Title: A study of the self-view and achievement motivation of Taiwanese, Indonesian and Vietnamese workers: a cross-national study

Authors: Mingchang Wu; Farhad Abdul Kader Cassim; Ibnu Siswanto; Chenju Ko

Addresses: Graduate School of Technology and Vocational Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu City, Yunlin County, Taiwan ' General Education Centre, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu City, Yunlin County, Taiwan ' Department of Automotive Engineering Education, Yogyakarta State University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia ' Department of Nursing, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Douliu City, Yunlin County, Taiwan

Abstract: Taiwanese industries and universities recruit a lot of foreign workers and students from Southeast Asian countries. Unfortunately, a lack of research by local academics on understanding them in terms of psychological variables like self-view and achievement motivation can lead to a neglect of their ability and skills development. As a result, this study investigated three groups of Asian workers, namely Taiwanese, Indonesians, and Vietnamese, on self-view and achievement motivation. A cross-national survey study of 895 respondents led us to conclude that although the three Asian groups are generally social-oriented in terms of their self-view and achievement motivation, Indonesian workers have a higher Individual-Oriented Self-View (IOSV), Social-Oriented Self-View (SOSV), Individual-Oriented Achievement Motivation (IOAM), and Social-Oriented Achievement Motivation (SOAM). Also, while there is a significantly positive relationship between self-view and achievement motivation, the nature of this relationship is different in each country.

Keywords: self-view; achievement motivation; individual-oriented self-view; social-oriented self-view; individual-oriented achievement motivation; social-oriented achievement motivation; cross-national study.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2024.140921

European Journal of International Management, 2024 Vol.24 No.2, pp.187 - 211

Received: 02 Jul 2019
Accepted: 09 Jan 2020

Published online: 04 Sep 2024 *

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