Multifaceted effects of host country language proficiency in expatriate cross-cultural adjustments: an interview study in China
Zhang, Ling Eleanor and Peltokorpi, V. (2014) Multifaceted effects of host country language proficiency in expatriate cross-cultural adjustments: an interview study in China. In: Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, 24-26 Jun 2014, Vancouver, Canada. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Despite a plethora of research on various antecedents of expatriate cross-cultural adjustment and effectiveness, relatively little is known how expatriate host country language proficiency affects cross-cultural adjustment. Drawing on 74 in-depth interviews with expatriates and their host country national (HCN) colleagues, we conducted an inductive study to provide a contextual account of expatriate host country language proficiency effects on work and non-work related adjustment in China. Our findings suggest that expatriate host country language proficiency has complex HCN interaction, social support, and network-related effects on work and non-work related adjustment. By demonstrating the multifaceted effects of language on work and non-work related adjustment, our inductive approach shifts the focus from previous predetermined general, work, and interaction adjustment facets to dimensions reported by expatriates and their HCN colleagues.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 2078-0435 |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2014 10:48 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:13 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/10834 |
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