Expatriates' psychological withdrawal from international assignments: Work, nonwork, and family influences

被引:267
作者
Shaffer, MA [1 ]
Harrison, DA
机构
[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Management, Kowloon, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Texas, Dept Management, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
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D O I
10.1111/j.1744-6570.1998.tb00717.x
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Integrating the expatriate adjustment and employee turnover literatures, we develop a model of expatriates' decisions to quit their assignments. This model explicitly considers the role of adjustment, the project-based nature of international assignments, and the importance of several nonwork and family context factors in this withdrawal process. We test this model with a sample of 452 expatriates and a matched subsample (providing multiple sources of data) of 224 expatriates and spouses, living in 45 countries. Consistent with domestic turnover research, multiple regression analyses indicated that the work-related factors of job satisfaction and organizational commitment were significant predictors of expatriate withdrawal cognitions. We also found support for the direct, indirect, and moderating influence of nonwork satisfaction and several family context variables (i.e., family responsibility, spouse adjustment, spouse overall satisfaction, and living conditions) on decisions of expatriates to quit their assignments. Implications for both organizational withdrawal and international HRM researchers and practitioners are discussed.
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页数:32
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