A Study on the Influence of Expatriate Adjustment and Personal Traits on Job Performance for the Expatriates of Multinat
吳美秀、李城忠
E-mail: 9805603@mail.dyu.edu.tw
ABSTRACT
Expatriates are considered to be the most important human resources issue for internationalization of enterprise. So, sending personnel to an accrediting host country; the expatriates often face the problems of adjustment. It could influence the personnel performance and the operational results of transnational enterprise. How do enterprises select expatriates? What personalities can be easily adopted by the local environments such as work, life and culture? How these factors impact the working performance of expatriates? This is the main subjects which enterprises should pay attention before selecting a person to work overseas. The purpose of this study is to offer a reference, on how enterprises can select expatriates. The survey methods are as follows: 1. To investigate the personal traits of expatriates stationed in Taiwan, will this affect his/her overseas adjustment? 2. To investigate the overseas
adjustment of expatriates stationed in Taiwan, will this influence his/her working performance? This study is to realize the influence on expatriates’ international adjustment and expatriate’s performance in Taiwan at present. The retrieved valid questionnaires are calculated up to 119 copies. By using Statistical analysis of the questionnaire surveys, it reveals that the five personal specialties of expatriate (such as Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Emotional Stability, and Openness to Experiences) are
statistically significant influence to international adjustment. By the same token, Expatriate adjustments in such areas as working, living and culture, are statistically significant on overseas task performance and contextual performance.
Keywords : personal traits ; expatriates adjustment ; job performance Table of Contents
內容目錄 中文摘要 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． iii 英文摘要 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
．．．．． iv 誌謝辭 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． v 內容目錄 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
．．．．．． vii 表目錄 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． ix 圖目錄 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．
．．．．．．．． xi 第一章 緒論．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1 第一節 研究背景．．．．．．
．．．．．．．．． 1 第二節 研究動機．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 3 第三節 研究目的與問題．．．．
．．．．．．．． 5 第四節 研究範圍．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 6 第二章 文獻探討．．．．．．．．．．
．．．．．．． 7 第一節 海外適應．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 7 第二節 人格特質．．．．．．．
．．．．．．．． 14 第三節 工作績效．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 21 第三章 研究方法．．．．．．．
．．．．．．．．．． 25 第一節 研究架構．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 25 第二節 研究變項之操作型定義．
．．．．．．．． 26 第三節 研究假設．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 28 第四節 研究工具．．．．．
．．．．．．．．．． 31 第五節 研究對象與調查方法．．．．．．．．．． 39 第四章 結果與問題分析．．
．．．．．．．．．．．． 40 第一節 問卷基本資料分析．．．．．．．．．．． 40 第二節 信度與效度分析
．．．．．．．．．．．． 44 第三節 整體結構模式分析．．．．．．．．．．． 56 第五章 結論與建議．．
．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 60 第一節 研究結論．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 60 第二節 管理意涵．
．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 65 第三節 後續研究建議及研究限制．．．．．．．． 66 參考文獻．．．．．．
．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 68 附錄A 研究問卷．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 81 REFERENCES
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