Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD

In this conceptual article, the literature on expatriate social network and its relationships to adjustment and performance in overseas assignments have been reviewed exhaustively. By identifying some gaps and inconsistencies found in the literature, a typology of research on expatriate network...

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Main Authors:	Osman-Gani, AAhad M., Rockstuhl, Thomas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publications 2008
Subjects:	HF5001 Business. Business Administration HF5549 Personnel management
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spelling	iium-43472018-04-23T07:01:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4347/ Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD Osman-Gani, AAhad M. Rockstuhl, Thomas HF5001 Business. Business Administration HF5549 Personnel management In this conceptual article, the literature on expatriate social network and its relationships to adjustment and performance in overseas assignments have been reviewed exhaustively. By identifying some gaps and inconsistencies found in the literature, a typology of research on expatriate network explanations has been proposed based on whether the aim is to explain performance variation or adaptation to local practices and norms, and also whether their explanatory mechanism is based on the structure or resources of the network. Specific propositions for each of the four resulting approaches have been developed. It has also been recommended that future researchers should study antecedents of social network structure because of their relevance to HRD interventions. The implications for HRD research and practice have been discussed at the end. SAGE Publications 2008-03-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4347/1/HRDR2008_Antecedents_and_Consequences_of_Social_Network_Characteristics_for_Expatriate_Adjustment_and_Performance_in_Overseas_Assignments_Implications_for_HRD.pdf Osman-Gani, AAhad M. and Rockstuhl, Thomas (2008) Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD. Human Resource Development Review, 7 (1). pp. 32-57. ISSN 1552-6712 http://hrd.sagepub.com/content/7/1/32 10.1177/1534484307312182
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spellingShingle	HF5001 Business. Business Administration HF5549 Personnel management Osman-Gani, AAhad M. Rockstuhl, Thomas Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD
description	In this conceptual article, the literature on expatriate social network and its relationships to adjustment and performance in overseas assignments have been reviewed exhaustively. By identifying some gaps and inconsistencies found in the literature, a typology of research on expatriate network explanations has been proposed based on whether the aim is to explain performance variation or adaptation to local practices and norms, and also whether their explanatory mechanism is based on the structure or resources of the network. Specific propositions for each of the four resulting approaches have been developed. It has also been recommended that future researchers should study antecedents of social network structure because of their relevance to HRD interventions. The implications for HRD research and practice have been discussed at the end.
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author	Osman-Gani, AAhad M. Rockstuhl, Thomas
author_facet	Osman-Gani, AAhad M. Rockstuhl, Thomas
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title	Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD
title_short	Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD
title_full	Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD
title_fullStr	Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD
title_full_unstemmed	Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD
title_sort	antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for hrd
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Antecedents and consequences of social network characteristics for expatriate adjustment and performance in overseas assignments: implications for HRD

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