A STUDY ON CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF CHINESE EMPLOYEES IN THAILAND

Abstract

Along with the increasing trend of globalization, exchanges between countries in economic, political, and cultural aspects are becoming more and more frequent, and exchanges between countries are developing in a vertical direction. The relationship between Thailand and China has also become closer along with the trend. This has also generated more jobs. Therefore, in recent years, many Chinese people have chosen to take up employment in Thailand, which has become a new trend. However, the work and life of these Chinese employees in Thailand are not always smooth sailing. China and Thailand represent two different cultures respectively. Coming from an already familiar culture to another completely new one, Chinese employees often encounter many unexpected cultural differences and even difficulties. These have many implications for the work and life of Chinese employees in foreign countries. This study is entitled "A study on cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese employees in Thailand", and 11 Chinese employees who have been working in Thailand for more than six months were used as the research subjects. Through personal interviews, we investigated the cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese employees in Thailand and the factors of cultural differences that affect their cross-cultural discomfort and analyzed and interpreted the findings from the theoretical perspectives of cultural shock and cultural dimension. The paper is divided into five major parts. The first part is an introduction, which introduces the background of the selected text, the research questions, and the purpose of the study. The second part is a literature review, which introduces cross-cultural, culture shock, and culture dimension theories. The third part is the research methodology, which mainly introduces the research method, the object, and the interview question design. The fourth part is data analysis, which mainly introduces the results of the survey and discussion. The fifth part is the conclusion and recommendation, which mainly presents some opinions and recommendations for Chinese employees and companies based on the survey and analysis results in the previous section.