The political skill and will of expatriates in acculturating to the politics of an organization in a new culture |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, Faculty of Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, Slatina Branch, 150 Strehareti St., Slatina, Olt, Romania;2. University of Pitesti, Faculty of Sciences, Physical Education and Informatics / Proeuro-Cons Association, 1 Targul din Vale St., Pitesti, Arges, Romania / 5 Garofitei St., Slatina, Olt, Romania;3. University of Pitesti, Faculty of Sciences, Physical Education and Informatics, 1 Targul din Vale St., Pitesti, Arges, Romania |
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| Abstract: | This paper explores and conceptualizes the process through which expatriates acculturate to the politics of an organization in a new and dominant culture that differs from their origin culture. In addition to an overview of acculturation, we review research on the emergence and perception of political context in organizations, and on political skill and political will. We posit that politically-relevant situational characteristics in organizations and work interact with national culture to affect the intensity with which expatriates perceive politics in their organization. Based on their political skill (operationalized as high versus low) and their political will (operationalized in terms of concern for self versus concern for others), we describe the different political behavior expatriates will use as a means of acculturating to their political context and the effects those strategies have on their acculturative stress and individual effectiveness in the organization. |
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| Keywords: | Organizational politics Culture Political skill Political will Acculturation |
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