Rafiq Asia, Saleem Sharjeel, Bashir Mohsin, Ali Arfan
Lyallpur Business School (Division of Management), Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Department of Public Administration, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2019 Mar 18;12:179-194. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S191805. eCollection 2019.
The purpose of this study is to present a broad-brush picture based on empirical evidence on the role of hindrance stressors, motivation, and cultural novelty in expatriate adjustment. Drawing on trait activation theory, this study examines the moderating role of extraversion in enhancing cultural adjustment to achieve positive work engagement and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) by expatriates.
We gathered data using a sample of 458 eastern expatriates with current international assignments in different countries around the world. They completed questionnaires sent to them using online platforms for expatriates.
The results reveal that hindrance stressors and intrapersonal motivation significantly predict adjustment. Adjustment plays a partially mediating role in achieving OCB and expatriate work engagement. However, this work engagement is stronger when adjustment is used as a mediating factor. Surprisingly, our results provided paradox role of extraversion in predicting adjustment which was somewhat in contradiction to our hypothesized direction of moderating effect.
Our research puts forward strategies for international business organizations when assigning business expatriates, especially in novel cultures. Our research provides valuable information about expatriates' context for international organizations planning for the accomplishment of their assignments in distant cultures.
本研究旨在基于实证证据，勾勒一幅关于阻碍性压力源、动机和文化新奇性在 expatriate 适应中作用的大致图景。借鉴特质激活理论，本研究考察外向性在促进文化适应以实现 expatriate 的积极工作投入和组织公民行为（OCB）方面的调节作用。
我们使用了458名在世界各地不同国家有当前国际任务的东方 expatriate 样本收集数据。他们通过面向 expatriate 的在线平台完成了发送给他们的问卷。
结果显示，阻碍性压力源和个人内在动机显著预测适应。适应在实现 OCB 和 expatriate 工作投入方面起到部分中介作用。然而，当适应作为中介因素时，这种工作投入更强。令人惊讶的是，我们的结果在外向性预测适应方面呈现出矛盾的作用，这在一定程度上与我们假设的调节效应方向相矛盾。
我们的研究为国际商业组织在派遣商业 expatriate 时，特别是在新文化环境中，提出了策略。我们的研究为国际组织在规划其在遥远文化中的任务完成时，提供了有关 expatriate 背景的宝贵信息。
