Antecedents of work readjustment of professional returnees: evidence from Vietnam
Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration
ISSN: 1757-4323
Article publication date: 11 December 2019
Issue publication date: 8 January 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors influencing work readjustment of Vietnamese returnees who used to study and/or work in a developed country and are currently working in different positions in their home country.
Design/methodology/approach
Data for this study were collected through a survey of 433 returnees using both paper-based and online surveys. Multiple regression was used to test the relationships in the model.
Findings
The findings show that while the length of time spent overseas, work expectations and subjective norm significantly affect work readjustment, the influences of age, gender and length of time since return on work readjustment are not supported.
Practical implications
The findings provide useful insights for home country government and managers of returnees developing repatriation programs that help returnees deal with the issue of poor work readjustment.
Originality/value
Empirical studies on cross-cultural re-entry adjustment of both self-initiated repatriates and international students are scarcely investigated. Most prior studies focused on individual factors (such as gender, age, duration in overseas and since return), research on the effect of work expectation on work readjustment is still scant. Most prior studies focused on examining the relationship between work expectation and work readjustment of company repatriates, however, this relationship in the context of returnees, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, has not been investigated. Furthermore, this study is the first to examine the influence of subjective norm on work readjustment of returnees.
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Acknowledgements
This research is funded by Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training, ID: B2017-DHH35.
Citation
Hoang, H.T. and Ho, N.T.T. (2020), "Antecedents of work readjustment of professional returnees: evidence from Vietnam", Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 58-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJBA-05-2019-0118
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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