Factors Influencing Expatriates’ Adjustment
Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė, V., Leišytė, L., Rose, A.-L., Duobienė, J., Duoba, K., Alas, R., & Banevičienė, I. (2024). Factors influencing expatriates’ adjustment in Estonia and Lithuania. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 100, Article 101967.
Together with their co-authors from Estonia and Lithuania, Liudvika Leišytė und Anna-Lena Rose shed light on the factors that influence the adjustment of expatriates in higher education. In their article, they explore both work-related and non-work-related adjustment factors as well as personal characteristics that influence the successful adjustment of expatriates.
The results of the qualitative study indicate that the university based expatriates feel well-adjusted to their host countries. However, the environmental supply requires further development to fulfil expatriates’ needs.