Acta academica karviniensia 2013, 13(3):31-43 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2013.040

THE ISSUE OF ASIAN ORIGIN EXPATRIATES AS A PART OF THE DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE MORAVIAN-SILESIAN REGION

Martin Černek1, Kateřina Maková2
1 Vysoká škola báňská-Technická univerzita Ostrava, Ekonomická fakulta, Sokolská třída 33, 701 21 Ostrava, Email:martin.cernek1@vsb.cz
2 Vysoká škola báňská-Technická univerzita Ostrava, Ekonomická fakulta, Sokolská třída 33, 701 21 Ostrava, Email:katerina.makova@vsb.cz

The paper deals with expatriates in the Moravian-Silesian region in the Czech Republic, with the issue of qualified expatriates as a tool for increasing the potential competitiveness of the enterprise. It is closely linked to the issue of the diversity management as an inherent part of the human resource management strategy. The success of the company is no longer characterized by the homogeneity of its personnel, but on the contrary it is very important to define the expatriates issue, their importance, mission and activities as well. The authors try to map corporate social conditions and to support theoretical approaches by the pilot empirical research. Moreover they investigate the degree of the adaptation to expatriates' "new" home. The main aim of the paper is to partially map the issue of Asian origin expatriates in the Moravian-Silesian region and to specify and complete the current theoretical background and diversity management relations.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility, diversity management, expatriates, integration, international companies, international management, Moravian-Silesian region
JEL classification: M12, M14

Received: November 22, 2012; Accepted: June 19, 2013; Published: September 30, 2013  Show citation

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Černek M, Maková K. THE ISSUE OF ASIAN ORIGIN EXPATRIATES AS A PART OF THE DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE MORAVIAN-SILESIAN REGION. Acta academica karviniensia. 2013;13(3):31-43. doi: 10.25142/aak.2013.040.
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