THE INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNEE - THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS PERCEIVED TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The present study sought to empirically identify what factors are important for international assignee perceived success along with their relative importance. Subjects were 338 international assignees from diverse countries (nationality) and organizations, assigned to diverse countries, and performing diverse jobs. Five factors were identified and in a descending order of importance, these were Family Situation, Flexibility/Adaptability, Job Knowledge and Motivation, Relational Skills, and ExtraCultural Openness. Although importance ratings were not influenced by job type (managerial/nonmanagerial status), they were influenced by organizational type. In general, the pattern of importance ratings for service organization international assignees was different from those of international assignees from other organizational types. Furthermore, service organization international assignees ascribed more importance to relational and psychosocial factors. The perceived relative importance of psychosocial factors reported by the study's participants tends to suggest that more attention should be paid to these factors in the selection and training of international assignees. Copyright 1995, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

published proceedings

  • PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY

author list (cited authors)

  • ARTHUR, W., & BENNETT, W.

citation count

  • 247

complete list of authors

  • ARTHUR, W||BENNETT, W

publication date

  • January 1995

publisher