psychological impact of Indian expatriates due to different culture, habits, new work environment, their adjustment and subsequent repatriation
PERSONAL DATA:
NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
MARITAL STATUS:
DESIGNATION:
NAME OF THE COMPANY:
1. Name of the country to which you were sent for the assignment?
2. Duration of the assignment
3. Were you given pre-departure training by your company before leaving?
a. Yes
b. No
4. If yes, specify the type of training you got from your company before the departure?
a. Language
b. Technical training
c. Psychological preparation
d. All the above
e. None
5. What was the duration of the training course?
6. To what extent you got benefitted out of the pre-departure training?
a. Excellent
b. Good
c. Fair
7. What aspects\ areas of the training helped you in a better way?
8. How well the training helped you in the psychological preparation and adjustment in the new country?
a. To a great extent
b. Only in some specific areas
c. Moderately
9. Was the new culture suitable for you?
a. Yes
b.No
10. Was the culture of the host country similar to that of your country?
a. Yes, in many ways
b.In some aspects
c.Not at all
11. If yes, specify some of the aspects that were similar in both the country’s culture?
12. Did you face any imbalance\difficulty in accepting the new culture?
a. Yes
b.No
13. If yes, how long it took for you to adjust to the new culture?
14. Are you well aware of the country’s customs and practices?
a. Yes
b. No
15. Have you participated in the festivals and functions of the host country?
a. Yes
b.No
16. How was your adjustment or adaptation in a multi\cross cultured work environment?
a. Excellent
b.Good
c. Fair
d. Moderate
17. How was your relationship with the colleagues\peer groups in the foreign country?
a. Excellent
b.Good
c. Fair
d. Moderate
18. Did you find any colleagues of your home country?
a. Yes
b.No
19. Was the work environment or work culture different from that of your company in the home (your) country?
a. Yes
b.No
20. Did you find any difficulty or challenges with respect to the nature of the job in that country?
a. Yes
b. No
21. Did you face any stressful situation due to the different cultured environment?
a. Yes
b. No
22. If yes, what was the stressful situation that you faced?
23. What measures did you follow to come out of the stress?
a. Spent time in entertainment
b. Prayer\meditation
c. Communicated with your family members
d.reading books
e. None of the above
24. How well your peer groups\colleagues helped you in coming out of the stress?
a. Excellent
b.Good
c. Fair
d.Moderate
25. Did you find difficulty in convincing your family members for the overseas assignment?
a. Yes
b. No
26. Did any of your family members accompany you?
a. Yes
b. No
27. If yes, how was their adjustment in the new country?
a. Very Good
b. Good
c. Fair
d. Poor
28. In what ways your family members helped you in the psychological preparation for the overseas assignment?
29. Did you find any difficulty in adapting to the food habits of the country?
a. Yes
b. No
30. Did you find any difficulty in adjusting to the climatic conditions of the country?
a. Yes
b. No
31. Was there any difference between home country and host country in terms of the dress code in work place?
a. Yes
b. No
32. How was the communication between yourself and the new colleagues (superiors) of a different culture?
a. to a fairly great extent
b. Very good
c. Good
d. Moderate
33. Did you find language as a barrier in the communication process with your colleagues?
a. Yes
b. No
34. Did u find it difficult while communicating with other people of the host country?
a. Yes
b. No
35. Did you receive any type of rewards as a motivation factor?
a. Yes
b. No
36. After returning back to your country did you observe any changes with respect to your organization or the nature of your job?
a. Yes
b. No
37. The work culture of the same organization in two various countries are quite similar and have only few differences which are not remarkable.
a. I strongly agree
b. Partially agree
c. Agree
d. Disagree
38. Do you like to go to the same country if you get a second chance?
a. Yes
b. No
39. Give some suggestions by which expatriates can adapt themselves to the new work environment and culture?
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