THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AS PREDICTORS OF EXPATRIATE'S DESIRE TO TERMINATE THE ASSIGNMENT AND SUPERVISOR‐RATED PERFORMANCE
研究基于进化人格理论，发现外向性、宜人性和情绪稳定性与外派人员想提前终止任务呈负相关，尽责性与主管评价绩效正相关，对143名外派员工及其主管的数据分析支持了这些假设。
Applying the evolutionary theory of personality, this study proposed and tested the hypotheses that each of the Big Five personality characteristics (Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Openness or Intellect) predict two criteria of expatriate success: (a) desire to prematurely terminate the expatriate assignment, and (b) supervisor‐rated performance on the expatriate assignment. The participants were 143 expatriate employees (and 94 supervisors) from a U.S.‐based information technology company. Results from correlation and regression analyses suggest that Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Emotional Stability are negatively related to whether expatriates desire to terminate their assignment. Conscientiousness is positively related to the supervisor‐rated performance on the expatriate assignment. Practical implications for expatriate management (e.g., self‐selection) are given.