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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Personality traits and cross-cultural competence of Chinese expatriate managers: a socio-analytic and institutional perspective |
Author: | Wang, D. Freeman, S. Zhu, C. |
Citation: | International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2013; 24(20):3812-3830 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 0958-5192 1466-4399 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Dan Wang, Susan Freeman and Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu |
Abstract: | Drawing from socio-analytic theory and institutional theory, this study investigates the influence of personality traits on cross-cultural competence (CCC) in Chinese expatriate managers' overseas managerial experiences. Given the growing importance of Chinese outward foreign direct investment to other economies, this study is timely as it expands our knowledge of expatriates from this large emerging ‘superpower’. In order to explore the impact of personality traits on CCC, multi-level in-depth interviews were conducted including interviews with 25 Chinese expatriate managers, 15 foreign colleagues and 10 cross-cultural experts or expatriate supervisors. The findings suggest that although conscientiousness and openness emerge as major traits that may contribute to CCC, their influences are considerably constrained by institutional differences between home and host countries. This study contributes to theory building by proposing a new conceptual model that incorporates institutional factors into socio-analytic theory to explain how personality traits contribute to CCC of expatriates. It also advances the field by examining the experiences of expatriates from an emerging economy and how their experiences differ from those previously researched. |
Keywords: | China cross-cultural competence expatriate institutions personality traits |
Rights: | © 2013 Taylor & Francis |
DOI: | 10.1080/09585192.2013.778314 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.778314 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Business School publications |
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