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PurposeThis study aims to examine the significance of transformational leadership and social support for expatriate adjustment and performance. This study also extends relevant literature on expatriate management to examine the relationships among transformational leadership, social support, expatriate adjustment, and expatriate performance through a mechanism taking into account the moderating roles of cultural intelligence and socialization experience.Design/methodology/approachThe sample was collected from 156 expatriate managers of Taiwanese multinational company (MNC) subsidiaries operating in China. Structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS 21 and hierarchical regression in SPSS 19 were used to test eight research hypotheses.FindingsThe SEM results indicated that transformational leadership and social support make significant contributions to expatriate adjustment and performance. The moderating roles of socialization experience and cultural intelligence were also confirmed in this study.Originality/valueThis study extends a theoretical model of transformational leadership and social support to examine expatriate adjustment and performance based on social learning and social exchange theories. Using a specific Chinese context, the current paper highlights the value and necessity of cross‐cultural adjustment for successful expatriation.

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We extend the literature on emotional intelligence (EQ) and cultural intelligence (CQ) to examine expatriates' cultural adjustment and effectiveness. A mechanism for determining the moderating effects of psychological contracts on the proposed theoretical model is also evaluated. The sample draws on 256 expatriates from multinational corporations in China and Vietnam. SEM indicates that EQ and CQ make significant contributions to cultural adjustment and effectiveness. The findings suggest that cultural adjustment mediates the relationship between EQ, CQ, and cultural effectiveness. In addition, the moderating effects of psychological contracts are partially confirmed in this study.

The major purpose of this study was to identify the effects of personality on individual exercise motivation and exercise participation, which then influences quality of life. A comprehensive model was developed, based on an extensive literature review, and empirically tested using members of fitness centers from Taiwan, Europe and the United States as respondents.The results indicate that individuals with a positive personality tend to have higher levels of exercise motivation and exercise participation. Personality and exercise participation then impacted on individuals' quality of life, in terms of physical health improvement, psychological health improvement, and sexual satisfaction. The study results offer valuable suggestions not only to marketing managers of fitness centers but also to government officers to promote health and quality of life through stimulating exercise motivation and exercise participation.