and job performance. Analyses of multiple-source and longitudinal data from 3 studies, including a diverse sample of expatriates in Hong Kong and separate samples of Korean and Japanese expatriates posted around the world, indicate several direct effects of individual differences. Further data show reliable distinctions between the traits and competencies as well as incremental prediction by either set of predictors in the presence of the others.
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页码:109 / 125
页数:17
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