Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates

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Autor(a) principal: Araujo, Bruno Felix von Borell de
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Bilsky, Wolfgang, Moreira, Lúcia Meiry Cruz de Oliveira
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: RAM. Revista de Administração Mackenzie
Texto Completo: https://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/RAM/article/view/4095
Resumo: The aim of this paper, based on a functionalist epistemological perspective, was to investigate the relationship between personal values and cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates. Although many researchers seek to relate individual characteristics of expatriates with cross-cultural adaptation, there is a lack of researches that have done so using the construct of human values, what characterizes the originality of this research. To this end, we carried out a study with Brazilian expatriates, employees of a subsidiary of a national company, located in a country in the Middle East. The approaches of Schwartz (1992) and Black et al. (1991) were used as theoretical perspectives to the study of personal values and cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates, respectively. The final valid sample consisted of 221 expatriates who responded to the scales of cross-cultural adaptation of Black (1988) and personal values - PVQ-21 (ESS Edunet, 2009). Confirmatory multidimensional scaling and structural equation modeling, with estimation by partial least squares (PLS), were used for data analysis. The results show that the pole of openness to change was positively correlated with the facets of general adjustment and interaction, and not correlated with adaptation to work. The pole of conservation showed no significant relationship with any of the facets of cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates. The results may point out personal values as antecedents of two dimensions of adaptation, which represents a important finding for the literature about the influence of individual characteristics of international assignees in their cross-cultural adaptation. As a limitation of the study, we pointed out the sample of expatriate Brazilians in a company of the same nationality, which may have influenced the occurrence of non-significant relationship between adaptation to work and openness to change. In practical terms, we suggested that companies use human values as an additional criterion in selection processes for international assignments.
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spelling Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of ExpatriatesValores Personales como Antecedentes de la Adaptación Transcultural de ExpatriadosValores pessoais como antecedentes da adaptação transcultural de expatriadosValores PessoaisAdaptação TransculturalExpatriadosThe aim of this paper, based on a functionalist epistemological perspective, was to investigate the relationship between personal values and cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates. Although many researchers seek to relate individual characteristics of expatriates with cross-cultural adaptation, there is a lack of researches that have done so using the construct of human values, what characterizes the originality of this research. To this end, we carried out a study with Brazilian expatriates, employees of a subsidiary of a national company, located in a country in the Middle East. The approaches of Schwartz (1992) and Black et al. (1991) were used as theoretical perspectives to the study of personal values and cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates, respectively. The final valid sample consisted of 221 expatriates who responded to the scales of cross-cultural adaptation of Black (1988) and personal values - PVQ-21 (ESS Edunet, 2009). Confirmatory multidimensional scaling and structural equation modeling, with estimation by partial least squares (PLS), were used for data analysis. The results show that the pole of openness to change was positively correlated with the facets of general adjustment and interaction, and not correlated with adaptation to work. The pole of conservation showed no significant relationship with any of the facets of cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates. The results may point out personal values as antecedents of two dimensions of adaptation, which represents a important finding for the literature about the influence of individual characteristics of international assignees in their cross-cultural adaptation. As a limitation of the study, we pointed out the sample of expatriate Brazilians in a company of the same nationality, which may have influenced the occurrence of non-significant relationship between adaptation to work and openness to change. In practical terms, we suggested that companies use human values as an additional criterion in selection processes for international assignments.El objetivo de este artículo, basadoen una perspectiva epistemológica funcionalista, fue investigar larelación entre los valores personales y laadaptacióntranscultural de expatriados. Aunquemuchos investigadores tratan de relacionar las características individuales de los expatriados conlaadaptación transcultural, desconocimosinvestigaciones anteriores que lohayahechoconel constructo de los valores humanos, lo que caracteriza laoriginalidad de esta investigación. Con este fin, se llevó a cabo unestudiocon expatriados brasileños, empleados de una filial de una empresa nacional, ubicadaenun país enelMedio Oriente. Las teorias de Schwartz (1992) y Black et al. (1991) fueron utilizadas como perspectivas teóricas para elestudio de los valores personales y laadaptacióntranscultural de los expatriados, respectivamente. La muestra final fuecompuesta por 221 expatriados válidos que respondieron a lasescalas de laadaptacióntranscultural de Black (1988) y de los valores personales, PVQ-21 (ESS Edunet, 2009). Las técnicas de confirmación de escalamiento multidimensional y modelos de ecuacionesestructurales, conlaestimación por mínimos cuadradosparciales (PLS) fueron utilizadas para elanálisis de datos. Los resultados muestran que el polo de la apertura al cambio se correlacionó positivamente conlas facetas de ajuste general y lainteracción, y no se correlacionóconel ajuste al trabajo. Dado