Expatriate Manager’s Adaption And Knowledge Acquisition: Personal Development In Multi-national Companies In China
by Yan Li /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book is among the first to theoretically and empirically
examine what and how Western expatriate managers learn and
develop from their international assignments in China. The book
draws on literature associated with expatriate studies,
experiential learning theory, and knowledge acquisition to
develop an expatriate learning process model. Following on from
this, the study then examines expatriate learning outcomes from
four perspectives: learning style transition, adaptive
flexibility, global mind-sets and managerial tacit knowledge. It
enhances understanding of the cultural differences between
Western countries and China as well as the kinds of learning
strategies successful expatriates adopt in order to quickly adapt
to intercultural business contexts. This book will appeal to
international business practitioners and research fellows who are
interested in international human resource management.
This book is among the first to theoretically and empirically
examine what and how Western expatriate managers learn and
develop from their international assignments in China. The book
draws on literature associated with expatriate studies,
experiential learning theory, and knowledge acquisition to
develop an expatriate learning process model. Following on from
this, the study then examines expatriate learning outcomes from
four perspectives: learning style transition, adaptive
flexibility, global mind-sets and managerial tacit knowledge. It
enhances understanding of the cultural differences between
Western countries and China as well as the kinds of learning
strategies successful expatriates adopt in order to quickly adapt
to intercultural business contexts. This book will appeal to
international business practitioners and research fellows who are
interested in international human resource management.