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Differences and similarities in expatriate training of german multinational enterpries : does the destination country matter? / DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES IN EXPATRIATE TRAINING OF GERMAN MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES: DOES THE DESTINATION COUNTRY MATTER? (Inglês)

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Previous issue date: 2012-12-10 / Adequate expatriate training is a crucial factor for the success of an international
assignment. To provide adequate training, cultural distance and cultural differences have to
be considered. The literature is suggesting that depending on the cultural difference of the
home ] and host ]country the training of expatriates should be more or less intensive. The
purpose of this master thesis is to identify differences and similarities in expatriate training
of German Multinational Enterprises that are sending employees on international
assignments in Brazil, the People fs Republic of China and the USA. Based on data received
from online questionnaires which were sent to 189 German companies, a survey containing
responses from 35organizations was conducted. The analysis of the questionnaire responses
indicated that training among expatriates sent to Brazil, China and the USA differs in
content, duration, types as well as importance and intensity of training. Furthermore was
exposed by the research that countries with a similar culture to the German, receive less
intensive training as cultures with a greater cultural distance. These findings advert to the
influence of cultural differences and distance on expatriate training and might initiate to
consider cultural differences and distance for the development of a new model of expatriate
training. / O adequado treinamento expatriado e um fator crucial para o sucesso de uma missao
internacional. Para prover um treinamento adequado, distancia e diferencas culturais tem
de ser levadas em consideracao. A literatura sugere que dependendo da diferenca cultural
entre o pais casa e o pais anfitriao o treinamento dos estrangeiros devera ser mais ou menos
intenso. O proposito dessa dissertacao e identificar as diferencas e similaridades no
treinamento de estrangeiros de Empresas Multinacionais Alemas, que estao enviando
empregados para tarefas internacionais no Brazil, Republica da China e Estados Unidos
(EUA). Baseando ]se nas informacoes colhidas de questionarios online, os quais foram
enviados para 189 companias Alemas, uma pesquisa contendo respostas de 35 organizacoes
foi conduzida. A analise das respostas do questionario indica que o treinamento entre
expatriados enviados ao Brasil, China e EUA, diferem em conteudo, duracao e outros fatores,
tais quais a intensidade do treinamento. Alem disso a pesquisa expos que paises com cultura
similar a cultura Alema receberam treinamento menos intenso que o treinamento
ministrado em paises com uma distancia cultural maior. Esses resultados apontam para a
influencia da diferenca cultural e da distancia no treinamento expatriado e podem indicar
que devemos considerar a distancia e as diferencas culturais para o desenvolvimento de um
novo modelo de treinamento expatriado.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:IBICT/oai:dspace.unifor.br:tede/91084
Date10 December 2012
CreatorsSzumlewski, Carina Janina
ContributorsSena, Augusto Marcos Carvalho de, Nagengast, Johann, Sena, Augusto Marcos Carvalho de, Nagengast, Johann, Ogasavara, Mário Henrique
PublisherUniversidade de Fortaleza, Mestrado Em Administração de Empresas, UNIFOR, Brasil, Centro de Ciências da Comunicação E Gestão
Source SetsIBICT Brazilian ETDs
LanguagePortuguese
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Sourcereponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UNIFOR, instname:Universidade de Fortaleza, instacron:UNIFOR
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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