The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Expatriates' Cross-Cultural Adjustment

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (1) ◽  
pp. 16210
Author(s):  
Alexei Koveshnikov ◽  
Heidi Wechtler ◽  
Cecile Dejoux
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Impact

Experiencing Difference, Seeking Community: Racial, Panethnic, and National Identities Among Female Caribbean-Born U.S. College Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy A. McFarlane
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
Social Markers ◽  
Women's Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

Multiple, intersecting sites of social identification provide communities in which Caribbean-born women in U.S. colleges may claim membership, while simultaneously indicating social markers of difference. Data from focus groups conducted at two NYC colleges show how social sites of race, nationality, and panethnicity shape identity and exclusion for these participants and how this identification impacts their psychological well-being and the pursuit of their goals. The findings illustrate the complexity of cross-cultural adjustment within social contexts and emphasize the effects of intersecting social identities on personal and interpersonal experiences. The evidence of exclusion underscores the challenges to full citizenship for Caribbean immigrant women in U.S. colleges. However, the sites of belonging identified in this data have relevance for enhancing Caribbean immigrant women’s cross-cultural adjustment, their experience of community, and ultimately, their full participation in the political economy of their sending countries and that of the Unites States. These findings indicate the importance of extending U.S. higher education’s response to foreign-born female students. This paper invites the reader to consider the impact of exclusion and belonging on Caribbean immigrant women’s higher education experience and hence, their potential for involvement in the transnational production, exchange and distribution of wealth.

The effect of cross-cultural training on expatriates’ adjustment

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1114-1124 ◽  
Author(s):  
John O. Okpara ◽  
Jean D. Kabongo
Keyword(s):  
Management Development ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
Cultural Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cross Cultural Training ◽  
Expatriate Managers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Purpose One of the most important issues multinational corporations (MNCs) face in their global operations is expatriate failure. It is estimated that between 10 and 80 percent of expatriates sent on overseas assignments return home early. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of cross-cultural training (CCT) on different facets of expatriate managers’ adjustment in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 212 western expatriate managers working in Nigeria was surveyed. Respondents were selected from four cities where they had been working for at least one year. Findings The main finding of this study was that expatriates’ adjustment could be predicted from different types of CCT. The findings of this research confirm the view expressed by researchers over the last two decades that both conventional and specific experimental CCT have positive effect on the facets of cross-cultural adjustment. Research limitations/implications Given that the authors did not collect their data over time, the cross-sectional nature of the design limits them from making definitive causal statements. In the future, more resources and efforts could be applied to safeguard larger samples of respondents, thus potentially resulting in better statistical power. A longitudinal approach could be used; such an approach may have generated a richer data source, where different patterns of adjustment could have been identified and compared over time. Data for the study were collected through questionnaire, thus any observed relations might be due in part to common method effects. Since the data were collected from four cities, there may be some concern as to the generalizability of the findings to expatriates working in other cities in Nigeria. Practical implications MNCs should pay more attention to CCT and management development. Ineffective CCT and management development have an adverse impact on MNCs’ effectiveness. Developing CCT programs could add value to corporations and employees especially employees who are destined for foreign assignments. In addition, developing CCT for expatriates’ spouses and children would facilitate adjustment process and may reduce failure rate. Originality/value Once corroborated by further studies, this exploratory research may contribute to the understanding of the adjustment of western expatriates in Nigeria. Few, if any, prior studies, have examined CCT and expatriate adjustment in Nigeria.

Cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates: The role of emotional intelligence and gender

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexei Koveshnikov ◽  
Heidi Wechtler ◽  
Cecile Dejoux
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
And Gender

When does emotional intelligence function better in enhancing expatriates' cross-cultural adjustment? A study of Japanese PCNs in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Marie Arokiasamy ◽  
Soyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Expatriate Management ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeAs globalization expands opportunities for foreign investments, the role of expatriates is becoming important for business success in host countries. Cross-cultural adjustment (CCA) of expatriates is considered significant in determining business success in host countries. This study investigated the issue among Japanese expatriates in Malaysia. The purposes of this study were to unravel the influence of emotional intelligence (EI) on CCA and clarify the facilitating role of cultural intelligence (CI) on the relationship between EI and CCA.Design/methodology/approachA survey was administered to 107 Japanese parent country nationals (PCNs) working at Japanese subsidiaries in Malaysia.FindingsThe findings show that EI positively influences the subdimensions of CCA, namely, CCA–general, CCA–social and CCA–work. A notable finding is that CI facilitates the positive effect of EI on CCA–social.Research implicationsThe findings advance the existing studies on expatriate management by delving into the CCA issue with two culturally distinctive countries that have rarely been studied in this research domain, Japan and Malaysia. This study further contributes to prior studies by clarifying a boundary condition in which EI functions better in enhancing expatriates' CCA.Practical implicationsThe findings provide Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) valuable directions and strategic ideas in the realm of expatriate management. Such insights can contribute to business success in host countries.Originality/valueDiverting from the conventional West–East approach in expatriate management studies, this study took an East–East orientation and explored the relationships among EI, CI and CCA. By proving that CI stimulates the positive effect of EI on CCA, this study underlines the significantly interactive effects of two distinctive individual capabilities on enhancing expatriates' CCA. It further highlights that CI should take on importance in attempts to understand CCA, even in seemingly culturally similar East–East nations.

Biculturalism and cross-cultural competence: examination of an attribution complexity theory-based model

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Lakshman ◽  
Sangeetha Lakshman ◽  
Kubilay Gok
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Leadership Effectiveness ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cultural Leadership ◽  
Learning Abilities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeBased on attributional complexity (AC) theory, the authors empirically examine the impact of biculturalism on cross-cultural adjustment and the degree to which people make isomorphic attributions, critical for cross-cultural leadership effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachUsing questionnaire surveys, the authors first validate measures in a validation sample and then empirically test the model in a second sample, using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe authors’ findings reveal an empirical connection between biculturalism and AC on the one hand, while also showing support for the relationship between biculturalism and attributional knowledge. Findings also demonstrate that biculturalism is related to attributional accuracy in cross-cultural contexts via an attributional mechanism, as suggested by AC theory.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, AC theory emerges as one with excellent prospects for explaining intercultural work in multicultural settings. Biculturalism's links to AC and attributional knowledge are critical for extensions to cross-cultural leadership effectiveness, and international knowledge transfer, interesting and high potential research avenues for the discipline.Practical implicationsThe authors’ findings carry a host of managerial implications. AC training can provide all international assignees with the necessary foundational skills and learning abilities to successfully interact in the host country setting with local nationals. This study also suggests that managers on international assignments should focus their efforts on acquiring attributional knowledge because it can provide a solid boost to their understanding of the local culture.Originality/valueOne’s understanding of biculturals and their cross-cultural management competencies is very limited. The authors provide empirical support for the hypotheses, hitherto unexamined in extant literature.

scholarly journals Frequency and Importance of Accurate Heritage Name Pronunciation For International Students in Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Shan Doris Zhang ◽  
Kimberly Noels
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Language Minority ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Strong Connection ◽  
Linguistic Differences ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
Correct Pronunciation ◽  
The Impact

International students’ names are often mispronounced, and this experience can have psychological and relational implications for some students’ cross-cultural adjustment. Little research, however, has examined why students are or are not bothered by mispronunciations. This study examined the impact of heritage name mispronunciation on 173 language-minority international students in Canada. The results indicated that although heritage name mispronunciations were frequent, only about half of the sample perceived correct pronunciation as important. Those who felt accurate pronunciation was important stressed that their name had a strong connection to their heritage and that mispronunciations were disrespectful of that significance. Those who felt accurate pronunciation was not important cited little personal connection to the name and accepted mispronunciations for reasons of efficiency. In general, international students expressed appreciation for hosts’ pronunciation efforts, and also acknowledged hosts’ pronunciation difficulties were often due to linguistic differences. The implications for enhancing international students’ experiences are discussed.

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