| Abstract: | 外派「心」承諾：探索自願外派中國者的赴任動機、職涯取徑與赴任後的調適歷程 第一年計畫 員工國際經驗、心理需求與外派中國生涯價值感之建立 摘要 第一年計畫目的在探討台灣地區全職工作者之背景特徵、國際經驗、心理需求與外派中國生涯價值感建立之關聯。本研究利用2010年台灣地區社會變遷基本調查資料（Taiwan Social Change Survey，TSCS）進行分析，並預備篩選全職工作者為研究對象。研究者發現，近年台灣工作者有自發性外派中國的趨勢，這些工作者將外派中國視為職業生涯發展的墊腳石，也將外派中國視為職涯承諾之一，但哪些因素與外派中國之生涯價值感建立有關。為了回答這個問題，本研究將從個人系統因素中的背景特徵、國際經驗，以及心理需求（生存需求、關係需求、成長需求）觀之。 第二年計畫 探索自願外派中國者的赴任動機、職涯取徑與赴任後的調適歷程 摘要 第二年計畫目的在探索自願外派中國者的赴任動機、職涯取徑與赴任後的調適歷程。有鑑於近年台灣工作者漸有自發性外派中國傾向，對於這種不同於傳統指派型外派者的外派類型，不僅西方外派研究成果累積有限，很多還在質性初探與現象描述階段，更欠缺在東方國家裡探討自願外派現象本身與始末的研究，於是研究者擬就自願外派中國的台灣工作者，進行赴任前成長脈絡、家庭背景、動機、職涯取徑如求職管道與未來發展、赴任前後組織支援，以及工作與生活調適歷程的探索，希冀為鋪陳將來的量化研究立下累積先驗知識的基礎。
Being an expatriate worker with all heart: Exploring the expatriation motives to the mainland China, career path and post-expatriation adjustment of self-initiated expatriates 第一年計畫 The associations between employees’ international experiences, psychological needs and perceived career value of expatriation to the mainland China Abstract The aim of this research is to explore the relations between employees’ personal characteristics, international experiences, psychological needs and perceived career value of expatriation to the mainland China. We intend to use data from the 2010 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS), and select full-time employees as our samples to examine the above proposed relationships. In recent years, more and more Taiwan workers voluntarily accept expatriate assignments. They not only see working in China as a career stepping stone, but also a career commitment. How do the general Taiwanese workforces now perceive the career value of expatriation to the mainland China? In order to answer this question, we focus on personal factors such as demographic characteristics, international experiences, and psychological needs (existence needs, relationship needs, growth needs) as correlates of the perceived career value of expatriation to the mainland China. 第二年計畫 Exploring the expatriation motives to the mainland China, career path and post-expatriation adjustment of self-initiated expatriates Abstract The second-year research aims to explore self-initiated expatriates’ motives to work in the mainland China, their career approach and post-expatriation adjustment process. As mentioned above, more and more Taiwanese workers voluntarily accept and/or apply for expatriation assignments. This type of self-initiated expatriates is very different from the traditional expatriates. In response to the scarcity of empirical research, especially non-Western studies, we propose a qualitative research to delineate the process from deciding to apply for a foreign assignment to adjusting to the mainland Chinese environments. Self-initiated Taiwanese expatriates will be enquired about their family background, motives, career paths for the present and future, pre-destination and pro-destination organizational supports, and work and life adjustment. Building on findings and enlightenments of this year, we can plan a series of quantitative research in the future. |
