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

Authors

  • 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

DOI:

10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.11.1.1922.2021

Keywords:

cultural intelligence; expatriate; expatriate adjustment; host-country language proficiency; 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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Received: 10-06-2021
Accepted: 20-06-2021
Published: 29-06-2021

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Dang, N. T. D., & Khai, N. T. N. (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, 11(1), 55–65. https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.11.1.1922.2021

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