The relationship between cross-cultural adjustment and the personality variables of self-efficacy and self-monitoring

摘要: Abstract A primary determinant of expatriates' effectiveness is how well they adjust their behavior to function appropriately within a host culture. Because research suggests that the adjustment process may be highly related certain personality variables, this survey 99 American expatriates in Europe focused on two such variables—self-efficacy and self-monitoring—both which have received increasing attention domestic literature, but not been investigated empirically international multifacets cultural adjustment. Results study indicated subjects with high general self-efficacy expressed significantly greater degrees general, interaction, work than those low self-efficacy. Similarly, self-monitors interaction did self-monitors. No significant difference, however, was found between Given overall positive results, these findings provide support for consideration variables expatriate selection training.