TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the adjustment of American expatriate spouses in Germany
AU - Mohr, Alexander
AU - Klein, Simone
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This paper re-conceptualizes the adjustment of expatriate spouses during overseas assignments and explores various factors influencing the level of spousal adjustment. It does so by using a combination of qualitative data, collected through interviews and group discussions with expatriate spouses, and quantitative data, gathered by means of a questionnaire survey of American expatriate spouses in Germany. The results support the existence of a hitherto neglected facet of spousal adjustment, designated 'role adjustment', and highlight some important antecedents of spousal adjustment. The implications of the results for research and the practice of international HRM are discussed.
AB - This paper re-conceptualizes the adjustment of expatriate spouses during overseas assignments and explores various factors influencing the level of spousal adjustment. It does so by using a combination of qualitative data, collected through interviews and group discussions with expatriate spouses, and quantitative data, gathered by means of a questionnaire survey of American expatriate spouses in Germany. The results support the existence of a hitherto neglected facet of spousal adjustment, designated 'role adjustment', and highlight some important antecedents of spousal adjustment. The implications of the results for research and the practice of international HRM are discussed.
U2 - 10.1080/0958519042000238400
DO - 10.1080/0958519042000238400
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0958-5192
VL - 15
SP - 1189
EP - 1206
JO - International Journal of Human Resource Management
JF - International Journal of Human Resource Management
IS - 7
ER -