Nonlinear influences of stressors on general adjustment: the case of Japanese expatriates and their spouses

Riki Takeuchi, David P Lepak, Sophia V Marinova and Seokhwa Yun
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Riki Takeuchi: Department of Management of Organizations, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
David P Lepak: Department of Human Resource Management, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA
Sophia V Marinova: Department of Managerial Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Seokhwa Yun: Department of Management, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

Journal of International Business Studies, 2007, vol. 38, issue 6, 928-943

Abstract: Integrating research on parental demands, learning, and expatriate adjustment, we examine potential nonlinear influences of two stressors – parental demands and perceived culture novelty – on general adjustment of expatriates and their spouses. Using a sample of 170 matched pairs of Japanese expatriates and spouses assigned to the US, we found a quadratic effect of parental demands and a cubic effect of cultural novelty on spouse general adjustment but not on expatriate general adjustment. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. Journal of International Business Studies (2007) 38, 928–943. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400298

Date: 2007
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