What makes organization-assigned expatriates perform in the host country? A moderated mediation analysis in the India-China context
运用目标设定理论，探讨组织文化如何通过心理授权影响外派人员的工作绩效，并发现东道国语言能力能增强这一效果，对跨国企业外派管理有参考价值。
While drawing from the convergence/divergence debate in international human resource management, this study applies goal-setting theory (GST) to investigate how does organizationally assigned expatriates' level of psychological empowerment is influenced by the organizational culture in an international assignment to impact their job performance. Further, it also explores the moderating role of host country language ability in this connection. Consistent with GST, the results indicated a positive and partial mediating role of psychological empowerment in the relationship between organizational culture and job performance. Further, the findings suggested for the moderating advantage of expatriate’s host country language ability in enhancing their job performance. The implication and contribution of the study has been discussed in the context of international human resource management (IHRM) and international management (IM).