TY - JOUR
T1 - The Relationship between the Personality and Gender and the Adjustment to a Foreign Culture: Comparative Research between Expatriates and Business Trip Travelers
T2 - Comparative Research Between Expatriates and Business Trip Travelers
AU - Ornoy, H
AU - Levi-Nishri, G
AU - Uziel, L
N1 - Query date: 2021-12-15 10:22:25
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The research examines how personality characteristics and gender influence adjustment to a foreign culture among workers participating in one of two international assignment types: expatriation and frequent business trips. The research presents first evidence of relationships between personality and adjustment among business travelers, joins previous findings of relationships between personality characteristics and adjustment to a foreign culture among expatriates, and enables comparison between the two assignment types. The research contributes new findings on differences between the sexes in global employment: men adjust better than women to a foreign culture in the two assignment types, in two of four dimensions examined.The research examines how personality characteristics and gender influence adjustment to a foreign culture among workers participating in one of two international assignment types: expatriation and frequent business trips. The research presents first evidence of relationships between personality and adjustment among business travelers, joins previous findings of relationships between personality characteristics and adjustment to a foreign culture among expatriates, and enables comparison between the two assignment types. The research contributes new findings on differences between the sexes in global employment: contrary to our hypothesis, men adjust better than women to a foreign culture in the two assignment types, in two of four dimensions examined.
AB - The research examines how personality characteristics and gender influence adjustment to a foreign culture among workers participating in one of two international assignment types: expatriation and frequent business trips. The research presents first evidence of relationships between personality and adjustment among business travelers, joins previous findings of relationships between personality characteristics and adjustment to a foreign culture among expatriates, and enables comparison between the two assignment types. The research contributes new findings on differences between the sexes in global employment: men adjust better than women to a foreign culture in the two assignment types, in two of four dimensions examined.The research examines how personality characteristics and gender influence adjustment to a foreign culture among workers participating in one of two international assignment types: expatriation and frequent business trips. The research presents first evidence of relationships between personality and adjustment among business travelers, joins previous findings of relationships between personality characteristics and adjustment to a foreign culture among expatriates, and enables comparison between the two assignment types. The research contributes new findings on differences between the sexes in global employment: contrary to our hypothesis, men adjust better than women to a foreign culture in the two assignment types, in two of four dimensions examined.
UR - http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/ijba/article/view/4769/2844
U2 - 10.5430/ijba.v5n3p122
DO - 10.5430/ijba.v5n3p122
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SN - 1923-4007
VL - 5
SP - 122
EP - 135
JO - International Journal of Business Administration
JF - International Journal of Business Administration
IS - 3
ER -