Relocation attitudes and adjustment: A longitudinal study
研究员工对雇主安排的搬迁的态度及其后续适应，发现搬迁前对新地点的预期比个人特征更能预测态度，但预期常不准确，搬迁后实际体验（如角色模糊、晋升机会、社区和工作满意度）才是关键。
Abstract This study identified correlates of attitude toward an impending employer‐initiated relocation, then followed up by predicting post‐transfer attitude and adjustment difficulty in the same sample. Predictors suggested by past research on mobility attitudes (i.e. demographic characteristics and attributes of the pre‐move location) were less important in explaining pre‐move attitude toward the transfer than were expected attributes of the new location. After the move, experienced aspects of the new location such as role ambiguity, degree of advancement, and community and job satisfaction were the strongest predictors of overall post‐move attitude and adjustment difficulty. In many cases, pre‐move expectations about attributes of the new location were not related to affect or adjustment after the move, suggesting that pre‐move expectations may have been inaccurate. Implications for theory, research, and organizational practice are discussed.