Expatriates of Malaysian Construction Company’s Psychological Comfort in Foreign Lands

Abstract

Malaysian expatriates prefer to work in foreign countries because of better facilities, working environments and the benefits. However, during the assignment abroad, other unexpected issues arose due to the unforeseen circumstances. It leads to psychological comfort faced by expatriates because of the inability to adjust to the new culture and environment. The aimed of the study is to identify the components that led to psychological comfort. Four components have been disclosed that dominated to expatriates satisfaction. The components that influences were interaction, living environment, reward and social life. These components contribute to the success of expatriates in a foreign country.