Survival of the Fittest: Understanding the Role of Individual Adaptability during Cultural Transitions
Metadata Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.advisor | Walker, Alan | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hua, Jing | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-06T21:27:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-06T21:27:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-01-06 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10415/5003 | |
dc.description.abstract | Using longitudinal data from an international student sample, I hypothesized and tested a process model, in which cultural identification mediated the relationship between individual adaptability and cross-cultural adjustment. The results from both self-reported and peer-reported data supported the hypothesized model. After controlling for other personality concepts (e.g., proactive personality and openness to experience), I found that individual adaptability significantly related to cultural identification, and afterwards positively associated with cross-cultural adjustment. Further, cultural identification mediated the relationship between individual adaptability and cross-cultural adjustment. This dissertation contributes to the cross-cultural adjustment literature by exploring the mediating mechanism of cultural identification during cross-cultural adjustment. Additionally, it is among the first to apply the concept of individual adaptability to the cross-cultural adjustment literature. | en_US |
dc.subject | Management | en_US |
dc.title | Survival of the Fittest: Understanding the Role of Individual Adaptability during Cultural Transitions | en_US |
dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |
dc.embargo.status | NOT_EMBARGOED | en_US |