Essays about: "overseas assignment"

Found 4 essays containing the words overseas assignment.

  1. 1. “Living in the bubble”. The role of communication for Swedish expatriates adjustment in China

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Yingjuan MAO; [2014-07-01]
    Keywords : intercultural communication; expatriate; international adjustment; acculturation; overseas assignment; China; Sweden;

    Abstract : Increasing number of Swedish companies expands their businesses in the Mainland of China, accompanying with increasing need of expatriating Swedish experienced employees to Chinese subsidiaries. The study aims to collect experiences of Swedish expatriate managers and technical experts’ experiences to identify the propositions explaining Swedish expatriate adjustment to the host Chinese culture. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local Management Culture Overseas : Handelsbanken Sweden and Handelsbanken UK

    University essay from Avdelningen för ekonomi

    Author : Rosa Bergheim; Michael Ings; [2014]
    Keywords : Banking industry; Culture; Management; Organizational structure; Motivation;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Title: Local Management Culture Overseas: Handelsbanken Sweden and Handelsbanken UK Level: Final assignment for Master Degree in Business Administration Author: Rosa Bergheim and Michael Ings Supervisor: Maria Fregidou-Malama Examiner: Akmal Hyder Date: 2014 – January Aim: The aim with this study is to investigate what management practice Handelsbanken is using in Handelsbanken Sweden and Handelsbanken UK. In order to find out if Handelsbanken has adapted the same management practice in the UK, the focus has been on researching Handelsbanken’s organizational structure, decision-making and motivation, through comparing the two countries national culture with each other. READ MORE

  4. 3. Impacts on western expatriates' job satisfaction A study of adaptation, organizational context and support Vad påverkar västerländska utlandsstationerades arbetstrivsel? - en studie om anpassning, organisationskontext och stöd

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Author : Puck Bengtsson Ågren; AnnaLinnéa Gosman; [2013-10-11]
    Keywords : Job satisfaction; Chinese business culture; Adaptation; Expatriates; Self-determination theory;

    Abstract : The aim with our thesis is to explore western expatriates' view of their own job satisfaction when on overseas assignment in China. Within the field of job satisfaction, there is an extensive amount of research conducted in a western domestic setting. READ MORE

  5. 4. Expatriation and careers in global organisations : How can we understand expatriate employees' experience of international assignment in the context of globalisation?

    University essay from Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Armö; [2013]
    Keywords : International Assignments; Expatriation; International careers; Career wobble;

    Abstract : A common practice in multi-national enterprises is to staff important managerial roles in overseas operations with personnel from the company’s country of origin: expatriate managers. Homecoming expatriates often experience that the competence they have acquired abroad is not recognized when returning home. READ MORE