本研究的目的是探討多國籍企業主管外派適應性是否會影響該企業外派經營績效。本研究選擇以台灣、日本、美國在泰國投資的子公司為研究對象，共寄發700份多國籍企業主管，共回收385份，去除無效問卷117份，有效問卷為268份，回收率為55%。研究結果發現，企業外派主管異文化適應性與企業外派經營績效呈現正相關且美式企業外派主管異文化適應性對企業外派經營績效影響最顯著。

The present study aims at investigating the correlations between the expatriate manager’s adaptability and performance by using the method of survey on the expatriate manager of Taiwanese, Japanese, and US Subsidiaries in Thailand. A total of 700 questionnaires were sent to the managers of the subsidiaries run by the Taiwanese, Japanese, and US MNEs in Thailand. Totally 385 questionnaires were returned. After removing 117 invalid questionnaires, there were 268 valid questionnaires. The response rate was 55%. According to the results of the study, a positive correlation between the expatriate manager’s adaptability to different cultures and their performance was found. In the American MNEs, the expatriate manager’s adaptability produced a significant effect on their performance.