Adjustment elusiveness: An empirical investigation of the effects of cross-cultural adjustment on general assignment satisfaction and withdrawal intentions

作者：Pinto Luisa Helena^*; Cabral Cardoso Carlos; Werther William B Jr

来源：International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2012, 36(2): 188-199.

DOI：10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.06.002

• Cross-cultural adjustment
• Expatriates
• General assignment satisfaction
• Withdrawal intentions

The research reported here explores the relationship between cross-cultural adjustment and general satisfaction with the assignment and withdrawal intentions. Responses from an international sample of 166 expatriates, currently assigned to 39 different countries, indicate that perceived cross-cultural adjustment does not predict expatriates' general assignment satisfaction, though satisfaction predicts withdrawal intentions. Work adjustment predicts assignment withdrawal intentions, but does not predict the other two withdrawal dimensions: withdraw from the organization and the occupation. Implications of the findings for theory and practice, along with suggestions for future research, are discussed.

• 出版日期2012-3