The Role Of Interaction And General Adjustment In Expatriate Attitudes: Evidence From A Field Study Of Global Executives On Assignment In South Korea, Japan And The Netherlands

Abstract

Using an international field study of 196 US executive expatriates from multiple industries on assignment in South Korea, Japan and the Netherlands, this study aimed to explore the relationship between three facets of cross‐cultural adjustment (work, interaction, and general) and expatriate attitudes (job satisfaction and non‐work satisfaction), and to examine the role of cross‐cultural adjustment in mediating the relationship between family adjustment and expatriate attitudes. The results demonstrate the influence of each facet of adjustment on expatriate attitudes, and provide evidence that the relationship between family adjustment and non‐work satisfaction is mediated by general adjustment. Future research directions and implications for practice are offered.

Citation

Palthe, J. (2008), "The Role Of Interaction And General Adjustment In Expatriate Attitudes: Evidence From A Field Study Of Global Executives On Assignment In South Korea, Japan And The Netherlands", Journal of Asia Business Studies, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 42-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/15587890880000490