Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Cross‐cultural training to facilitate expatriate adjustment: it works!

Cross‐cultural training to facilitate expatriate adjustment: it works! Purpose – The paper examines what are the effects of the different types of cross‐cultural training (CCT) on expatriates' adjustment and whether prior international experience (IE) and cultural distance (CD) have a moderator effect on the effectiveness of CCT. Design/methodology/approach – In a quantitative approach the paper examines the effect of four different types of CCT on the three facets of expatriates' adjustment, on a sample consisting of 54 French, 53 German, 60 Korean and 57 Scandinavian managers expatriated to India. The paper then examines the moderator effect of IE and of CD on CCT's effectiveness. Findings – CCT accelerates expatriates’ adjustment. The type of CCT received matters. IE and CD have a moderator effect. Practical implications – Implications for practice are identified. Originality/value – The paper demonstrated the effectiveness of different kinds of CCT and the moderator effects of IE and CD. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Personnel Review Emerald Publishing

Cross‐cultural training to facilitate expatriate adjustment: it works!

Marie‐France Waxin; Alexandra Panaccio
Personnel Review , Volume 34 (1): 17 – Feb 1, 2005
Download PDF
17 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/emerald-publishing/cross-cultural-training-to-facilitate-expatriate-adjustment-it-works-kownoiHEsV
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0048-3486
DOI
10.1108/00483480510571879
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Purpose – The paper examines what are the effects of the different types of cross‐cultural training (CCT) on expatriates' adjustment and whether prior international experience (IE) and cultural distance (CD) have a moderator effect on the effectiveness of CCT. Design/methodology/approach – In a quantitative approach the paper examines the effect of four different types of CCT on the three facets of expatriates' adjustment, on a sample consisting of 54 French, 53 German, 60 Korean and 57 Scandinavian managers expatriated to India. The paper then examines the moderator effect of IE and of CD on CCT's effectiveness. Findings – CCT accelerates expatriates’ adjustment. The type of CCT received matters. IE and CD have a moderator effect. Practical implications – Implications for practice are identified. Originality/value – The paper demonstrated the effectiveness of different kinds of CCT and the moderator effects of IE and CD.

Journal

Personnel Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 2005

Keywords: Expatriates; Cross‐cultural management; Training; Country of origin

References

  • The Quest for International Manager: A Survey of Global Human Resource Strategies
    Barham, K.; Devine, M.
  • Work‐role transition: a study of American expatriate managers in Japan
    Black, J.S.
  • The relationship of personal characteristics with the adjustment of Japanese expatriate managers
    Black, J.S.
  • Antecedents to cross‐cultural adjustment for expatriates in Pacific Rim assignments
    Black, J.S.; Gregersen, H.B.
  • Cross‐cultural effectiveness: a review and a theoretical framework for future research
    Black, J.S.; Mendenhall, M.
  • Expatriate adjustment and intent to stay in Pacific Rim overseas assignments
    Black, J.S.; Stephens, G.K.
  • Global Assignments: Successfully Expatriating and Repatriating International Managers
    Black, J.S.; Gregersen, H.B.; Mendenhall, M.
  • Toward a comprehensive model of international adjustment: an integration of multiple theoretical perspectives
    Black, J.S.; Mendenhall, M.; Oddou, G.
  • Effective expatriate training
    Brewster, C.
  • Cultural adaptation on overseas assignments
    Briody, E.K.; Chrisman, J.B.
  • Orientation programs for cross‐cultural preparation
    Brislin, R.W.
  • Cross‐Cultural Orientation Programs
    Brislin, R.W.; Petersen, P.
  • Selecting expatriates for personality characteristics: a moderating effect of personality on the relationship between host national contact and cross‐cultural adjustment
    Caligiuri, P.