Essays about: "Expatriates"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 74 essays containing the word Expatriates.

  1. 11. Challenges related to Female Expatriation : The effect of organisational culture on the job satisfaction of female expatriates

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Charikleia Katsavria; Afra Ramazani; [2019]
    Keywords : Female expatriation; organisational culture; job satisfaction; glass-ceiling; clan culture; self-initiated expatriation;

    Abstract : In today’s globalised business environment, females are underrepresented in expatriate positions. The lower numbers of females in international assignments results from the glass-ceiling that is established within the organisational culture of MNCs. READ MORE

  3. 12. Exploring the realm of culture within management : The effects of fully integrated relocation services on cross-cultural learning and adjustment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Shamin Armaki; [2019]
    Keywords : cross-cultural training; cross-cultural adjustment; cross-cultural learning; sequential training; fully integrated relocation services;

    Abstract : Expatriates’ adjustment to the host-country culture is a dynamic and gradual process. This process can be facilitated by cross-cultural training. READ MORE

  4. 13. Organizational, individual and technological influences on MNCs’ knowledge transfer - : a case study of Gruppo AB

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Melissa Maria Ines Goisa; Mohammed K.A. Tayeh; [2019]
    Keywords : knowledge; knowledge transfer; conventional knowledge transfer; reversed knowledge transfer; benefits; influences;

    Abstract : Aim: to develop and understand which are the elements that influence the conventional and reversed knowledge transfer, how they influence it and the benefits of transferring knowledge within a multinational corporation. Methods: qualitative research strategy, inductive approach, and single case study design. READ MORE

  5. 14. The transmission and replication of security practices in development research: A case study of the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Thomas Wein; [2018]
    Keywords : development; communication; security; practices; narratives; research;

    Abstract : This project investigates how the everyday practices and supporting narratives surrounding personal security for development researchers in Nairobi, Kenya, are communicated, transmitted and replicated among the community of practice. Everyday practices affect development, but are understudied. READ MORE

  6. 15. Learning work-life balance: the experiences of self-initiated Korean expatriates in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Borislava Koycheva; [2018]
    Keywords : self-initiated expatriates; culture; cognitive adjustment; learning; acculturation; work-life balance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study focused on the experience of self-initiated Korean expatriated in Sweden. The purpose of this research was to examine and analyse the process of learning and adjustment to the new environment and specifically work-life balance. The theoretical framework was composed by cognitive adjustment theory and Berry’s acculturation model. READ MORE