Antecedents of Expatriate Performance in Short-term Assignment : An empirical study on the relationship between Individual Factors and Expatriate Performance in Short-term Assignments
- DOI
- 10.2991/isclo-15.2016.22How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Expatriate Performance, Individual Factors, Short-term Assignment, Talent Development
- Abstract
International assignment has become a significant concern for both MNCs' business and individual' s career growth, therefore necessary efforts have to be taken in order to reduce expatriate failure and to ensure expatriate success. This study aimed at explaining the relationship between individual factors and expatriate performance in short-term assignment. It is intended to provide empirical evidence on how personal attributes, management and leadership skills, and language skills influence expatriate performance. Based on 419 sample of international assignees in 23 host countries assignment, this study finds that management & leadership skills and language skills have direct and positive impact to performance. However, this study could not find how personal attributes directly influence performance due to the model on personal attributes statistically not significant. Based on these findings, this paper provides discussion, implications for expatriate research, practical implications, and suggestions for further research.
- Copyright
- © 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Eko Budi Harjo PY - 2016/03 DA - 2016/03 TI - Antecedents of Expatriate Performance in Short-term Assignment : An empirical study on the relationship between Individual Factors and Expatriate Performance in Short-term Assignments BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Seminar and Conference on Learning Organization (isclo-15) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 112 EP - 117 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/isclo-15.2016.22 DO - 10.2991/isclo-15.2016.22 ID - BudiHarjo2016/03 ER -