Academy of Management Proceedings · 2005 · 18 citations · 0 references
ManagementOrganizational BehaviorSocial PsychologyExpatriate ManagementInternational Organizational BehaviorOrganizational DevelopmentEmployee SocializationExpatriate AdjustmentOrganizational SocializationSocializationWorkplace SocializationExpatriate Turnover IntentionInternal SocializationNew Employee AdjustmentPerceived Organizational FitSelf-initiated ExpatriatesSelf-initiated Expatriation
This study examines the adjustment of self-initiated foreign employees (SFEs). We consider the effects of proactive socialization tactics on expatriate adjustment, which we conceptualize in terms of organizational fit and community fit. We then examine turnover (intentions and actual) which is a potentially important outcome of (mis)fit for expatriates. The model was tested with longitudinal data (collected at four points throughout the school year) from Expatriate English Teachers under the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Scheme of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Regression analyses revealed several important relationships between proactive socialization tactics and the two forms of fit (organizational, and community) and between the different forms of fit and turnover.