Struggling for balance amid turbulence on international assignments: work-family conflict, support and commitment

Using human capital theory, we develop hypotheses about the impact of perce ived organizational support and two forms of work-family conflict on the ps ychological withdrawal of expatriates. We also consider the exacerbating ef fects of commitment to either domain. To test these hypotheses, we collecte d multisource data from 324 expatriates in 46 countries. Results indicate t hat perceived organizational support and the interplay between work and fam ily domains have direct and unique influences on expatriates' intentions to quit. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.