WoMo - Connect. Context. Confidence
Translated title
WoMo
Authors
Ofenstein, Katrine Rau ; Pedersen, Signe Melgaard
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-05-21
Pages
149
Abstract
Research In Motion (RIM) tilbyder udstationerede en generøs relocation-pakke, der hjælper dem med at flytte til en ny lokation. Alligevel forlader nogle medarbejdere RIM eller arbejder mindre effektivt, fordi deres familier har svært ved at falde til og blive en del af det nye lokalsamfund. Forskning peger på, at manglende familiestøtte skaber uro i familien, som smitter af på medarbejderen og øger sandsynligheden for, at vedkommende siger op for at undgå belastningen for familien. TheMIGroup kan mindske denne risiko ved at kombinere social støtte med praktisk (utilitaristisk) støtte i relocation-forløbet. Social støtte hjælper familier med at skabe lokale relationer og føle sig hjemme, mens praktisk støtte fokuserer på konkrete hverdagsbehov og logistik. Denne tilgang til at reducere medarbejderafgang bør kommunikeres til RIM, så virksomheden forstår konsekvenserne af dårligt tilpassede medarbejderfamilier. Gennem research og faciliteringsøvelser har Melgaard og Ofenstein udviklet et servicekoncept, der skal modvirke følelsesmæssig maltilpasning hos flyttende familier; konceptet skal supplere eksisterende praktiske relocation-tjenester og -produkter.
Research In Motion (RIM) provides international expatriates with a generous relocation package to support their move to a new location. Despite this support, some employees leave RIM or become less efficient because their families struggle to settle and integrate into the destination community. Research suggests that a lack of family support creates stress at home, which affects the employee and increases the likelihood of leaving to protect family well-being. TheMIGroup can reduce this risk by adding social support alongside practical (utilitarian) support in the relocation process. Social support helps families build local connections and feel at home, while practical support addresses concrete, day-to-day needs and logistics. This approach to reducing employee turnover should be communicated to RIM so the company understands the implications of poorly adjusted employee families. Through research and facilitation exercises, Melgaard and Ofenstein have designed a concept service to counter emotional maladjustment among relocating families; this service would supplement existing practical relocation services and products.
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