The Effects of Cross-cultural Training on Expatriate Success: the Taiwanese Enterprises in Mainland China as Empirical Samples

Therefore, this study has collected the 150 questionnaires from the expatriates of Taiwanese enterprises in Mainland China. In summary, these following findings are found: (1) According to the results of factor analysis, these core dimensions of cross-cultural training are defined as: training for security and relation management, training for language and cultural customs, training for communication and social skill, and training for law and political information; these core dimensions of expatriate skills are defined as: skill for communication, skill for adapting stress, and skill for cultural tolerance; these core dimensions of expatriate adjustment are defined as work adjustment, living adjustment, and environmental adjustment.

(2) Based on the analyses of simple correlation, this study finds that there are significantly positive relationships among cross-cultural training, expatriate skills, and expatriate adjustment. (3) In order to interpret the causal relationships for effects of cross-cultural training on expatriate adjustment, the LISREL model is applied to test a comprehensive framework. Therefore, this study shows that expatriate skills are the intervening variables between cross-cultural training and expatriate adjustment.

Cross-cultural training will indirectly influence expatriate adjustment via improving expatriate skills.