Transformational learning experiences of international development volunteers in the Asia-Pacific: The case of a multinational NGO

Fee, A; Gray, SJ

Transformational learning experiences of international development volunteers in the Asia-Pacific: The case of a multinational NGO

Fee, A

Gray, SJ

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Citation:: Journal of World Business, 2013, 48 (2), pp. 196 - 208
Issue Date:: 2013-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fee, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0598-0776	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gray, SJ	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of World Business, 2013, 48 (2), pp. 196 - 208	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1090-9516	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/27416
dc.description.abstract	While most MNE activity in Asia and the Pacific focuses on rapidly developing and newly industrialized economies, multinational NGOs have for decades provided important financial, human and social capital to poorer nations in the region. Our study examines the learning experiences of a sample of expatriate volunteer workers deployed by the Asia-Pacific's largest international volunteer agency. Our field research shows that, when compared to a control group, the expatriates' learning was unique in terms of context, process and outcomes. Notably, expatriates experienced learning outcomes that were more frequently transformational, involving fundamental changes to their values, perspectives or assumptions. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of World Business	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jwb.2012.07.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Transformational learning experiences of international development volunteers in the Asia-Pacific: The case of a multinational NGO	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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Abstract:

While most MNE activity in Asia and the Pacific focuses on rapidly developing and newly industrialized economies, multinational NGOs have for decades provided important financial, human and social capital to poorer nations in the region. Our study examines the learning experiences of a sample of expatriate volunteer workers deployed by the Asia-Pacific's largest international volunteer agency. Our field research shows that, when compared to a control group, the expatriates' learning was unique in terms of context, process and outcomes. Notably, expatriates experienced learning outcomes that were more frequently transformational, involving fundamental changes to their values, perspectives or assumptions. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.

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