TY - JOUR
T1 - An investigation of the willingness of managerial employees to accept an expatriate assignment
AU - Aryee, Samuel
AU - Chay, Y.W.
AU - Chew, J.
PY - 1996/1/5
Y1 - 1996/1/5
N2 - Data obtained with the aid of structured questionnaires from a Singaporean managerial sample (N = 228) were used to examine receptivity to an expatriate assignment in terms of the cultural similarity or dissimilarity of the country of relocation. Results of a paired t-test indicated that respondents were significantly more receptive to an expatriate assignment in a culturally similar location than in a culturally dissimilar location. Results of hierarchical regression analyses revealed mixed support for the study's propositions and explained only modest amounts of the variance in the culturally similar (R2 = 22 per cent) and dissimilar (R2 = 20 per cent) models. Limitations of the study, directions for future research and implications of the findings are discussed.
AB - Data obtained with the aid of structured questionnaires from a Singaporean managerial sample (N = 228) were used to examine receptivity to an expatriate assignment in terms of the cultural similarity or dissimilarity of the country of relocation. Results of a paired t-test indicated that respondents were significantly more receptive to an expatriate assignment in a culturally similar location than in a culturally dissimilar location. Results of hierarchical regression analyses revealed mixed support for the study's propositions and explained only modest amounts of the variance in the culturally similar (R2 = 22 per cent) and dissimilar (R2 = 20 per cent) models. Limitations of the study, directions for future research and implications of the findings are discussed.
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1379%28199605%2917%3A3%3C267%3A%3AAID-JOB748%3E3.0.CO%3B2-A
U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199605)17:3<267::AID-JOB748>3.0.CO;2-A
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199605)17:3<267::AID-JOB748>3.0.CO;2-A
M3 - Article
SN - 0894-3796
VL - 17
SP - 167
EP - 283
JO - Journal of Organizational Behavior
JF - Journal of Organizational Behavior
ER -