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Effects of Expatriates’ Cultural Intelligence on Cross-Cultural Adjustment and Job Performance

Effects of Expatriates’ Cultural Intelligence on Cross-Cultural Adjustment and Job Performance

Autori:

Manli WANG

Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 231-243



How to cite this article:

Wang, M. (2016). Effects of Expatriates’ Cultural Intelligence on Cross-Cultural Adjustment and Job Performance. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 55, 231-243.



Abstract:

Labor migration is currently a world wave. Since the concentration of capital and production requires labor movement and the revolutionary innovation of information and control technology changes global labor distribution to induce new international migration, the phenomenon of expatriates is increasing. This study aims to research the effect of expatriates’ cultural intelligence on crosscultural adjustment and job performance. Expatriates of international enterprises with Top 10 revenue in 2015 are distributed questionnaires through e-mail. Total 300 copies of questionnaire are distributed, and 143 valid copies are retrieved, with the retrieval rate 48%. The research results reveal significant correlations between 1.cultural intelligence and cultural intelligence, 2.cultural intelligence and job performance, and 3.cultural intelligence and job performance. In addition to individual, academic, and practical reference for the issues related to cultural intelligence and overseas work adjustment, the research results are expected to contribute new knowledge to the filed related to overseas work adjustment in order to promote the academic contribution of this study.

Keywords:

expatriate, cultural intelligence, cross-cultural adjustment, job performance, migration.


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