What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland
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Data de Publicação: | 2016 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
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Resumo: | Finding and relocating workforce globally has been a huge part of Human Resources procedures in the 21st century. Expatriation possesses many advantages for both individual and hiring company however, many disadvantages are caused by interrupted expatriates‘ careers. One of the causes of expatriates‘ failure is difficulty of adjustment, in particular psychological, work environment, social and general living adjustment dimensions. A purpose of this comparative study was to look at the differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriation, antecedents and factors that may affect adjustment both positively and negatively. A total sample of 165 expatriates currently living and working in Poland was surveyed for this study. From the number of respondents 61 were assigned and 98 self-initiated expatriates, coming from various countries, in various age groups and with different amount of experiences. Results showed that, although the mere factor of affiliation to self-initiated or assigned expatriate did not have any effect on adjustment, various other factors, such as cultural distance, language proficiency, acculturation strategy or social support had significant impacts on adjustment. |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in PolandExpatriationExpatriate adjustmentSelf-initiated expatriateAssigned expatriatePolandRecursos humanosMobilidade profissionalEstratégiasAculturaçãoFinding and relocating workforce globally has been a huge part of Human Resources procedures in the 21st century. Expatriation possesses many advantages for both individual and hiring company however, many disadvantages are caused by interrupted expatriates‘ careers. One of the causes of expatriates‘ failure is difficulty of adjustment, in particular psychological, work environment, social and general living adjustment dimensions. A purpose of this comparative study was to look at the differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriation, antecedents and factors that may affect adjustment both positively and negatively. A total sample of 165 expatriates currently living and working in Poland was surveyed for this study. From the number of respondents 61 were assigned and 98 self-initiated expatriates, coming from various countries, in various age groups and with different amount of experiences. Results showed that, although the mere factor of affiliation to self-initiated or assigned expatriate did not have any effect on adjustment, various other factors, such as cultural distance, language proficiency, acculturation strategy or social support had significant impacts on adjustment.Encontrar e mobilizar tem sido uma das atividade dos Recursos Humanos no século XXI. A expatriação possui muitas vantagens quer para os indivíduos quer para as empresas contratantes, no entanto, algumas desvantagens associam-se à interrupção das carreiras profissionais. Uma das causas do insucesso dos expatriados é a dificuldade de ajustamento nas dimensões psicológicas, do trabalho, sociais e gerais à sociedade em que se encontram. A finalidade deste estudo comparativo é de analisar as diferenças entre expatriados auto-iniciados e aqueles que a expatriação foi atribuída pelas suas empresas contratantes, entre o antecedentes e as varíaveis que podem afetar positivamente e negativamente as várias dimensões do ajustamento. A amostra é composta por 165 expatriados atualmente a viver na Polónia, destes 61 resultam de uma expatriação atribuída e 98 auto-iniciada. São provenintes de vários países, de diversas faixas etárias, sexo e com diferentes experiências. Os resultados evidenciaram não existirem diferenças significativas entre a expatriação atribuida e a auto-iniciada, mas que a distância cultural, a proficiência linguística, a estratégia de aculturação e as formas de apoio social influenciavam o ajustamento independente do tipo de expatriação.2017-07-21T14:27:17Z2016-11-11T00:00:00Z2016-11-112016-09info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfapplication/octet-streamhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/14121TID:201356821engGrelecka, Joanna Dagmarainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:43:51Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/14121Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:20:42.158171Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland Grelecka, Joanna Dagmara Expatriation Expatriate adjustment Self-initiated expatriate Assigned expatriate Poland Recursos humanos Mobilidade profissional Estratégias Aculturação |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland |
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What factors affect expatriate adjustment?: Study of differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriates in Poland |
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Grelecka, Joanna Dagmara |
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Grelecka, Joanna Dagmara |
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Grelecka, Joanna Dagmara |
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Expatriation Expatriate adjustment Self-initiated expatriate Assigned expatriate Poland Recursos humanos Mobilidade profissional Estratégias Aculturação |
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Expatriation Expatriate adjustment Self-initiated expatriate Assigned expatriate Poland Recursos humanos Mobilidade profissional Estratégias Aculturação |
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Finding and relocating workforce globally has been a huge part of Human Resources procedures in the 21st century. Expatriation possesses many advantages for both individual and hiring company however, many disadvantages are caused by interrupted expatriates‘ careers. One of the causes of expatriates‘ failure is difficulty of adjustment, in particular psychological, work environment, social and general living adjustment dimensions. A purpose of this comparative study was to look at the differences between self-initiated and assigned expatriation, antecedents and factors that may affect adjustment both positively and negatively. A total sample of 165 expatriates currently living and working in Poland was surveyed for this study. From the number of respondents 61 were assigned and 98 self-initiated expatriates, coming from various countries, in various age groups and with different amount of experiences. Results showed that, although the mere factor of affiliation to self-initiated or assigned expatriate did not have any effect on adjustment, various other factors, such as cultural distance, language proficiency, acculturation strategy or social support had significant impacts on adjustment. |
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