Article
What You Do Depends on Where You Are: Understanding how Domestic and Expatriate Work Requirements Depend upon the Cultural Context
Journal of International Business Studies
(2007)
Abstract
To empirically address the importance of the cultural context for successful assignments, we conducted two studies using a large sample of public-sector US professionals working in comparable jobs in 156 different countries. The results provided direct evidence that social and perceptual skill, reasoning ability, and adjustment- and achievement-orientation personality requirements are higher in expatriate assignments, which has implications for pre-departure selection. Also, the results partly supported the hypothesis that expatriates are required to adjust their behavior to be consistent with the local cultural values, which has implications for post-arrival behavioral training.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2007
DOI
10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400247
Publisher Statement
Copyright (2007) Springer
Citation Information
Shin, S. J., Morgeson, F. P., & Campion, M. A. (2007). What you do depends on where you are: Understanding how domestic and expatriate work requirements depend upon the cultural context. Journal of International Business Studies, 38(1), 64-83.