Why solidarity matters (and sociability doesn't): The effects of perceived organizational culture on expatriation adjustment

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Luisa Helena Pinto (Author) FEP; Cabral-Cardoso, C. (Author) FEP; William Werther (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Thunderbird International Business Review

Vol. 53

Pages: 377-389

ISSN: 1096-4762

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexing

Scopus - 8 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-Y2B

DOI: 10.1002/tie.20415

Abstract (EN): This study examines the relationship between perceived organizational culture and cross-cultural adjustment. Using the organizational culture framework of Goffee and Jones (1996, 1998) that describes organizational culture as the intersection of sociability (e.g., the level of friendliness and socialization between organization members) and solidarity (e.g., the commonality of interests and goals among organization members), this research examines home and host organizational culture as they affect expatriation adjustment regardless of culture novelty (e.g., national cultural differences). The data were obtained through a self-administered questionnaire filled in by 166 expatriates from 29 nationalities and assigned to 39 countries. The analyses showed that perceived home and host solidarity predicts expatriates' work and general adjustment, though not interactional adjustment. These results confirm that perceived organizational culture is a predictor of expatriation cross-cultural adjustment. ©2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific