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Spillover effects between work and non-work adjustment among public sector expatriates

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Title:

Spillover effects between work and non-work adjustment among public sector expatriates

Author(s):

Jan Selmer, Charles R. Fenner Jr

Journal:

Personnel Review

Year:

2009

Volume:

38

Issue:

4

Page:

366 - 379


ISSN:

0048-3486


DOI:

10.1108/00483480910956328

Publisher:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited


Acknowledgements:

The Department of Defense Office of Freedom of Information and Security Review (OFOISR) has cleared the open publication of this article. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the US Government.

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Abstract:

Purpose – The purpose of this pioneering study is to explore spillover effects between non-work and work adjustment of public sector (PS) expatriates.

Design/methodology/approach – US Department of Defense (DoD) administrators assigned to US embassies world-wide were targeted by a survey.

Findings – Results indicated that, in contrast with recent studies of private sector expatriates, there were no spillover effects. Neither general adjustment nor interaction adjustment had any positive association with work adjustment. Additionally, the extent of self-efficacy of the DoD administrators was not associated with work adjustment, neither directly nor indirectly.

Originality/value – Research on PS expatriates is not very common, despite their increasing numbers. This is lamentable, since the much more advanced knowledge about private sector expatriates may be less applicable to their public sector counterparts. Even for private sector expatriates, research on spillover effects between non-work and work domains is less than abundant and such studies are virtually non-existent for PS expatriates. The findings are consistent with the view that the situation of PS expatriates may be different from that of private sector expatriates.

Keywords:

Employees, Expatriates, Public sector organizations


Article Type:

Research paper


Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00483480910956328

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