TY - JOUR
T1 - Openness in Cross-Cultural Work Settings
T2 - A Multicountry Study of Expatriates
AU - Albrecht, A.-G.
AU - Dilchert, Stephan
AU - Deller, J.
AU - Paulus, Frieder Michel
PY - 2014/1/2
Y1 - 2014/1/2
N2 - Openness plays an important role in determining what kind of experiences individuals seek out not only in their personal lives, but also in work environments. The objectives of this study were (a) to examine the influence of openness and its facets on the decision to work abroad and (b) to study whether employees' openness relates to cross-cultural adjustment as well as job and life satisfaction. We investigated these questions among a sample of 2,096 expatriates. In addition to self-reports of openness and cross-cultural adjustment, ratings of subjects' adjustment were also obtained from 928 knowledgeable others. The openness facets of actions, ideas, and values appear to be good predictors of acceptance of international assignments. In addition, global Openness and its facets Openness to actions and feelings relate to self- and other ratings of cross-cultural adjustment.
AB - Openness plays an important role in determining what kind of experiences individuals seek out not only in their personal lives, but also in work environments. The objectives of this study were (a) to examine the influence of openness and its facets on the decision to work abroad and (b) to study whether employees' openness relates to cross-cultural adjustment as well as job and life satisfaction. We investigated these questions among a sample of 2,096 expatriates. In addition to self-reports of openness and cross-cultural adjustment, ratings of subjects' adjustment were also obtained from 928 knowledgeable others. The openness facets of actions, ideas, and values appear to be good predictors of acceptance of international assignments. In addition, global Openness and its facets Openness to actions and feelings relate to self- and other ratings of cross-cultural adjustment.
KW - Business psychology
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84891373530
U2 - 10.1080/00223891.2013.821074
DO - 10.1080/00223891.2013.821074
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 24003885
AN - SCOPUS:84891373530
SN - 0022-3891
VL - 96
SP - 64
EP - 75
JO - Journal of Personality Assessment
JF - Journal of Personality Assessment
IS - 1
ER -
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