Fitting in: Surface- and deep-level cultural differences and expatriates' adjustment

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Van Vianen, AEM; De Pater, IE; Kristof-Brown, AL; Johnson, EC
• 署名单位: University of Amsterdam; University of Iowa
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/20159612
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 697-709
• 关键词: PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT; performance; diversity; VALUES; work; time

摘要

This study examined the impact of surface- and deep-level cultural differences on the cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates. Surface-level differences concern easily visible dissimilarities between home and host countries, and deep-level differences refer to dissimilarities in basic values. Overall, results indicated that surface-level cultural differences were most strongly related to general adjustment. Deep-level cultural differences regarding the self-transcendence value dimension were related to work and interaction adjustment.