Ethical and Responsible Cross‐Cultural Interviewing: Theory to Practice Guidance for Human Performance and Workplace Learning Professionals

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of extrinsic motivation, workplace learning, employer trust and self-efficacy on foreign laborers’ cross-cultural adjustment. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses structural equation modeling to analyze the data from a sample of 258 Vietnamese laborers in Taiwan. Findings The results show a significantly positive impact of extrinsic motivation, workplace learning, employer trust and self-efficacy on cross-cultural adjustment. Originality/value The findings of this study provide important implications for academic researchers and organizations concerning management and development of successful foreign laborers. From a theoretical aspect, this study shows new evidence on the impacts of extrinsic motivation, workplace learning, employer trust and self-efficacy on foreign laborer cross-cultural adjustment. In addition, this study enriches theories in the field of self-determination motivation, workplace learning, trust and self-efficacy literature. From a practical aspect, this study provides implications for business managers to make better policies in training and managing foreign laborers.

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Human Performance Technology: Research and Theory to Practice

Performance Improvement ◽

10.1002/pfi.21468 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 37-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Harold D. Stolovitch

Keyword(s):

Human Performance ◽

Human Performance Technology ◽

Technology Research ◽

Performance Technology ◽

Theory To Practice

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Workplace learning and foreign workers' commitment to host cultural organization: the effects of cross-cultural adjustment and supervisor trust

Employee Relations ◽

10.1108/er-02-2020-0039 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 297-317

Author(s):

Van Thac Dang ◽

Thinh Truong Vu ◽

Phuoc-Thien Nguyen

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Workplace Learning ◽

Cultural Adjustment ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Foreign Workers ◽

Content Type ◽

Supervisor Trust

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between workplace learning and organizational commitment with the mediating role of cross-cultural adjustment and the moderating role of supervisor trust for the case of foreign workers in a new cultural setting.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses structural equation modeling to analyze a sample data of 367 Vietnamese and Philippine workers in Taiwan.FindingsResults show that workplace learning enhances foreign workers' organizational commitment. Cross-cultural adjustment is found to have a mediating effect in the link between workplace learning and organizational commitment. Furthermore, supervisor trust moderates the link between cross-cultural adjustment and organizational commitment. In addition, supervisor trust moderates the indirect effect of workplace learning on organizational commitment through cross-cultural adjustment.Originality/valuePrior literature often focuses on expatriates who are high-skilled employees. This study investigates low-skilled workers who come from less-developed country working in a more developed economy. This study is one of the first researches examining the issue of foreign workers' commitment in new cultural environment. Our findings shed a new light to the effect of workplace learning on organizational commitment. Our findings also help to clarify the roles of cross-cultural adjustment and supervisor trust into the workplace learning–organizational commitment relationship. This study provides implications for researchers and managers regarding to management and development of foreign workers for local organizations.

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