Since the open door policy of China in the 1980s, more and more multinational corporations have established factories or branches in China for reasons of market, labor or materials. Even many multinational corporations recruited many local employees, they also send key expatriates for management planning and supervision purpose. All expatriates have to face the dynamic management environment of the host country. In host countries, expatriates often play roles as managers, how they perform leadership is also an issue be discussed. Consequently, organizational support, expatriates’ cultural intelligence, and their adjustment are regarded as the key issues for the success of expatriation.
Taiwanese expatriates are educated by Chinese traditional cultures and use the same language as Chinese do. However, they may also face the similar challenges to other expatriates. This study is trying to investigate how organizational support and cultural intelligence affect the adjustment and performance of Taiwanese expatriates in China. This study is also interested in how expatriates leadership styles and mode of adjustment serve as moderating variables to expedite expatriation performance.
Survey methodology is adopted in this study to obtain relevant opinions from expatriates who are currently working in Mainland China. The results of this study indicate that (1) organizational support have significant effects on expatriate adjustment; (2) there is positive relationship between organizational support and expatriate performance; (3) the levels of expatriate adjustment will be positively related to the level of cultural intelligence; (4) the levels of performance will be positively related to the level of expatriate adjustment; (5) the mode of adjustment and leadership style have moderating influence on Taiwanese expatriates adjustment and performance in China. Since very rare studies have tried to integrate the influences of expatriate leadership styles on expatriates adjustment and performance, it is expected that the results of this study can provide valuable information for academicians and professionals on pursuing effective expatriate management.

Since the open door policy of China in the 1980s, more and more multinational corporations have established factories or branches in China for reasons of market, labor or materials. Even many multinational corporations recruited many local employees, they also send key expatriates for management planning and supervision purpose. All expatriates have to face the dynamic management environment of the host country. In host countries, expatriates often play roles as managers, how they perform leadership is also an issue be discussed. Consequently, organizational support, expatriates’ cultural intelligence, and their adjustment are regarded as the key issues for the success of expatriation.
Taiwanese expatriates are educated by Chinese traditional cultures and use the same language as Chinese do. However, they may also face the similar challenges to other expatriates. This study is trying to investigate how organizational support and cultural intelligence affect the adjustment and performance of Taiwanese expatriates in China. This study is also interested in how expatriates leadership styles and mode of adjustment serve as moderating variables to expedite expatriation performance.
Survey methodology is adopted in this study to obtain relevant opinions from expatriates who are currently working in Mainland China. The results of this study indicate that (1) organizational support have significant effects on expatriate adjustment; (2) there is positive relationship between organizational support and expatriate performance; (3) the levels of expatriate adjustment will be positively related to the level of cultural intelligence; (4) the levels of performance will be positively related to the level of expatriate adjustment; (5) the mode of adjustment and leadership style have moderating influence on Taiwanese expatriates adjustment and performance in China. Since very rare studies have tried to integrate the influences of expatriate leadership styles on expatriates adjustment and performance, it is expected that the results of this study can provide valuable information for academicians and professionals on pursuing effective expatriate management.

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