What is it about?
We posit that the mechanism of how multiple intelligences (cultural, emotional and political) affect expatriate effectiveness is through cross-cultural adjustment. Our findings, drawn from a sample of 237 expatriates, provide evidence of this intelligence-adjustment-effectiveness link.
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Why is it important?
Expatriation is an increasingly popular phenomenon. It is a must for business executives who want to advance in their corporate career. As the three forms of intelligence are malleable and can be developed, individuals could assess their expatriation readiness by looking at their intelligence in those aspects. They can also focus their efforts in developing these intelligences. Overall, expatriation is still a relatively nascent area of studies. More empirical studies are in need to get a deeper understanding of the process and outcomes of expatriation.
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It was my pleasure to be involved in this project. The multiple intelligence concept is thought-provoking. Putting political skill as a form of intelligence is equivalent to putting it on the equal footing as other intelligences. Political skill has been an under-researched topic but necessary in effective functioning. Our finding that emotional intelligence could be an antecedent of both cultural intelligence and political intelligence is worth further research.
Jane Terpstra Tong
Monash University
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This page is a summary of: Multiple intelligence and expatriate effectiveness: the mediating roles of cross-cultural adjustment, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, June 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2019.1616591.
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