ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF EXPATRIATE SATISFACTION IN THE ASIAN-PACIFIC

Working in a foreign environment with different political, cultural an d economic characteristics, hotel expatriates are confronted with both job-related and personal problems. This study identified the predicto rs of job and life satisfaction of expatriate hotel managers in the As ian Pacific. The findings suggest that role clarity, participation in decision making, and skill variety are the best predictors of expatria te job satisfaction, while cultural adjustment and skill variety are t he predictors of expatriate life satisfaction. In addition, the study also examined the relationship between expatriate satisfaction and tur nover intention. The results indicate that both job and life satisfact ion affect expatriate turnover intention. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Lt d. All rights reserved.