TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This paper aims to investigate and reflect upon the effects of personality traits on expatriate adjustment within the context of Malaysia’s multicultural society.Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the multicultural personality questionnaire (MPQ) and extrapolating from the literature on expatriate adjustment, the authors introduce five hypotheses, which are then tested based on data derived from 101 expatriates working in Malaysia.Findings The results indicate a positive relationship between both open-mindedness and adjustment as well as between flexibility and adjustment. However, the authors did not observe any significant positive relationship between the three remaining MPQ personality traits and expatriate adjustment.Originality/value While various studies have investigated the relationship between personality and expatriate adjustment in an Asian context, the majority have been conducted in largely monocultural settings, or at least on the implicit assumption of a single societal culture within the host country. This paper contributes to the literature by exploring the relationship in the context of a multicultural Asian host country.
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SN  - 1558-7894
DO  - 10.1108/JABS-06-2017-0091
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JABS-06-2017-0091
AU  - Richardson Christopher
AU  - Tan Guat-Hoon
AU  - Kiumarsi Shaian
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Personality traits and expatriate adjustment in Malaysia
T2  - Journal of Asia Business Studies
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 594
EP  - 612
Y2  - 2021/01/25
ER  -