Economic Themes (2010) 48 (4) 10, 615-628
Biljana Đorđević
Abstract: Realizing the work assignment in the foreign work environment is very complex task since it is usually realized in different cultural, political, economical and legal ambience in contrast to the parent country. This requires that employees have to pass through the period of adaptation to the new environment. The biggest challenge in that process is employees’ cultural adjusting, i.e., accepting the norms and behavior rules which are dominant in the new environment. If that process is unsuccessful, it could cause the expatriates’ premature return to the parent country, or their unsatisfactory performances. The aim of this paper is to emphasize the complexity of that process. In addition, the factors which influence the effectiveness of adjusting process will be analyzed. Finally, concrete training methods for the employees` effective cross-cultural adjustment will also be presented.
Keywords: cultural adjustment; employees; models; factors; training
CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT TRAINIG OF EMPLOYEES FOR WORKING ABROAD
Biljana Đorđević
Abstract: Realizing the work assignment in the foreign work environment is very complex task since it is usually realized in different cultural, political, economical and legal ambience in contrast to the parent country. This requires that employees have to pass through the period of adaptation to the new environment. The biggest challenge in that process is employees’ cultural adjusting, i.e., accepting the norms and behavior rules which are dominant in the new environment. If that process is unsuccessful, it could cause the expatriates’ premature return to the parent country, or their unsatisfactory performances. The aim of this paper is to emphasize the complexity of that process. In addition, the factors which influence the effectiveness of adjusting process will be analyzed. Finally, concrete training methods for the employees` effective cross-cultural adjustment will also be presented.
Keywords: cultural adjustment; employees; models; factors; training
