The effects of mentoring functions on repatriate adjustment – Moderating role of core self-evaluations

This study investigates the benefits of mentoring functions to repatriate adjustment, and explores whether core self-evaluation (CSE) moderates the aforementioned relationships. Analytical results from 277 repatriates are summarized as follows: (1) the stronger the home country mentors’ role modeling function is, the better the repatriates’ interaction adjustment and work adjustment will be; (2) the stronger the home country mentors’ career development function is, the better the repatriates’ general adjustment will be; (3) repatriates’ CSE positively moderates the relationship between home country mentors’ role modeling function and repatriates’ office interaction adjustment, home country mentors’ role modeling function and repatriates’ work adjustment.