Organizational Socialization of Expatriates
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https://doi.org/10.18568/internext.v14i1.461Keywords:
Organizational socialization, Expatriation, Internationalization of companiesAbstract
International human resources management encompasses expatriation consisting of the transfer of employees between the units of the organization in different countries for a specific period. To achieve the expatriation results, an important process is adjustment, which involves adapting to the new context. One of the factors influencing the adjustment in the country is the organizational socialization, understood as the integration of the individual with the organization. The aim of this research was to analyze the relationship between organizational tactics and the process of organizational socialization of expatriates. Through a quantitative approach and a descriptive character, the data collection took place in an online questionnaire. The sample consisted of expatriates working in international companies. The results were analyzed through descriptive statistics and linear regression. It was shown that companies use institutionalized tactics to adjust employees. It was identified that 14% of the process of organizational socialization is explained by the tactics, being that the greater impact of these tactics are perceived in the dimension of the task, that is, the role that the employee will act. The number of times the expatriate has performed international missions may alter the perception of the tactics used for his adjustment, which is an important finding of this research.
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