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How do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance
Mini Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/85274 How do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance Wocke, Albert Kgotle, Mojela Abram UCTD Mini Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2021. The increase in the internationalisation of multinational corporations has resulted in the increased reliance on expatriation as one of the important levers for managing international subsidiaries. Expatriates are assigned for several reasons, which include co-ordination of international subsidiaries, knowledge transfer and socialisation of the subsidiaries. The assignments expose expatiate to complex institutional environments of host countries, whose characteristics include the differences between the institutional structures in host and home countries, institutional distance. A lot is known about institutions and expatriation, respectively, however little is known about the how expatriates experience the institutional distances and measures they implement to manage the effect of the differences between their home and host country. This primary aim of this study is to contribute toward closing this gap by exploring the expatriates’ experiences of the institutional distance and establish what measures they are implementing to navigate them. The study is conducted through an exploratory, qualitative research process that involves semistructured interviews with participants on international assignments in several host countries of a global automotive manufacturer. It is an inductive study that will provide valuable contribution towards expatriation and institution theories as well as insights that business could use to enhance their expatriation efforts. zl22 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted 2022-05-17T11:19:46Z 2022-05-17T11:19:46Z 2022/04/07 2021 Mini Dissertation * https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85274 en © 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD How do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance |
| title | How do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance |
| title_full | How do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance |
| title_fullStr | How do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance |
| title_full_unstemmed | How do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance |
| title_short | How do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance |
| title_sort | how do expatriates experience institutional distance in their host countries and what mechanism do they implement to respond to the distance |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85274 |