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Managing the repatriation of professionals following overseas assignment
2017
Despite decades of research about culture shock, and latterly but not to the same extent, reverse culture shock, it seems that little is understood about how to manage the process of repatriation after an overseas assignment in the commercial world. Attrition rates of repatriates leaving their employers within the first year following their return continue to rise as those individuals consistently report feeling undervalued by their employers. This study is concerned with how best to manage the process of repatriation from the employees’ point of view. It therefore looks at how a group of repatriating Finns from various professional backgrounds perceived the effects of reverse culture shock…
Re-entry issues and challenges of Finnish repatriates : study of corporate expatriates, employees of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and employees …
2015
This study provides an insight to the re-entry and re-adaptation experiences of three different privileged, voluntary, temporary groups of Finnish professionals. The main goal for the qualitative research was to find greater understanding of the re-entry phenomenon, and outline and identify the most important aspects of the home country re-entry process of the chosen sojourner groups. In addition, the study aimed to clarify possible differences and similarities of the re-entry experiences between these groups. The study was mainly based on the repatriation adjustment model of Black, Gregersen, and Mendenhall from 1992, although theories and studies of various other academic scholars were al…
Relationship between intercultural friendship networks and homesickness level of international degree students at a Finnish university
2015
An increasing number of international students are coming to Finland due to a high quality and tuition free education. International students form the second biggest group of immigrants in Finland. Universities see international students as important for establishing international contacts and developing the country’s economy and, therefore, are concerned about their well-being. The current thesis explores the relationship between intercultural friendship and homesickness levels among international degree students at a Finnish university. The thesis consists of two parts: a monograph on cross-cultural adaptation of international students and a research article exploring the relationship bet…
Adapting to a Finnish workplace : case : occupational immigration of Chinese metal workers.
2009
The aim of the study was to investigate intercultural adaptation of occupational immigrants to Finnish working life and culture and identify factors that support or hinder the adaptation process. Due to demographic changes in the society and the increasing number of foreigners in Finnish workplaces, the study of occupational immigration is a very contemporary topic. The study was qualitative in nature. 13 Chinese metal workers were interviewed in small groups using a translator in Mandarin Chinese. The respondents had arrived in Finland at different times between 6 and 16 months prior to the interview. The research was conducted with the help of Mänttä Regional Vocational Education Centre w…
Puolisona maailmalla : suomalaisten ekspatriaattipuolisojen kokemuksia ekspatriaattielämänmuodosta Thaimaan Bangkokissa
2014
Opinnäytetyössä tarkastellaan ekspatriaattiutta, työperäistä ja määräaikaista nykysiirtolaisuuden muotoa, miestensä työn vuoksi ulkomaille muuttaneiden naisten näkökulmasta. Tutkimuksessa selvitetään ekspatriaattipuolisoiden kokemuksia suhteessa uuden asuinmaan paikalliseen kulttuuriin ja väestöön sekä ekspatriaattielämänmuotoon ja sen puolisolle asettamiin vaatimuksiin. Työn tavoitteena on täydentää kuvaa etnologian saralla toistaiseksi vähän tutkitusta ilmiöstä ja tarjota samalla näkökulmia ja vertailukohtia ekspatriaattipuolisona eläville ja puolisopestille lähteville naisille. Tarkastelun kohteena on muun muassa kulttuurien kohtaaminen, ekspatriaattielämänmuodossa eletty arki, omat ja m…