The relationship between individual, work, organizational, and non-work variables and expatriate adjustment: A conceptual and meta-analytic review

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dc.contributor.advisorDipboye, Robert L.
dc.creatorGalarza, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:35:04Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:35:04Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractA meta-analytic investigation was conducted to conceptually and quantitatively examine the effects of five individual (language ability), work (role ambiguity), organizational (organizational support), non-work (family support), and host-country factors (culture distance) on expatriate adjustment. This study integrates empirical data and estimates population parameters for the relationships of the aforementioned predictors and expatriate adjustment. Consistent with predictions from prior research and theory, the results showed positive relations of language ability, organizational support, and family support and negative relations of role ambiguity and culture distance with expatriate adjustment. The significant moderators of self-report versus external and work versus non-work criteria, predictor measurement, culture distance, and average length of stay underscore the importance of measurement issues and sample characteristics in expatriate adjustment research and provide evidence for the multidimensionality of expatriate adjustment. The theoretical, practical, and research implications of the results of this meta-analysis contribute to an increased understanding of expatriate adjustment.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 2000 GALARZA
dc.identifier.citationGalarza, Laura. "The relationship between individual, work, organizational, and non-work variables and expatriate adjustment: A conceptual and meta-analytic review." (2000) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19495">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19495</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/19495
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectIndustrial psychology
dc.subjectBusiness administration
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.titleThe relationship between individual, work, organizational, and non-work variables and expatriate adjustment: A conceptual and meta-analytic review
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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