Adjustment of Chinese mainland vs. western business expatriates assigned to Hong Kong

Business expatriates from the PRC mainland and Western countries assigned t o Hong Kong were surveyed assessing their sociocultural and psychological a djustment. Despite their common cultural heritage, the results showed that Chinese mainland business expatriates were less well adjusted to work and l ife in Hong Kong than their Western counterparts. implications of these fin dings are discussed and future avenues for improving and extending this hin d of exploratory research are examined.