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Chinese host country nationals' willingness to help expatriates: The role of social categorization
Author(s) -
Varma Arup,
Budhwar Pawan,
Pichler Shaun
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.20413
Subject(s) - expatriate , multinational corporation , ethnocentrism , business , china , affect (linguistics) , guanxi , willingness to communicate , perception , business ethics , marketing , public relations , psychology , social psychology , political science , communication , finance , neuroscience , law
In this study, we examine Chinese host country nationals' (HCNs') willingness to offer role information and social support to expatriates from the United States. Using data from 132 Chinese managers, we find that ethnocentrism, interpersonal affect, and guanxi significantly impact HCNs' willingness to offer help to expatriates. Furthermore, we find that the job level of the expatriate has a significant impact on HCNs' willingness to offer role information but not on willingness to offer social support. The results suggest that paying attention to the perceptions and reactions of HCNs toward expatriates is imperative for multinational companies if expatriates are to succeed on their assignments. ©2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.