Antecedents and effects of host country nationals negative stereotyping of corporate expatriates. A social identity analysis Articles uri icon

publication date

  • March 2016

start page

  • 59

end page

  • 68

issue

  • 1

volume

  • 26

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1053-4822

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1873-7889

abstract

  • This paper extends the influential analysis on stereotyping from cultural studies to the realm of international assignments. Drawing on social identity theory, the paper takes the perspective of host country nationals (HCNs) as the basic units of analysis, and develops a theoretical model on the antecedents and effects of HCNs' negative stereotyping of expatriates. The paper also suggests some initiatives that, according to social identity theory, can be used to combat negative stereotyping in multinational corporations and so overcome the cross-cultural interpersonal conflicts that lie at the heart of expatriates' adjustment issues. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Inc.

keywords

  • stereotypes; expatriates; host country nationals; adjustment; group membership; social identity theory; content model; perspective; performance; threat; personality; activation; psychology; leadership; character