Essays about: "intercultural adjustment"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words intercultural adjustment.

  1. 6. International Assignments : An updated picture of important factors for expatriate spouse adjustment

    University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Michael Eriksson; Robin Lindström; [2013]
    Keywords : spouse; expatriate; international assignments; adjustment; cohesion; flexibility; communication regression; interaction effect;

    Abstract : Although several scholars have argued that the spouses failure to adjust is one of the main reasons expatriate employees return prematurely from international assignments, research about spouse adjustment is scarce, and existing research about the phenomenon was conducted almost two decades ago. Therefore, our research was conducted in order to empirically examine theoretical variables that historically relate to host country adjustment of the spouse in order to see if these variables are still valid today. READ MORE

  3. 7. ПЕЛЬМЕНИ or 饺子? [PELMENI] or [JIAOZI]? Dietary Acculturation among Russian Immigrants in Beijing

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

    Author : Ekaterina Maiorova; [2012]
    Keywords : dietary acculturation; acculturation strategies; Russian immigrants; China; food; immigrant adjustment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Emerging multiculturalism in China's metropolitan areas implies people's frequent engagement in intercultural contacts and, therefore, creates a need for a mutual acculturation between the migrants and the host society. This research aimed to contribute to the study of immigrant adjustment in China by exploring the patterns of dietary acculturation among Russian immigrants residing in Beijing. READ MORE

  4. 8. Glöm inte partnern vid expatriering!

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Johanna Carlsson; [2011]
    Keywords : Adaptation; expatriate; expatriation; intercultural adjustment; accompanying spouse; spouse; psychological adjustment. Adaptation; expatriate; expatriation; intercultural adjustment; accompanying spouse; spouse; psychological adjustment. ;

    Abstract : Do not forget the spouse at the expatriation! The purpose of this essay is to investigate the spouse perspective of an expatriation and his/her own adaptation process in order to identify adjustment factors for spouses. The essay is a qualitative method, since the purpose was to gain a deeper understanding of the accompanying spouse adjustment process. READ MORE

  5. 9. Communication as cause, symptoms and solution for culture shock in Swedish working environment

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Bojana Dukic; [2010-10-05]
    Keywords : culture shock; communication; adjustment; intercultural communication; working environment; language; patterns of communication; host culture; expatriates;

    Abstract : Culture shock is often associated with contacts with exotic cultures and primarily with the differences in religion, customs and traditions. However, it is also a communication-based phenomenon (Kim in Gudykunst, 2005, p. 379 ). READ MORE