The influence of expatriate social capital and knowledge acquisition on work performance.

• Main Authors: Yin-Chih Hsaio, 蕭尹智
• Other Authors: Hui-Fang Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7yu39a

碩士 === 東吳大學 === 國際經營與貿易學系 === 96 === The main purpose is to examine the relationship between expatriates’ social capital, knowledge acquisition, and work performance. The moderating effect of absorptive capacity is also explored. The research subjects are Taiwanese expatriates assigned to other countries. The empirical results show that expatriates’ social capital is positively related to knowledge acquisition, and knowledge acquisition is positively related to work performance. The results also indicate that absorptive capacity has no significant moderating effect on the relationship between expatriates’ social capital and knowledge acquisition. The contributions of this study include two sides, academic and practical. It can help enterprises to understand the relationship between expatriates’ social capital and knowledge acquisition. It provides implications for expatriates to improve their work performance. Finally, future research directions are recommended.