Intra-and inter-group perceptions of Chinese and Tanzanian employees in intercultural cooperation

Mayer, Claude-Hélène; Boness, Christian M; Louw, Lynette; Louw, Mattheus J

Title: Intra-and inter-group perceptions of Chinese and Tanzanian employees in intercultural cooperation
Creator: Mayer, Claude-Hélène
Creator: Boness, Christian M
Creator: Louw, Lynette
Creator: Louw, Mattheus J
Date Issued: 2016
Date: 2016
Type: article
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/61111
Identifier: vital:27976
Identifier: http://www.up.ac.za/media/shared/643/ZP_Files/2016/Papers/hrl18_full.zp97856.pdf
Identifier: ISBN 9780620717977
Description: The cooperation between Chinese and Tanzanian employees and organisations has a very long tradition in Tanzanian history. The purpose of this paper is to explore and understand how Chinese and Tanzanian employees see themselves and “the other” while cooperating. This research presents a study of a single case, conducted in a selected Chinese organisation in Tanzania. It uses a hermeneutical research paradigm. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and observation and analysed through content analysis, following Terre Blanche’s model. Findings demonstrate and explain the perspectives which Chinese and Tanzanian employees hold mutually with regard to the group image of self and other within the organisation, as well as perceptions of self and other in terms of organisational, environmental and cultural contexts. Since this is a qualitative single organisational case study, the findings are limited to this single organisation and are not generalisable. Conclusions drawn from the new research insights are provided and recommendations are given in terms of how Chinese and Tanzanian perceptions present themselves and how organisations could work with self-image and counter images to improve intercultural cooperation.
Format: 19 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Mayer, M.C.H., Boness, M.C.M., Louw, L. and Louw, M.M.J., 2016. Intra-and inter-group perceptions of Chinese and Tanzanian employees in intercultural cooperation. In Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Southern African Institute of Management Scientists. Retrieved August (Vol. 24, p. 2017)
Rights: South African Institute of Management Scientists
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