Abstract
Chinese mainland business expatriates assigned to Hong Kong were surveyed assessing their socio-cultural and psychological adjustment. The investigation explored the association of a variety of personal characteristics with adjustment to work and life in the territory. The main results of the study showed that expatriates from the neighbouring Guangdong Province, male expatriates, younger expatriates and expatriates who were accompanied by their spouses were better adjusted in Hong Kong than others. On the other hand, expatriates recruited directly from universities were less well adjusted than those hired from other sources. Implications of these findings are drawn and future avenues for improving and extending this kind of exploratory research are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 237-250 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Human Resource Management |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Strategy and Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation
User-Defined Keywords
- Adjustment
- Chinese expatriates
- Hong Kong
- Joint ventures
- People's Republic of China
- Personal characteristics
- Training spouses