An investigation of the willingness of managerial employees to accept an expatriate assignment

Bibliographic Data

ID12167448
AuthorsSamuel Aryee (Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author), Yue Wah Chay (National University of Singapore), Juniper Chew (0009-0005-5017-9736, National University of Singapore)
Year1996
Volume17
Issue3
Pages267-283
Publication date1996-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Organizational Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0894-3796 • E-ISSN: 1099-1379
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199605)17:3<267::aid-job748>3.0.co;2-a
OpenAlexW1967798582
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited24

Data obtained with the aid of structured questionnaires from a Singaporean managerial sample (N = 228) were used to examine receptivity to an expatriate assignment in terms of the cultural similarity or dissimilarity of the country of relocation. Results of a paired t-test indicated that respondents were significantly more receptive to an expatriate assignment in a culturally similar location than in a culturally dissimilar location. Results of hierarchical regression analyses revealed mixed support for the study's propositions and explained only modest amounts of the variance in the culturally similar (R2 = 22 per cent) and dissimilar (R2 = 20 per cent) models. Limitations of the study, directions for future research and implications of the findings are discussed

Business · Expatriate · Geography · Multilevel model · Relocation · Sample (material · Similarity (geometry · Statistics · Test (biology · Variance (accounting · Gender Diversity and Inequality · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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