The cultural similarity hypothesis posits that differences between the home and host cultures for sojourners will relate directly to their difficulties adapting to the host culture. The personal fit perspective suggests that the individual's idiosyncratic response to the cultural environment...

This study investigates the effect which the psychological acculturation of American expatriates in Korea has on their commitment to the foreign operation and the parent company, based on the premise that the attitudinal and behavioral dimensions of acculturation are distinct [J. Berry (1990)...