Selecting Expatriates in Developing Areas: Country of Origin effects in Tanzania
Author(s)
Rugimbana, Robert
Carr, Stuart
Bolitho, Floyd
Walkom, Emma
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2001
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Developing areas may be better off recruiting their expatriates from within the developing rather than industrialised world, and we sought to assess preferences among organisations in one developing country, Tanzania. Ninety-six Bachelors of Commerce attending the University of Dar-es-Salaam indicated how local personnel managers would rank-order East African expatriates, Western expatriates, and fellow Tanzanians, as job candidates for a range of professional posts. Despite all candidates being described as equally well-trained, presentable, costly to employ, and relocatable, estimated preferences varied significantly across ...
View more >Developing areas may be better off recruiting their expatriates from within the developing rather than industrialised world, and we sought to assess preferences among organisations in one developing country, Tanzania. Ninety-six Bachelors of Commerce attending the University of Dar-es-Salaam indicated how local personnel managers would rank-order East African expatriates, Western expatriates, and fellow Tanzanians, as job candidates for a range of professional posts. Despite all candidates being described as equally well-trained, presentable, costly to employ, and relocatable, estimated preferences varied significantly across employee nationality; with East African but not Western expatriates tending to be less preferred than fellow Tanzanians. Such “inverse” resonance with expatriates from neighbouring countries is partly attributed to collectivistic values and colonial history, a combination that may recur and require management in developing areas elsewhere.
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View more >Developing areas may be better off recruiting their expatriates from within the developing rather than industrialised world, and we sought to assess preferences among organisations in one developing country, Tanzania. Ninety-six Bachelors of Commerce attending the University of Dar-es-Salaam indicated how local personnel managers would rank-order East African expatriates, Western expatriates, and fellow Tanzanians, as job candidates for a range of professional posts. Despite all candidates being described as equally well-trained, presentable, costly to employ, and relocatable, estimated preferences varied significantly across employee nationality; with East African but not Western expatriates tending to be less preferred than fellow Tanzanians. Such “inverse” resonance with expatriates from neighbouring countries is partly attributed to collectivistic values and colonial history, a combination that may recur and require management in developing areas elsewhere.
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Journal Title
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Volume
25
Issue
4
Subject
Sociology
Psychology