INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY - LEVEL CETERMINANTS OF EXPATRITE ADJUSTMENT

Year 2002, Issue: 7, - , 20.06.2015

Kazim Develioğlu

Abstract

This study aims to unravel failure and adjustment factors of expatriate managers in terms of individual and family-level determinants. In addition, work-family conflict literature has been examined to provide a stronger ground for the discussion of family related failure and adjustment factors

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INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY - LEVEL CETERMINANTS OF EXPATRITE ADJUSTMENT

Abstract

Bu çalışma, yabancı ülkelerde hizmet veren yöneticilerin başarısızlık ve adaptasyonlarıyla ilgili bireysel ve aile düzeyinde etkili olan etmenleri ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Ek olarak, aile düzeyinde etkili olan etmenler hakkındaki tartışmaya sağlam bir temel incelenmektetir

Keywords

Expatriate Yönetici, Adaptasyon, Birey

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• high level of stress because time commitments and the stress associated with
• fulfilling roles in both area accounts for a significant proportion of
• tension/conflict found in dual-career couples.
• Proposition 9: Multinational corporations' policies regarding to spousal
• assistance programs will have a positive impact on
• dual-career couple's decision to accept overseas assignments.
• Proposition 10: Work-family conflict will be higher in dual-career
• couples because of time commitments and stress
• associated with fulfilling roles in both work and family accounts
• tension/conflict. significant proportion of
• A BRIEF CONCLUSION
• This study aimed to expose individual and family related failure factors of
• expatriate managers. Although the study's results can be generalized to a
• multinational context, the main aim that this study’s author is bearing in his mind is
• to apply the findings to Turkish expatriates. Another major motivation for this
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• potential problems expatriates will experience in overseas posts. Citing the
• importance of such studies, this study aims to provide a theoretical framework for
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• help both to academicians and practitioners to unravel failure and adjustment
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