Cognitive adjustment and psychological capital influences on expatriate workers' job performance: An Ethiopian study

This study examined the relationship between cognitive adjustment and expatriates' performance in the foreign host-country, and the moderating role of psychological capital in this relationship. The expatriates (N = 1 229; female = 32%; mean international tenure = 2.99, SD = 4.44) completed mea...

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Published inJournal of psychology in Africa Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Tsegaye, Wondwossen Kassa, Su, Qin, Ouyang, Zhi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Routledge 02.01.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adjustment
cognitive adjustment
East Africa
Expatriates
international organisation
Job performance
psychological capital
Work
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Summary:This study examined the relationship between cognitive adjustment and expatriates' performance in the foreign host-country, and the moderating role of psychological capital in this relationship. The expatriates (N = 1 229; female = 32%; mean international tenure = 2.99, SD = 4.44) completed measures of cognitive adjustments (work and non-work related), psychological capital, job-performance, and organisational culture. Results from the data analysis, using the product least square method, indicate expatriates' cognitive adjustments (work and non-work related) and psychological capital to singularly predict job performance. Psychological capital partly moderated the relationship between cognitive adjustment (work related) and expatriates' performance.
ISSN:1433-0237
1815-5626
DOI:10.1080/14330237.2019.1567995