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Niehoff, Brian P. and Maciocha, Agnes (2008) An Initial Exploration of the Cultural Adaptation and Motivations of Immigrant Workers in Ireland. Irish Journal of Management, 29 (1): 2. pp. 19-44. ISSN 1649-248X
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Abstract
Ireland has become a destination host country, for a new wave of immigrants. This new multiculturalism creates challenges for human resource professionals. The present study was an initial exploration into the motivations and cultural adaptation of immigrants who have entered the Irish workplace. Data were collected from a sample of 74 immigrant workers, most of who were from Poland. Results found money and opportunity to be the primary motivators for coming to Ireland. After controlling for the large Polish population in the data, both age and English skills were found to be predictors of cultural adaptation. Results are discussed as they apply to the needs for human resource practices.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Cultural; Adaptation; Exclusion; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: | 20311 |
| Depositing User: | IAM School of Business |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Aug 2025 15:34 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Irish Journal of Management |
| Publisher: | Irish Academy of Management |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20311 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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