Expatriate demographic characteristics and host country national support: an empirical investigation in Central/South America
Expatriate demographic characteristics and host country national support: an empirical investigation in Central/South America
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外籍人士人口特征和东道国国家支持：中美洲/南美洲的实证调查
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10.1108/ccsm-02-2020-0036
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2020
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F. Froese
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作者：
A. Varma;Young;F. Froese
东道国国民（HCNs）的支持对外派人员的调整和绩效至关重要。本研究以社会认同理论和自我分类理论为基础，从文化相似性和外籍人士种族两个方面探讨了中南美洲hcn支持外籍人士的前因。设计/方法/方法我们进行了一项准实验研究，以了解促进hcn愿意为外籍人士提供所需支持的前因。数据来自117名拉丁美洲参与者，他们被要求回答关于他们对来自美国的外籍人士的看法以及他们是否愿意为这些外籍人士提供支持的问题。总的来说，我们的研究结果表明，当hcn认为外派人员在文化和种族方面相似时，他们可能会为外派人员提供支持。具体而言，非裔美国人在中南美洲比白人获得了更多的积极态度和支持。文化相似性对HCN支持外派人员意愿的影响是通过感知可信度来中介的。本研究将对外籍人士HCN支持的研究扩展到中美洲/南美洲，这是一个在外籍人士HCN背景下研究不足的重要地区。本研究的另一个新颖之处在于，我们调查了外派种族和文化相似性的作用，并阐明了外派种族和HCN支持之间关系的潜在机制。
PurposeThe support of host country nationals (HCNs) is critical for expatriate adjustment and performance. Drawing from social identity theory and self-categorization theory, this study investigates the antecedents of HCNs' support toward expatriates in Central/South America, focusing on cultural similarities and expatriate race.Design/methodology/approachWe conducted a quasi-experimental study to understand the antecedents that promote the willingness of HCNs to offer required support to expatriates. Data were gathered from 117 Latin American participants, who were asked to respond to questions about their perceptions of expatriates from the USA and their willingness to offer support to those expatriates.FindingsOverall, our findings suggest that HCNs are likely to provide support to expatriates when they perceive the expatriates as similar in terms of culture and race. Specifically, African Americans received more positive attitudes and support than White Americans in South/Central America. The effect of cultural similarity on HCN willingness to support expatriates was mediated by perceived trustworthiness.Originality/valueThe present study extends the research on HCN support to expatriates, to Central/South America, an important region that has been under-studied in the expatriate–HCN context. Another novel feature of our study is that we investigate the role of expatriate race and cultural similarity and illuminate the underlying mechanism of the relationship between expatriate race and HCN support.