BOOK New Directions in Expatriate Research Edited by Michael J Morley, Noreen Heraty and David G Collings CHAPTER: THE EFFECT OF CULTURE OF ORIGIN ON THE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS Marie France Waxin, Assistant Professor Management / HRM School of Business and Management American University of Sharjah , P.O. Box 26666-Sharjah, UAE Phone: +971-6-5152322, Fax: +971-6-5585065 Email: mwaxin@ausharjah.edu Waxin, 2006. “The Effect Of Culture Of Origin On The Adjustment Process” in New Directions in Expatriate Research, Ed. Michael J Morley, Noreen Heraty and David G Collings, Palgrave Macmillan.pp 120- 141. ABSTRACT This paper is a synthesis of the author’s doctoral work on the impact of culture of origin on the three facets of expatriates' adjustment (work, interaction and general) and their antecedents (Waxin, 2000, 2003; Waxin Chandon, 2003, Waxin et Panaccio, 2005) The research model integrates organizational, individual and contextual variables and introduces culture of origin as a direct and a moderator variable. We Used self-administered questionnaire data from French, German, Korean and Scandinavian expatriated managers in India, and multiple regressions with moderator variable. The results establish that culture of origin has a direct effect on the three facets of expatriate adjustment and a moderator effect on their antecedents.