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Stephens, Charlotte S. - In: Executive Development 8 (1995) 1, pp. 23-26

Japanese companies are successfully operating in other countries but foreign companies operating in Japan have not been as successful. An exception to this experience is the insurer, American Family Life Assurance Corporation (AFLAC), headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, USA. Over 75 per cent of...

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Human Resource Management Problems in Sino‐foreign Joint Ventures

Tsang, Eric W.K. - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 9, pp. 4-21

Sino‐foreign joint ventures have been the major form of foreign direct investment in China since the economic reform in …, remuneration, labour discipline, managerial skills, training and trade unions. In order to understand the nature of the problems … culture. The discussion covers the entire Chinese workforce consisting of both workers and managers. Cites survey results and …

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Expatriate culture shock in China: a study in the Beijing hotel industry

Kaye, Marianna; Taylor, William G.K. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 12 (1997) 8, pp. 496-510

culture shock. Training before and/or after arrival in China is received by only a small minority of expatriates but is …Explores the occurrence of culture shock in the population of expatriate managers working in the joint venture hotels … in Beijing, China. In particular, seeks to gauge the importance of a variety of factors that might influence the level of …

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The dual impact of traditional and national cultural values on expatriate ethnic groups' attitudes and willingness to buy

Koubaa, Yamen; Ulvoas, Gaelle; Chew, Patricia - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 23 (2011) 5, pp. 626-640

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the dual influence of traditional Chinese and national Singaporean cultural values on the attitude towards skin beauty and the purchase intention relating to skin care cosmetics among Chinese Singaporean women. It aims is to investigate how...

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Age and expatriate job performance in Greater China

Selmer, Jan; Lauring, Jakob; Feng, Yunxia - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 16 (2009) 2, pp. 131-148

, data collected from business expatriates in Greater China were analyzed by means of hierarchical regression. Findings … Greater China, had a positive association with the age of the expatriates. This finding provides partial affirmative support … – Companies sending expatriates to Greater China could introduce age among other selection criteria. At least, companies should …

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Psychological barriers to international adjustment: North American vs. Western European business expatriates in China

Selmer, Jan - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 7 (2000) 3, pp. 13-18

Presents the finding of a mail survey of expatriate managers working in China, mainly from the USA, France, Germany … and cites Germany in particular problem country. Discusses the implications of these findings for both the expatriates and … Western Europeans. States that European managers were less likely to adjust as well as their North American counterparts would …

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Training Managers for International Assignments

Sullivan, Sherry E.; Tu, Howard S. - In: Executive Development 6 (1993) 1

training of expatriates. …Up to 40 per cent of expatriate managers terminate their assignments early. Each failed expatriate assignment costs a … the five major training programmes typically used by organizations. Offers practical suggestions for improving the …

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Global careers in French and German multinational corporations

Stahl, Günter K.; Cerdin, Jean‐Luc - In: Journal of Management Development 23 (2004) 9, pp. 885-902

This paper sheds light on an apparent paradox: managers continue to accept offers of international assignments even … though they tend to view them as a risky career move. Based on a review of the literature and a survey of expatriate managers … assignments has been conducted using the US samples of expatriates. By exploring expatriate career issues in a cross …

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Understanding Managerial Values and Behaviour among the Gang of Four: South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong

Oh, Tai K. - In: Journal of Management Development 10 (1991) 2, pp. 46-56

The article presents an analytical discussion of the role of traditional religious and social philosophies in the conduct of business and management relationships in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Recommendations are made as to how Westerners can use this knowledge to improve...

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Cultural fluency: the results of a UK survey

Randlesome, Collin; Myers, Andrew - In: Journal of Management Development 14 (1995) 8, pp. 42-54

being overlooked, not just for companies but also for training organizations. …

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