Empirical Study on Expatriates Official, Cultural And Family Problems With Reference To Ethiopia
| International Journal of Economics and Management Studies |
| © 2020 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal |
| Volume 7 Issue 6 |
| Year of Publication : 2020 |
| Authors : Dr. Anitha Lourdu James, Dr. Nageswara Rao Thadvuai, Gidey Yifter |
10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I6P111
How to Cite?
Dr. Anitha Lourdu James, Dr. Nageswara Rao Thadvuai, Gidey Yifter, "Empirical Study on Expatriates Official, Cultural And Family Problems With Reference To Ethiopia," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 70-75, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I6P111
Abstract:
The study is done to assess the expatriates’ job-related issues, family issues and cultural issues in the host country. The main objective is divided into sub-objectives and formulated as a hypothesis. The sub-objectives were taken to test whether age and satisfaction with monetary benefits are dependent on each other; whether there exists a relationship between the number of years of experience and the pre-departure training given by the recruiters; whether former international experience and expatriates work satisfaction are dependent; whether there exists a relationship between expatriates preference to travel abroad and ability of a spouse to adjust; and whether the marital status and willingness to return to India are dependent. Most of the respondents in the study were professors, associate professors and assistant professors engaged in teaching in various universities in Ethiopia and a few of them are from the industries in Ethiopia. Data were collected from 75 respondents. Percentages, correlation and chi-square were used to analyze the collected data.
Keywords:
Culture, Expatriates, Problems, Training.
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