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Expats needed for Master's thesis
Hello eveybody!
I'm looking for expats to interview for my master's thesis! If you experienced an intercultural training before your departure/after your arrival to the host country, let me know
The topic is the impact of intercultural training on the socialization of expatriates in the host country. In this context, “socialization” refers to the adaption process through which international assignees familiarize themselves with the company, cultural context, the norms, behaviors and expectations of the host country. The objective is to understand how the intercultural training impacts this process.
The interview might take about 30 minutes and can be conducted either in English,German or French. Concerning the target group, I’m looking for expats of all nationalities and professional sectors who either already experienced an expatriation or still are experiencing right now and who have received an intercultural training after/before the arrival in the host country. I’m interested in getting to know how you experienced your socialization in the host country (in a sociocultural perspective) and in the organizational context.
Thanks a lot! Regards, Kathlen
I don't see how you can prepare a Masters' thesis on the impact of intercultural training on the socialisation of expatriates in a host country without having a broadly matching control sample of expats who haven't received such intercultural training - with exactly the same recruitment methods used for both samples.
In an ideal world, of course, you would have exactly matching samples obtained using recruitment methods which don't involve any element of self-selection. We both know that that isn't realistically possible, but at least using the same recruitment methods would reduce the effect of the systematic bias that the recruitment methods chosen will inevitably introduce.
Hi Kathleen,
I completely agree with becasse about the need for an appropriate control group sampled using the same method.
Also, lumping different nationalities together is problematic. The results could depend a lot on the constitution of your sample because, for example, French or Dutch expatriates are expected to differ fundamentally from Nepalese expatriates in the context of your study. Moreover, if the nationality profiles of the test group and the control group are different, you would no longer be able to make a comparison. I am not speculatingg because I evaluate such things professionally. I suggest that you carefully plan before starting and look carefully at the possible effects of other important variables or confounding factors.
Though your first fail is not to include your contact details.
Mind you J, she did include them in her first and second requests of Nov 25 and 27.
