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U-curve of adjustment: a standalone construct

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International management

the proposed pattern in which sojourners' adjustment starts high, dips during culture shock, then recovers.

In international management, U-curve of adjustment refers to the proposed pattern in which sojourners' adjustment starts high, dips during culture shock, then recovers. This meaning comes from Black (1991) in Journal of International Business Studies.[1]

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  1. Black, J. S., & Mendenhall, M. (1991). The U-Curve Adjustment Hypothesis Revisited: A Review and Theoretical Framework. Journal of International Business Studies, 22(2), 225-247. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490301

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