Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees
Intercultural adaptation is one of the factors affecting success of returnees’ adaptation at the workplace. This study aims to gain insights into Malaysian professional returnees’ cultural response from the organisational challenges and supportive role perspective. Integrative Communication Theory w...
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| author | Kunasegaran, Mageswari Ismail, Maimunah Mohd Rasdi, Roziah Ismail, Ismi Arif |
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| description | Intercultural adaptation is one of the factors affecting success of returnees’ adaptation at the workplace. This study aims to gain insights into Malaysian professional returnees’ cultural response from the organisational challenges and supportive role perspective. Integrative Communication Theory was used to explain the interaction between returnees and the organisation climate. This study was conducted through a qualitative approach. Thematic analysis revealed two themes: a) challenges in working environment, and b) the supportive role of the management is required in their adaptation. The empirical findings indicate that Malaysian professional returnees experience different challenges in the organisation. Top management support is the most prominent factor that influences returnee's adaptation at the workplace. |
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| spelling | upm-545972018-10-18T08:46:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54597/ Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees Kunasegaran, Mageswari Ismail, Maimunah Mohd Rasdi, Roziah Ismail, Ismi Arif Intercultural adaptation is one of the factors affecting success of returnees’ adaptation at the workplace. This study aims to gain insights into Malaysian professional returnees’ cultural response from the organisational challenges and supportive role perspective. Integrative Communication Theory was used to explain the interaction between returnees and the organisation climate. This study was conducted through a qualitative approach. Thematic analysis revealed two themes: a) challenges in working environment, and b) the supportive role of the management is required in their adaptation. The empirical findings indicate that Malaysian professional returnees experience different challenges in the organisation. Top management support is the most prominent factor that influences returnee's adaptation at the workplace. Elsevier 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54597/1/Intercultural%20and%20workplace%20adaptation.pdf Kunasegaran, Mageswari and Ismail, Maimunah and Mohd Rasdi, Roziah and Ismail, Ismi Arif (2016) Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees. In: 3rd Global Conference on Business and Social Science (GCBSS 2015), 16-17 Dec. 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (pp. 448-454). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816300799 10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.019 |
| spellingShingle | Kunasegaran, Mageswari Ismail, Maimunah Mohd Rasdi, Roziah Ismail, Ismi Arif Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees |
| title | Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees |
| title_full | Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees |
| title_fullStr | Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees |
| title_short | Intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of Malaysian professional returnees |
| title_sort | intercultural and workplace adaptation: a case study of malaysian professional returnees |
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