que el polo de conservaciónno mostró una relación significativa conninguna de las facetas de laadaptación transcultural de los expatriados. los resultados puedenseñalarlos valores personales, como antecedentes de las dos dimensiones de laadaptación, lo que representa unimportante avance enla literatura sobre la influencia de las características individuales de expatriados ensuadaptacióntranscultural. Como limitacióndelestudio, señalamoslamuestra de los de expatriados brasileñosen una empresa de lamismanacionalidad, que puedenhaberinfluidoenlaocurrencia de relación no significativa entre laadaptación al trabajo y apertura al cambio. En términos prácticos, se sugiere que lascompañíasutilizenlos valores humanos comocriterio adicional enlosprocesos de selección para asignaciones internacionales.O objetivo deste artigo, realizado sob uma perspectiva epistemológica funcionalista, foi o de verificar a relação existente entre valores pessoais e a adaptação transcultural de expatriados. Para tal, adotou-se a estratégia de realizar um estudo com expatriados brasileiros, funcionários de uma filial de uma empresa nacional, situada em um país no Oriente Médio. As abordagens de Schwartz (1992) e Black et al. (1991) foram empregadas como perspectivas teóricas para o estudo de valores pessoais e adaptação transcultural de expatriados, respectivamente. A amostra final válida foi composta por 221 expatriados, que responderam às escalas de adaptação transcultural de Black (1988) e de valores pessoais - PVQ-21 (ESS EDUNET, 2009). As técnicas de Escalonamento Multimensional Confirmatória e Modelagem de Equações Estruturais, com estimação por mínimos quadrados parciais (PLS), foram utilizadas para a análise dos dados. Os resultados mostram que o pólo de Abertura a Mudança correlacionou-se positivamente com as facetas de adaptação geral e quanto à interação, e não apresentou correlação com a adaptação quanto ao trabalho. Imagina-se que esse resultado seja devido ao fato de que, como a empresa que realizou a expatriação é brasileira, os padrões de trabalho na cultura de destino sejam razoavelmente semelhantes àqueles encontrados no Brasil. Já o pólo de Conservação não apresentou relação significante com nenhuma das facetas da adaptação transcultural de expatriados. Os resultados permitem apontar valores pessoais como antecedentes de duas dimensões da adaptação transcultural, o que representa um avanço na literatura a respeito da influência de características individuais de pessoas em designações internacionais em sua adaptação transcultural. Dentre as sugestões para pesquisas futuras, sugere-se a replicação desse estudo em outros contextos e com expatriados cuja nacionalidade não seja a mesma da empresa responsável pela designação internacional poderia ajudar a entender de maneira mais ampla a relação entre a adaptação quanto ao trabalho e a abertura a mudança. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates
Valores Personales como Antecedentes de la Adaptación Transcultural de Expatriados
Valores pessoais como antecedentes da adaptação transcultural de expatriados
title Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates
spellingShingle Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates
Araujo, Bruno Felix von Borell de
Valores Pessoais
Adaptação Transcultural
Expatriados
title_short Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates
title_full Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates
title_fullStr Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates
title_full_unstemmed Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates
title_sort Personal Values as Antecedentes of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Expatriates
author Araujo, Bruno Felix von Borell de
author_facet Araujo, Bruno Felix von Borell de
Bilsky, Wolfgang
Moreira, Lúcia Meiry Cruz de Oliveira
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author2 Bilsky, Wolfgang
Moreira, Lúcia Meiry Cruz de Oliveira
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Bilsky, Wolfgang
Moreira, Lúcia Meiry Cruz de Oliveira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Valores Pessoais
Adaptação Transcultural
Expatriados
topic Valores Pessoais
Adaptação Transcultural
Expatriados
description The aim of this paper, based on a functionalist epistemological perspective, was to investigate the relationship between personal values and cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates. Although many researchers seek to relate individual characteristics of expatriates with cross-cultural adaptation, there is a lack of researches that have done so using the construct of human values, what characterizes the originality of this research. To this end, we carried out a study with Brazilian expatriates, employees of a subsidiary of a national company, located in a country in the Middle East. The approaches of Schwartz (1992) and Black et al. (1991) were used as theoretical perspectives to the study of personal values and cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates, respectively. The final valid sample consisted of 221 expatriates who responded to the scales of cross-cultural adaptation of Black (1988) and personal values - PVQ-21 (ESS Edunet, 2009). Confirmatory multidimensional scaling and structural equation modeling, with estimation by partial least squares (PLS), were used for data analysis. The results show that the pole of openness to change was positively correlated with the facets of general adjustment and interaction, and not correlated with adaptation to work. The pole of conservation showed no significant relationship with any of the facets of cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates. The results may point out personal values as antecedents of two dimensions of adaptation, which represents a important finding for the literature about the influence of individual characteristics of international assignees in their cross-cultural adaptation. As a limitation of the study, we pointed out the sample of expatriate Brazilians in a company of the same nationality, which may have influenced the occurrence of non-significant relationship between adaptation to work and openness to change. In practical terms, we suggested that companies use human values as an additional criterion in selection processes for international assignments.
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