“…Cultural and language barriers impede interpersonal communication and guanxi building for expatriate workers, who may perceive themselves as undervalued and alienated, and thus tend not to voice their ideas. Furthermore, non-local employees may not value the traditional guanxi ties as much as local people do, while their previously established behaviors and norms may not work in a foreign context (Mejia et al, 2015). Therefore, although expatriates rely on workplace support to enhance promotive voice and alleviate stress (Loi et al, 2014), it is more challenging for them to establish personal ties and capitalize on workplace guanxi for career development, compared with their local counterparts.…”