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How to Handle Culture Stress

How to Handle Culture Stress. The overall purpose of this exercise is for students to explore potential stressors that can lead to culture stress in expatriates. Stress that results from contact with a different culture and the lack of resources to manage the situation .

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How to Handle Culture Stress

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  1. How to Handle Culture Stress The overall purpose of this exercise is for students to explore potential stressors that can lead to culture stress in expatriates.

  2. Stress that results from contact with a different culture and the lack of resources to manage the situation Culture Stress Defined

  3. Objectives To determine the factors in various cultures that can lead to stress for expatriates. To understand how to organizations can overcome culture stress.

  4. Stressors Matrix 1LePine, J.A. LePine, M.a. & Saul, J.R. (2005). “Relationships among Work and Non-Work Challenge and Hindrance Stressors and Non-Work and Work Criteria: A Theory of Cross-Domain Stressor Effects.” In Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being, ed. P.L. Perrewe and D.C. Ganster (San Diego: JAI Press/Elsevier, 6), pp. 35-72.

  5. Scenario Triad, Inc. wants to determine possible stressors for its expatriates. Triad Inc. has expatriates working around the world and has recently seen an increase in the number of expatriates returning home early from their assignments. This phenomena is increasing the company’s costs and decreasing expatriate productivity. Triad Inc. believes that if they offer on-going support program for expatriates and their families once they are relocated there will be a decrease in the number expatriates returning

  6. Scenario early from their assignments. In order to develop the support program Triad Inc. has asked you to research various cultures to determine what factors may contribute to culture stress. Culture stress is the stress that results from contact with a different culture and the lack of resources to manage the situation.

  7. Scenario Triad, Inc. wants to determine possible stressors for its expatriates. Triad Inc. has expatriates working around the world and has recently seen an increase in the number of expatriates returning home early from their assignments. This phenomena is increasing the company’s costs and decreasing expatriate productivity. Triad Inc. believes that if they offer on-going support program for expatriates and their families once they are relocated there will be a decrease in the number expatriates returning

  8. Scenario early from their assignments. In order to develop the support program Triad Inc. has asked you to research various cultures to determine what factors may contribute to culture stress. Culture stress is the stress that results from contact with a different culture and the lack of resources to manage the situation.

  9. Experiential Exercise Select a country to research using Business Around the World. Gather information on factors that influence culture stress. Categorize the possible stressors in the matrix below.

  10. Experiential Exercise Write a memo to Triad Inc. providing them with the information they need to develop an Expatriate Support Program. Focus on the work and non-work hindrances that may be detrimental to expatriates.

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