Chapter published in:
Intercultural Experience in Narrative: Expatriate stories from a multicultural workplace
Michał Wilczewski
[Studies in Narrative 26] 2019
► pp. 82–108

Chapter 5
Expatriate adjustment to the host country

Article outline
  • 5.0Introduction
  • 5.1Definition of adjustment
  • 5.2Conceptualization of expatriate adjustment
    • 5.2.1The U-curve model of expatriate adjustment
    • 5.2.2Psychological and sociocultural adjustment
    • 5.2.3General, interactional, and work adjustment
    • 5.2.4Behavioral, cognitive, and affective adjustment
    • 5.2.5The correspondence model of intercultural adjustment
    • 5.2.6Integrative theory of intercultural adaptation
  • 5.3Determinants of expatriate adjustment
    • 5.3.1Individual factors
      • 5.3.1.1Motivations for expatriation
      • 5.3.1.2Previous overseas experience
      • 5.3.1.3Language skills
      • 5.3.1.4Self-efficacy
      • 5.3.1.5Personality factors
      • 5.3.1.6Cultural intelligence
    • 5.3.2Work-related factors
      • 5.3.2.1Role clarity
      • 5.3.2.2Cross-cultural training
      • 5.3.2.3Organizational culture, social, and company support
    • 5.3.3Non-work-related factors
      • 5.3.3.1Cultural novelty
      • 5.3.3.2Family support
  • 5.4Conclusion