Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-05-21
Pages
149 pages
Abstract
Research In Motion (RIM) tilbyder på nuværende tidspunkt internationale expatriates store generøse relokeringspakker som support til deres relokering til nye lokationer. Til trods for firmaets støtte kan en familie der ikke er faldet til i de nye omgivelser have store koncekvenser for firmaet. Effektivitets niveauet for en medarbejder kan forekomme lavere og some tider går det så vidt at medarbejderen vælger at forlade firmaet på baggrund af familiens mangel på integrering i det nye lokalsamfund. Indsigt fra research foreslår, at den nuværende mangel på familie støtte fører til at familien har vanskeligheder med at falde til i det nye lokalsamfund, hvilket medfører at den nyansatte har svært ved at falde til på jobbet. Som følge af disse tilstande er familien mere tilbøjelig til at forlade jobbet og RIM. Ved at tilbyde familien støtte undervejs i deres relokeringsprocess foruden den praktiske assistance kan RIM formindske risikoen for en forhøjet medarbejder udskriftning forårsaget af den medarbejder stress som er skabt som følge af at medarbejdernes familie ikke er assimileret. Ydermere bør denne mulighed for at formindske riskoen for forhøjet medarbejder udskriftning kommunikeres til RIM igennem deres nuværende relokerings service udbyder for at telekommunikationsfirmaet kan indse behovet for at støtte de relokerede familier i at blive integreret i deres nye lokalsamfund. Igennem en række af research og faciliteringssessioner har Melgaard og Ofenstein designet et service concept der kan være med til at forebygge at de relokerede familier oplever problemer med assimilering i deres nye lokalsamfund. Denne service vil fungere som supplement til den eksisterende praktiske relokeringssupport.
Currently, Research In Motion (RIM) is providing international expatriates with a generous relocation package, assisting the expatriates in the transfer to their new location. Despite the company’s support, some employees leave RIM or experience lower efficiency rates due to the challenges of a maladjusted family that cannot integrate into their destination community. Insights from research suggest that the current lack of family support leads to family unease, which leads to unease in the new employee. Accordingly, the employee is more likely to leave RIM to avoid this family threat. By offering social support as well as utilitarian support, TheMIGroup may decrease the likelihood of employee turnover due to the employee’s stress resulting from poorly acclimated employee families. Additionally, this approach to reducing employee turnover should be communicated to RIM by TheMIGroup in order for the telecommunications company to realize the implications of poorly-adjusted employee families. Through a series of research and facilitation exercises, Melgaard and Ofenstein have designed the concept service that may combat the threat of emotional maladjustment for relocating families – this service would function as a supplement to exist utilitarian relocation services and products.
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