Expatriate performance in overseas assignments: the role of Big Five personality
This paper investigates the affects of Big Five personality and its dimensions on expatriate job performance. Based on sample of 332 expatriates working in Malaysia, personality factor found to be a significant determinant of expatriate job performance in international assignments. Specifically, the...
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| author | Che Rose, Raduan Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam Uli, Jegak Samy, Naresh Kumar |
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| description | This paper investigates the affects of Big Five personality and its dimensions on expatriate job performance. Based on sample of 332 expatriates working in Malaysia, personality factor found to be a significant determinant of expatriate job performance in international assignments. Specifically, the results of this study reveal that expatriates in Malaysia with greater conscientiousness personality fared better in their task and contextual performance. Those with greater openness to experience found to perform better in their task, contextual and assignment-specific performance. The findings of this study contributes to the body of knowledge in the cross-cultural management field and have practical implication to expatriating firms especially in the area of selection and training of candidates for international assignments. |
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| spelling | upm-146372019-04-09T03:37:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14637/ Expatriate performance in overseas assignments: the role of Big Five personality Che Rose, Raduan Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam Uli, Jegak Samy, Naresh Kumar This paper investigates the affects of Big Five personality and its dimensions on expatriate job performance. Based on sample of 332 expatriates working in Malaysia, personality factor found to be a significant determinant of expatriate job performance in international assignments. Specifically, the results of this study reveal that expatriates in Malaysia with greater conscientiousness personality fared better in their task and contextual performance. Those with greater openness to experience found to perform better in their task, contextual and assignment-specific performance. The findings of this study contributes to the body of knowledge in the cross-cultural management field and have practical implication to expatriating firms especially in the area of selection and training of candidates for international assignments. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14637/1/14637.pdf Che Rose, Raduan and Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam and Uli, Jegak and Samy, Naresh Kumar (2010) Expatriate performance in overseas assignments: the role of Big Five personality. Asian Social Science, 6 (9). pp. 104-113. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/6083 10.5539/ass.v6n9p104 |
| spellingShingle | Che Rose, Raduan Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam Uli, Jegak Samy, Naresh Kumar Expatriate performance in overseas assignments: the role of Big Five personality |
| title | Expatriate performance in overseas assignments: the role of Big Five personality |
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| title_short | Expatriate performance in overseas assignments: the role of Big Five personality |
| title_sort | expatriate performance in overseas assignments: the role of big five personality |
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