HRMN 467 DQ 4

Week 4 ‐ Expatriate adjustment (add dates)

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EXPATRIATE ADJUSTMENT

International assignments involve significant adaptation for both the

employee and his/her family. Different languages, cultures and norms are

only some of the tings that an expatriate must adapt to.

This week we will read about some of the theoretical models used to

explain expatriate adjustment. Some of these theories are as follows:

Black (1988) contends that expatriate adjustment to the cross‐cultural

environment can be viewed as having three primary dimensions: degree,

mode, and facet.

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Black and Mendenhall (1991) explain the process of adaptation using the

theory of the U‐curve and social learning theory.

Lastly, Black et al. (1991) discuss the factors that influence expatriate

adjustment from four aspects: individual factors, job‐related factors,

organizational factors, and non‐work factors.

If you would like to go further and read the original research, you can

find these articles here:

Black, 1988

Black et al, 1991

Week 4 outcomes Related to course outcomes

Understand and describe theories

of adaptation

2

Assess impact of adaptation on

expatriate performance

2

To Do List:

1. Read the article attached below ("Expatriate Adjustment") which

summarizes all three theories. (Read only p. 7 ‐ 26)

2. Participate in this week's discussion

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Activities

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Week 4 Discussion Forum

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