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Cross-cultural adjustment among immigrant executives Farzamian, Farideh
Abstract
Moving to a new country and having to adjust to its culture is often traumatic for immigrants, as they experience intense emotional and physical stresses stemming from new roles and rules in their familial and workplace relationships. This study examined sociocultural and psychological factors that were part of immigrant executive’s cross-cultural adjustment experiences. Specifically, this dissertation sought to: 1) elucidate the decisions that prompted elite professionals to move to Canada, 2) examine participants’ stories associated with their pre- and post-moving experiences and relocation challenges, 3) identify coping strategies immigrant executives used to manage their personal and professional lives successfully, and 4) pinpoint suggestions and recommendations these executives had for other elite professionals thinking of moving to Canada, and for counsellors working with such clients. To best achieve my purpose, the following dissertation explores the rationale for using qualitative research approaches with particular reference to narrative as a method and theoretical frame work to better understand the feelings, experiences, expectations, and yearnings of six male immigrant executives/CEOs/managers, and to explore the complexities and difficulties embedded in their life and work in their new country.
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Cross-cultural adjustment among immigrant executives
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University of British Columbia
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2009
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Moving to a new country and having to adjust to its culture is often traumatic for immigrants, as
they experience intense emotional and physical stresses stemming from new roles and rules in
their familial and workplace relationships. This study examined sociocultural and psychological
factors that were part of immigrant executive’s cross-cultural adjustment experiences.
Specifically, this dissertation sought to: 1) elucidate the decisions that prompted elite
professionals to move to Canada, 2) examine participants’ stories associated with their pre- and
post-moving experiences and relocation challenges, 3) identify coping strategies immigrant
executives used to manage their personal and professional lives successfully, and 4) pinpoint
suggestions and recommendations these executives had for other elite professionals thinking of
moving to Canada, and for counsellors working with such clients.
To best achieve my purpose, the following dissertation explores the rationale for using qualitative
research approaches with particular reference to narrative as a method and theoretical frame work
to better understand the feelings, experiences, expectations, and yearnings of six male immigrant
executives/CEOs/managers, and to explore the complexities and difficulties embedded in their
life and work in their new country.
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eng
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2009-04-30
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0067231
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University of British Columbia
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2009-05
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Graduate
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