Immigrant Diversity and Communication Practices in the New Zealand Business Sector

Autor/in	Cruickshank, Prue
Titel	Immigrant Diversity and Communication Practices in the New Zealand Business Sector
Quelle	In: Business Communication Quarterly, 70 (2007) 1, S.87-92 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1080-5699
DOI	10.1177/108056990707000116
Schlagwörter	Intercultural Communication; History; Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Work Environment; Cultural Pluralism; Skilled Workers; Recruitment; Communication Problems; Interviews; Lawyers; Employment; Foreign Nationals; Health Services; Business Communication; English (Second Language); Language Skills; Second Language Learning; Evaluation Methods; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Arbeitsmilieu; Kulturpluralismus; Facharbeiter; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Kommunikationsbarriere; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lawyer; Rechtsanwalt; Dienstverhältnis; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Unternehmenskommunikation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Neuseeland
Abstract	The age of globalization requires an understanding of intercultural communication and diversity issues in workplaces. This is especially so in a country such as New Zealand, which has recently been experiencing the phenomenon of recruiting and attracting skilled, professional immigrants from China, India, and other parts of Asia and the Middle East to fill New Zealand's skills shortage. However, the experiences of these new arrivals have not always been positive (Forsyte Research, 1998). This article describes current research on the communication barriers encountered by immigrants in the New Zealand workplace. It also discusses the author's interviews with two practitioners: a lawyer who advises employers on employment relations practices and a representative of the health care industry who provides adjustment support for staff members recruited from overseas. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10