THE EFFECTS OF DISCREPANCY IN NATIONAL CULTURES AMONG THAI AND FOREIGN WORKERS: THE ROLES OF MOTIVATION ON PERFORMANCE IN BANGKOK

Authors

  • Polthep Poonpol Srinakharinwirot University.

Keywords:

Discrepancy National Culture Expatriate Motivation Performance

Abstract

The objective of this research is to examine the effects of discrepancy in culture among Thailand foreign workers’ national cultures together with the mediating roles on motivators that influence their perceived performance in Bangkok. This research is based primarily on a quantitative approach through using a questionnaire survey to collect data from foreign workers working in Bangkok. The sample of this research comprises of those who are from other countries for working purpose. Therefore, 400 of sets of questionnaires were sending back but only 359 will be used for further analysis. From this research it was found that discrepancies in national culture are the main factor in negatively effecting performance of foreign workers in Thailand. Discrepancies in national culture have both direct and indirect influence on performance. For the indirect effect is that it has motivational factors as mediator between discrepancies in national culture and performance, such that the motivational factors can enhance performance of the foreign workers.

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2020-08-02

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Poonpol, P. . (2020). THE EFFECTS OF DISCREPANCY IN NATIONAL CULTURES AMONG THAI AND FOREIGN WORKERS: THE ROLES OF MOTIVATION ON PERFORMANCE IN BANGKOK . Journal of MCU Social Science Review, 6(3), 126–136. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jssr/article/view/245657

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2017): Vol.6 No.3 July-September 2017

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