Investigating role stress experiences of Local Hired Japanese and Non-Japanese Staff in Japanese Subsidiaries in Australia

Okamoto, K; Teo, ST

Investigating role stress experiences of Local Hired Japanese and Non-Japanese Staff in Japanese Subsidiaries in Australia

Okamoto, K Teo, ST

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Publisher:: ANZIBA
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the ANZIBA Conference 2007, 2007, pp. 1 - 24
Issue Date:: 2007-01

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dc.contributor.author	Okamoto, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Teo, ST	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Rose, E	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Fisher, G	en_US
dc.date	2007-11-08	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the ANZIBA Conference 2007, 2007, pp. 1 - 24	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/7559
dc.description.abstract	This qualitative study examines role stress (comprised of role ambiguity and role conflict) experienced by 14 local hired Japanese (LJ) and 23 non-Japanese (NJ) staff in Japanese companies in Australia. Expatriates (N=31) were also interviewed in order to gather information regarding their work relationships with LJ and NJ staff. Both LJ and NJ staff experienced role stress caused by the low level of reliance placed by expatriates and language barriers. NJ staff experienced two additional types of role ambiguity due to their lack of cultural understanding about Japan. LJ staff experienced two types of role conflict which were not experienced by NJ local staff. These were caused by cultural understanding about Australia and their Japanese cultural heritage and understanding of the society and organizational processes. The current study showed that understanding of host country and parent country cultures could reduce role ambiguity. Understanding of host country and parent country cultures could cause role conflict. These findings show a link between culture and role stress experiences, and suggest that cultural understanding could have positive and negative consequences on role stress.	en_US
dc.publisher	ANZIBA	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the ANZIBA Conference 2007	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australia and New Zealand Business Academy Conference	en_US
dc.title	Investigating role stress experiences of Local Hired Japanese and Non-Japanese Staff in Japanese Subsidiaries in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Newcastle	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Newcastle, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Newcastle, Australia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/School of Management
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
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pubs.place-of-publication	Newcastle	en_US
pubs.start-date	2007-11-08	en_US

Abstract:

This qualitative study examines role stress (comprised of role ambiguity and role conflict) experienced by 14 local hired Japanese (LJ) and 23 non-Japanese (NJ) staff in Japanese companies in Australia. Expatriates (N=31) were also interviewed in order to gather information regarding their work relationships with LJ and NJ staff. Both LJ and NJ staff experienced role stress caused by the low level of reliance placed by expatriates and language barriers. NJ staff experienced two additional types of role ambiguity due to their lack of cultural understanding about Japan. LJ staff experienced two types of role conflict which were not experienced by NJ local staff. These were caused by cultural understanding about Australia and their Japanese cultural heritage and understanding of the society and organizational processes. The current study showed that understanding of host country and parent country cultures could reduce role ambiguity. Understanding of host country and parent country cultures could cause role conflict. These findings show a link between culture and role stress experiences, and suggest that cultural understanding could have positive and negative consequences on role stress.

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