Exploring the role of motivational cultural intelligence in SIE women’s adjustment
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the role of motivational cultural intelligence and its related strategies in the experiential learning and cross-cultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriate (SIE) women.
Design/methodology/approach
Interactive qualitative analysis (IQA) was the design and process used for this research. Two IQA focus groups were conducted with a non-probability purposive sample of 21 SIE women, aged between 26 and 53 who were living and working in the Netherlands at the time of the research. Participants were invited to brainstorm about their adjustment experience and actively construct a framework of their adjustment experiences.
Findings
Evidence is provided for the role of motivational CQ, with specific reference to reinvention, self-efficacy and goal-setting as motivational strategies, in the successful adjustment of SIE women. Conceptual frameworks of the cyclical learning process and motivational strategies with choice as a moderator in the process, have been developed. Three propositions for future research are also presented.
Originality/value
This study represents an under-researched group and proposes conceptual frameworks for understanding the complex, multidimensional process of SIE women adjustment and the role of motivation, from a participant perspective.
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Citation
Schreuders-van den Bergh, R. and Du Plessis, Y. (2016), "Exploring the role of motivational cultural intelligence in SIE women’s adjustment", Journal of Global Mobility, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 131-148. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGM-02-2016-0003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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