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标题：A Key Challenge in Global HRM: Adding New Insights to Existing Expatriate Spouse Adjustment Models
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作者：Gupta, Ritu ; Banerjee, Pratyush ; Gaur, Jighyasu 等
期刊名称：The Qualitative Report
印刷版ISSN：1052-0147
出版年度：2012
卷号：17
期号：44
页码：1-30
出版社：Nova Southeastern University
摘要：This study is an attempt to strengthen the existing knowledge about factors affecting the adjustment process of the trailing expatriate spouse and the subsequent impact of any maladjustment or expatriate failure. We conducted a qualitative enquiry using grounded theory methodology with 26 Indian spouses who had to deal with their partner’s expatriate assignment relocation. The open and axial coding techniques and the process of theoretical sampling are discussed at length. Our investigation reveals the recurrence of several factors earlier studied in previous models such as cultural novelty, family and peer support, the organization’s support and the spouse’s personality. Additionally, we found that the Indian spouses’ adjustment to expatriate assignments was influenced greatly by their perceived gender-role ideology and their marital obligations to their partners. The resulting extended model of spousal adjustment to expatriate adjustments may help management practitioners to enhance expatriate success in global assignments.
关键词：Expatriate Failure; Spouse; Grounded Theory; Culture Shock