Organizations are globalizing more rapidly than ever. As a result, more and more
organizations are utilizing expatriates. This study aims to explore how mentoring relationships
relate to organizational levels of affective commitment and project success in an expatriate
population. Through a questionnaire designed by the researcher and given to an American
multinational organization, the role that mentors play in expatriate assignments and their
relation to affective commitment and project success is examined. Findings indicate that there
is a positive association between mentor relationships and project success abroad, but not with
affective commitment. A significant relationship was found between affective commitment and
project success. Whether or not an expatriate has a mentor influences the magnitude of the
relationship between their reported affective commitment and project success. Limitations and
future directions of study for this population are discussed.
