Acculturation in terms of Global mobility

Abstract

Global mobility of employees is an inherent part of a multinational company’s daily business operations and can have various shapes. Business interactions can connect employees with different cultures; seconded employees need to acquire a certain level of adaptation. The process of adapting to a different culture is known as acculturation. The systematic literature review was performed in accordance with the PRISMA methodology, followed by a content analysis of the results. The aim of this paper is to review the state of the art of acculturation in terms of global mobility and introduce consolidated overview of current types of typical expatriation models. The initial part of the review presents fundamental concepts and definitions of acculturation. Based on that, the critical phases and elements are elaborated in detail, and emerging trends of expatriation are presented in order to reflect how intertwined the model of expatriation and concept of acculturation are. The following passage provides the reader with the possible section for further development, as the importance of acculturation keeps rising in the context of globalization and current world events.