<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><strong>Purpose</strong></p><p>The purpose of this paper is to find out which personal-related factors are influencing on the task performance and the contextual performance of expatriate managers.</p><p><strong>Design/Methodology/Approach</strong></p><p>This research adopts a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with key-information from the managers taking international assignments.</p><p><strong>Findings</strong></p><p>The findings indicate that there is a series of significant associations between personal-related factors (personality traits, competences/skills, self-willingness and previous experience) and the performance of expatriates’ assignments.</p><p><strong>Research limitations/implications</strong></p><p>One suggestion for further research is to explore deeper and more comprehensive on other less important factors or the important factors which we are overlooking; it also could be more comprehensive on the factors that relate to the performance of expatriates.</p><p><strong>Practical implications</strong></p><p>We present a table of the relationship between personality traits, competences/skills, self-willingness, previous experience and the job performance of expatriates’ assignments. Thus, HR departments can follow this guidance when selecting expatriates to manage overseas assignments. Furthermore, individuals can take this model as a reference when making decisions for their career lives.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong></p><p>Expatriate assignments, personality traits, self-willingness, competences/skills, previous experience, job performance, task performance, contexture performance</p><p><strong>Paper type</strong></p><p>Master Thesis</p>

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out which personal-related factors are influencing on the task performance and the contextual performance of expatriate managers. Design/Methodology/Approach This research adopts a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with key-information from the managers taking international assignments. Findings The findings indicate that there is a series of significant associations between personal-related factors (personality traits, competences/skills, self-willingness and previous experience) and the performance of expatriates’ assignments. Research limitations/implications One suggestion for further research is to explore deeper and more comprehensive on other less important factors or the important factors which we are overlooking; it also could be more comprehensive on the factors that relate to the performance of expatriates. Practical implications We present a table of the relationship between personality traits, competences/skills, self-willingness, previous experience and the job performance of expatriates’ assignments. Thus, HR departments can follow this guidance when selecting expatriates to manage overseas assignments. Furthermore, individuals can take this model as a reference when making decisions for their career lives. Keywords Expatriate assignments, personality traits, self-willingness, competences/skills, previous experience, job performance, task performance, contexture performance Paper type Master Thesis

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:39:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JulianaTCR_DISSERT.pdf: 3007277 bytes, checksum: 8decb6dcb9fe120b93080d4af3824f72 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-28 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This study deals with cognitive competences and abilities that are relevant to selection and education regarding Information Technology (IT). These competences relate to problem solving, decision making, and practical intelligence that regard scholar and extracurricular knowledge mobilization. The research aimed to contribute for the improvement of a selection instrument, consisting of five arrays of skills (dealing with objectives and prospection), as well as the development and comprehension of those skills that are involved in IT education. This is done by means of an analysis on the selection instrument used in the first selective process that occurred at Metropole Digital an Institute at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil. This was evaluated aiming to acknowledge IT education (with basic training and emphasis on Web programming and electronics). The methodology used was of quantitative method involving performance scores relating education delivery. An Anova analysis of variance was done along with descriptive analysis involving socioeconomic data that was not observed in the meaningful relations between parental instruction and student performance in the graduate course. These analyses were able to point out the importance and need of the policies for vacancy reservation on behalf of public school students. A Spearman correlation analysis was done considering the instrument selection performance in the training course. The instrument is presented as a predictor that is significantly moderate and presents a good performance in the course as a whole. A Cluster and Regression analysis was also realized in the process. The first analysis allowed finding performance groups (Clusters) that ranged from medium and inferior. The regression analysis was able to point out association amongst criterion variables and the (average performance in basic and advanced modules) and explanatory (five matrixes). Regression analysis indicated that matrix 1 and matrix 3 were pointed out as being the strongest ones. In all the above analysis, the correlation between the instrument and the course was considered moderate. Thus this can be related in some of the aspects present in the course such as emphasis on evaluation itself as well as in technical contents and practical skills (educational ones) and competences and selection skills. It is known that the mediation of technological artifact in cultural context can foster the development of skills and abilities relevant to IT training. This study provides subsidies to reflect on the adoption of selection instrument and IT training in the Institute. Thus the research offers means to achieve a interdisciplinary discussion and enriching of areas such as Psychology and Information Technology; all of which regarding competencies and skills relevant in IT training / Este estudo volta-se para as compet?ncias e habilidades cognitivas relevantes para a sele??o e forma??o em Tecnologias da Informa??o (TI). Essas se caracterizam pela resolu??o de problemas, tomadas de decis?es e por uma intelig?ncia pr?tica, que se configura na capacidade de mobilizar conhecimentos escolares e extraescolares. Objetivou-se contribuir para o aperfei?oamento do instrumento de sele??o, composto por cinco matrizes de compet?ncias (com o objetivo de prospec??o), e desenvolvimento da compreens?o daquelas matrizes envolvidas na forma??o em TI, por meio da an?lise do instrumento de sele??o proposto e usado para o primeiro processo seletivo do projeto Metr?pole Digital (MD) e sua rela??o com o curso de forma??o em TI (forma??o b?sica, com ?nfases em programa??o Web e Eletr?nica). Utilizou-se o m?todo quantitativo, envolvendo os escores de desempenho de prospec??o e forma??o. Fez-se uma an?lise de vari?ncia (Anova) e an?lises descritivas envolvendo os dados socioecon?micos, nas quais n?o foram observadas rela??es significativas entre o n?vel de instru??o dos pais e o desempenho dos alunos no curso. As an?lises apontaram tamb?m a relev?ncia da pol?tica de reserva de vagas para alunos da rede p?blica de ensino. Ao considerar os desempenhos no instrumento de sele??o e no curso de forma??o, realizou-se uma an?lise de correla??o de Spearman, da qual pode-se concluir que o instrumento se apresentou como um preditor significativamente moderado de bom desempenho no curso. Tamb?m foram realizadas an?lises de Cluster e de Regress?o. A primeira an?lise permitiu encontrar dois grupos de desempenho: m?dio e inferior; a segunda evidenciou associa??o entre as vari?veis de crit?rio (m?dia do desempenho nos m?dulos b?sico e avan?ado) e explicativas (as cinco matrizes). A an?lise de regress?o indicou que a Matriz 1 e a Matriz 3 foram as mais fortes. Em todas as an?lises, a correla??o se mostrou moderada entre o instrumento e o curso como um todo, o que pode estar relacionado ? ?nfase das avalia??es em conte?dos t?cnicos e habilidades pr?ticas (forma??o) e em compet?ncias e habilidades (sele??o). Sabendo-se que a media??o do artefato tecnol?gico em contexto cultural pode fomentar o desenvolvimento de compet?ncias e habilidades relevantes para a forma??o em TI, este estudo fornece subs?dios para refletir o instrumento de sele??o e a forma??o em TI no IMD. Nessa dire??o, este estudo fornece subs?dios para uma discuss?o interdisciplinar e enriquecedora para ambas as ?reas: Psicologia e TI, sobre as compet?ncias e habilidades relevantes para a forma??o em TI