A perspective-taking model for global assignments
Purpose:The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that explains how proactive cognitive processes, such as perspective-taking, relates to expatriates’ effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach: This conceptual paper presents the model that is based on the perspective-taking models developed...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Emerald Publishing Group
2013
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47695/ |
| _version_ | 1848797606969344000 |
|---|---|
| author | Hyung Park, Joon Lea Abbott, Je’Anna Werner, Steve |
| author_facet | Hyung Park, Joon Lea Abbott, Je’Anna Werner, Steve |
| author_sort | Hyung Park, Joon |
| building | Nottingham Research Data Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Purpose:The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that explains how proactive cognitive processes, such as perspective-taking, relates to expatriates’ effectiveness.
Design/methodology/approach: This conceptual paper presents the model that is based on the perspective-taking models developed by Parker et al. (2008) and applies them to the expatriate context.
Findings: The authors present a framework that delineates how the perspective-taking process leads to an expatriate’s effectiveness. The authors provide propositions about which factors motivate expatriates to engage in perspective-taking and which factors influence higher accuracy of understanding of the host country nationals’ (HCN) perspective.
Practical implications: Guidance is provided for the training of expatriate to develop perspective-taking.
Originality/value: The paper expands the expatriate research by incorporating the perspective-taking model to identify which factors may motivate expatriates to see the HCN view point. Also, the paper contributes to the literature by identifying how resources such as expatriates’ psychological capital may promote the degree of accuracy or comprehension with respect to the HCN thoughts and feelings. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T20:06:33Z |
| format | Article |
| id | nottingham-47695 |
| institution | University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T20:06:33Z |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publisher | Emerald Publishing Group |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | nottingham-476952020-05-04T16:38:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47695/ A perspective-taking model for global assignments Hyung Park, Joon Lea Abbott, Je’Anna Werner, Steve Purpose:The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that explains how proactive cognitive processes, such as perspective-taking, relates to expatriates’ effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach: This conceptual paper presents the model that is based on the perspective-taking models developed by Parker et al. (2008) and applies them to the expatriate context. Findings: The authors present a framework that delineates how the perspective-taking process leads to an expatriate’s effectiveness. The authors provide propositions about which factors motivate expatriates to engage in perspective-taking and which factors influence higher accuracy of understanding of the host country nationals’ (HCN) perspective. Practical implications: Guidance is provided for the training of expatriate to develop perspective-taking. Originality/value: The paper expands the expatriate research by incorporating the perspective-taking model to identify which factors may motivate expatriates to see the HCN view point. Also, the paper contributes to the literature by identifying how resources such as expatriates’ psychological capital may promote the degree of accuracy or comprehension with respect to the HCN thoughts and feelings. Emerald Publishing Group 2013-09-01 Article PeerReviewed Hyung Park, Joon, Lea Abbott, Je’Anna and Werner, Steve (2013) A perspective-taking model for global assignments. Journal of Global Mobility, 2 (3). pp. 280-297. ISSN 2049-8799 Expatriate; Expatriate effectiveness; Perspective-taking http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JGM-05-2014-0014 doi:10.1108/JGM-05-2014-0014 doi:10.1108/JGM-05-2014-0014 |
| spellingShingle | Expatriate; Expatriate effectiveness; Perspective-taking Hyung Park, Joon Lea Abbott, Je’Anna Werner, Steve A perspective-taking model for global assignments |
| title | A perspective-taking model for global assignments |
| title_full | A perspective-taking model for global assignments |
| title_fullStr | A perspective-taking model for global assignments |
| title_full_unstemmed | A perspective-taking model for global assignments |
| title_short | A perspective-taking model for global assignments |
| title_sort | perspective-taking model for global assignments |
| topic | Expatriate; Expatriate effectiveness; Perspective-taking |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47695/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47695/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47695/ |