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A quantitative needs assessment technique for cross‐cultural work adjustment training
Author(s) -
Selmer Jan
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/1532-1096(200023)11:3<269::aid-hrdq5>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - cross cultural , publishing , psychology , work (physics) , bass (fish) , training (meteorology) , sample (material) , needs assessment , medical education , project commissioning , unit (ring theory) , applied psychology , management , sociology , mathematics education , engineering , political science , social science , medicine , geography , mechanical engineering , meteorology , anthropology , ecology , chemistry , chromatography , law , economics , biology
This article examines a projective questionnaire technique for quantitative cross‐cultural training needs assessment of expatriates. Training to facilitate expatriates' adjustment to their work is essential for a successful assignment, but it is rarely offered. Based on a sample of Swedish expatriates and their Hong Kong middle managers, this study demonstrates how the needs assessment can guide the design of appropriate cross‐cultural training programs. © 2000 by Jossey‐Bass, A Publishing Unit of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.