Exploring the determinants of career success after expatriation: a focus on job fit, career adaptability, and expatriate type

Figures & data

Figure 1. Conceptual framework.

Table 1. Background of the sample (N = 191).

Expatriate type	Frequency	Per cent (%)
Expatriate type
-AE	83	43.34
-SIE	108	56.54
Gender
-Male	112	58.64
-Female	79	41.36
Career path
-Repatriates	60	31.41
-Re-expatriates	131	68.59
Location during expatriation (2015/2016)
-Europe	115	60.21
-Africa	4	2.09
-North America	18	9.42
-South America	2	1.05
-Asia and Pacific	51	26.70
-Central America	1	0.52
Age in years (mean/Std. deviation)	Mean	Std. deviation
	44.94	9.45

Table 2. Means, standard deviations, and correlations of study variables (N = 191).

Variable		M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	Woman	0.41	0.49
2	Age	44.94	9.45	−0.151*
3	Career path	0.31	0.47	−0.225**	.025
4	Job fit	3.93	0.99	−0.086	−0.038	.019
5	Career adapt-ability (CAAS-SF)	3.99	0.43	0.213**	0.01	−0.087	0.261***
6	Expatriate type	0.43	0.50	0.036	0.203**	−0.229**	−0.043	0.038
7	Job resp. development	3.99	1.12	0.011	−0.33***	0.005	0.451***	0.147*	−0.084
8	Career satisfaction	3.74	0.84	−0.005	−0.022	0.031	0.481***	0.298***	0.133	0.378***

Significance levels: *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.

Table 3. Regression results for hypothesized relationships (N = 191).

Variables	Job responsibility development	t	p	Career satisfaction	t	p
	Standardized B			Standardized B
Intercept	0.01	0.088	.930	−0.20	−1.673	.096
Gender	−0.01	−0.113	.910	−0.00	−0.023	.982
Career path	−0.01	−0.059	.953	0.16	1.157	.249
Age	−0.31	−4.906	<.001	−0.04	−0.651	.516
Job fit	0.41	6.373	<.001	0.43	6.553	<.001
Career adapt-ability (CAAS)	−0.05	−0.680	.497	0.15	2.001	.047
Expatriates type	−0.02	−0.142	.887	0.34	2.580	.011
Interaction exp. type and CAAS	0.34	2.497	.013	0.12	0.851	.396
R^2	0.33	–	–	0.29	–	–
F-statistics	12.61	–	<.001	10.90	–	<.001

The table shows linear regression coefficients. Significance levels: p < 0.05; p < 0.01; p < 0.001.

Figure 2. Interaction effect between career adaptability and expatriate type.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, Rodrigo Mello, upon reasonable request. The data are not publicly available due to their containing information that could compromise the privacy of research participants.