Title: Cross-cultural research diary: a personal odyssey

Authors: Rosalie L. Tung

Addresses: Faculty of Business, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

Abstract: This paper sheds light on how the environment I grew up in engendered my interest in cross-cultural research. Each and every project that I have undertaken in my career – from expatriates to ex-host country nationals, cross- and intra-national diversity and bicultural identity – represented a personal voyage of discovery for me and helped me understand some of the experiences that I have encountered and/or observed in my life. My research questions and hypotheses were guided by my first-hand experience of whether they made sense and what mattered most from the perspective of someone who has encountered much cross-national diversity.

Keywords: cross-cultural research; expatriates; international assignments; ex-host country nationals; EHCNs; cross-national diversity; intra-national diversity; brain circulation; bicultural identity; culture.

DOI: 10.1504/EJCCM.2009.026728

European Journal of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management, 2009 Vol.1 No.1, pp.9 - 13

Published online: 24 Jun 2009 *

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