Expatriate adjustment and assignment success : The significance of host country support
- Authors: Sokro, Evans , Pillay, Soma
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Under new management: Innovating for sustainable and just futures, 30th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2016); Brisbane, Australia; 6th -9th December 2016
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- Description: While the recent literature on expatriation acknowledges the importance of host country support in expatriate assignment success, yet few studies have addressed how host country support may influence expatriate adjustment and overall success, especially in sub-Saharan Africa host country context. This study examines expatriates’ perceptions of support from local employees and its impact on expatriates’ adjustment and overall assignment success. Results show that expatriates perceived host country support as important in enhancing their adjustment to host subsidiaries as well as playing a significant role in their assignments success in general. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided.
The role of perceived organisational support in expatriate adjustment and assignment success
- Authors: Sokro, Evans , Pillay, Soma
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Under new management: Innovating for sustainable and just futures, 30th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2016); Brisbane, Australia; 6th -9th December 2016
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- Description: This study draws on the perceived organisational support theory to examine how international assignees’ perceptions of support from their organisations influence their adjustment, satisfaction and overall assignment success. The perceived organisational support theory maintains that employees evaluate the extent to which organisations are concerned about their general wellbeing. The investigation was carried out with survey data obtained from 229 expatriates based in multinational subsidiaries in Ghana. Findings indicate that perceived organisational support has significant positive effects on expatriate adjustment, satisfaction and overall assignment success. The study has implications for both international human resource management researchers and practitioners.
The effects of perceived organisational support on expatriate adjustment, assignment completion and job satisfaction
- Authors: Sokro, Evans , Pillay, Soma , Bednall, Timothy
- Date: 2021
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Cross Cultural Management Vol. 21, no. 3 (2021), p. 452-473
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- Description: This study examines the influence of perceived organisational support (POS) on expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment, assignment completion and job satisfaction in the sub-Saharan African context. While multinationals depend on expatriates to manage their foreign subsidiaries, successful expatriation is influenced by expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment to their host country’s environment. Survey responses from 229 expatriates were analysed using partial least squares path modelling. The results reveal that support from their organisations relates positively to expatriate adjustment, assignment completion and job satisfaction. The empirical results also demonstrate that expatriate adjustment partially mediates the relationship between POS and assignment completion and job satisfaction. Furthermore, findings suggest that assignment completion positively influences job satisfaction and partially mediates the association between POS and job satisfaction. The findings of this research have important theoretical and practical implications for multinational companies operating in sub-Saharan Africa. © The Author(s) 2021.
Host country nationals’ attitudes, social support and willingness to work with expatriates
- Authors: Sokro, Evans , Pillay, Soma
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Global business review Vol. 21, no. 5 (2020), p. 1184-1199
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- Description: This study investigates host country nationals’ (HCNs) attitudes towards expatriates and their implications for willingness to co-work and offer social support. Survey data from 211 HCNs indicate that attitudes of HCNs directly influence their willingness to provide social support to expatriate employees in host subsidiaries. The results of the study also reveal that HCNs’ attitudes are positively related to the willingness of host employees to co-work with expatriates. Implications of our findings for research and practice are presented.