Purpose – To introduce the presumed cultural similarity paradox as a possible explanation for the findings that adjusting to a culturally similar country is just as difficult as adjusting to a culturally dissimilar country. We provide a conceptual framework, enabling further understanding and...

El escaso consenso que se ha producido en torno al significado del aprendizaje organizativo (AO) ha provocado un insuficiente debate sobre su medición (Easterby-Smith, Crossan y Nicolini, 2000). A pesar de la extensa literatura existente sobre este tópico, se han producido muy pocos intentos...

In spite of the costs involved in international mobility of workers, firms seek to encourage the practice on the grounds that it is the main mechanism for knowledge transfer between its locations, thus helping the business to be more competitive. International workers' contribution to the firm...

The number of expatriates from global firms has been continuously increasing over the past decades as multinational companies still view expatriation as an important tool for sharing and transferring knowledge, controlling subsidiaries and developing workforce competencies. Expatriate management...

The study examines the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in cross-cultural adjustment (CCA) of expatriates on international assignments. Based on a sample of 269 French expatriates operating in 133 countries, our analysis finds a significant and positive relationship between EI and...

In this study, we use socioemotional selectivity theory to shed light on the role of expatriates’ age in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and cross-cultural adjustment (CCA) of expatriates on assignment. We test our hypotheses using hierarchical regression models and a...

As it is emphasized in marketing, management, and strategic management literature, "market orientation", "learning orientation", and "innovativeness" are regarded together as having a significant impact on a firm’s performance. The objective of this study is to find out the interrelationships...

According to Schwartz, behaviour is oriented by values through motivations. In our opinion, these values in case of the entrepreneurial behaviour are expressed as entrepreneurial values and factors of strategic orientations in the specific literature. Entrepreneurial orientation includes the...

This survey study aims to explore the relations among the formal and informal control, employees’ orientations, and behavior performance. For this purpose, the research uses structured equation modeling to investigate the relationships of the variables. The research was carried out within 121...