Acta academica karviniensia 2018, 18(3):15-26 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2018.017

ROLE OF INTERCULTURAL TRAINING IN A PROCESS OF HUMAN RESOURCE INTERNATIONALIZATION

Renata Čuhlová1, Muhammad Ismail Yar2
1 Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Economics, Studentska 1402/2, 461 17 Liberec
2 University of Science and Technology Beijing, Dongling School of Economics and Management, Beijing 100083 P.R.China

The paper demonstrates the importance of intercultural training as a part of expatriation process with the aim to easily adapt in international assignment. Based on review of available training approaches, the research to obtain empirical data was conducted. The experience of a sample of 164 Czech expatriates from the multinational company in the Czech Republic was investigated via questionnaires regardless their host location. Findings illustrate the current practices and highlight weaknesses of their preparation process, such as insufficient timing of preparation, including accompanying families and overall accessibility to the training tools.

Keywords: expatriation, human resources, intercultural training, internationalization
JEL classification: J61, M53

Received: June 26, 2018; Revised: July 2, 2018; Accepted: September 19, 2018; Published: September 30, 2018  Show citation

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Čuhlová R, Yar MI. ROLE OF INTERCULTURAL TRAINING IN A PROCESS OF HUMAN RESOURCE INTERNATIONALIZATION. Acta academica karviniensia. 2018;18(3):15-26. doi: 10.25142/aak.2018.017.
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