- Title
- A study on the cultural adjustment of the domestic partners of German expatriates in the Nelson Mandela Bay automotive industry
- Creator
- Gouws, Stephanie
- Subject
- International business enterprises -- Management
- Subject
- International business enterprises -- Personnel management
- Subject
- International business enterprises -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies
- Subject
- International business enterprises -- Management -- Social aspects
- Subject
- Employment in foreign countries
- Subject
- Intercultural communication
- Subject
- Corporations, Foreign
- Date Issued
- 2011
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:16134
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1540
- Identifier
- International business enterprises -- Management
- Identifier
- International business enterprises -- Personnel management
- Identifier
- International business enterprises -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies
- Identifier
- International business enterprises -- Management -- Social aspects
- Identifier
- Employment in foreign countries
- Identifier
- Intercultural communication
- Identifier
- Corporations, Foreign
- Description
- This study explores the cultural adjustment of the domestic partners of German expatriates working in the Nelson Mandela Bay automotive industry of South Africa. The data was collected by distributing pre-interview questionnaires to the participants and conducting in-depth interviews with them. Grounded theory was used in the data collection and analysis and an auto-ethnographic approach was employed, allowing for reflexivity. The findings suggest that the expatriated domestic partners did not necessarily experience much difficulty in adjusting to South African culture as they did, for example, adjusting to not being able to work for the duration of their stay. The research has also shown that the unmarried domestic partners of expatriate employees are at a disadvantage compared to their married counterparts; receiving less assistance from the companies of their partners. Based on the findings, it has been recommended that companies refine and streamline the assistance they offer to the domestic partners of their expatriate employees, providing all domestic partners with the same pre-departure training and entitling them to the same benefits.
- Format
- viii, 196 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Arts
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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