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The effects of cultural intelligence and Vietnamese proficiency on expatriate adjustment in Vietnam

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  • Nguyen Tran Dieu Dang

    (School of Business, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

  • Nguyen Tran Nguyen Khai

    (School of Business, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

Abstract

The expatriate adjustment has been receiving more and more academic attention due to its increasing importance in globalization. There are many antecedents and outcomes of cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates. This research explores the relationships among Vietnamese proficiency, four dimensions of cultural intelligence, and expatriate adjustment. The study was conducted with data from 379 expatriates living/lived in Vietnam. The results reveal that Vietnamese proficiency and metacognitive cultural intelligence affect general adjustment indirectly through work and interaction adjustment. Meanwhile, cognitive cultural intelligence only a general adjustment but not the other two facets. The researcher also gives practical implications for corporations, international human resource management practitioners, and individual expatriates.

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  • Nguyen Tran Dieu Dang & Nguyen Tran Nguyen Khai, 2021. "The effects of cultural intelligence and Vietnamese proficiency on expatriate adjustment in Vietnam," HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE - SOCIAL SCIENCES, HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY, vol. 11(1), pages 55-65.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjw:socien:v:11:y:2021:i:1:p:55-65
    DOI: 10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.11.1.1922.2021
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