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A Comparative Study on Social Stress and its Related Factors of Corporate Expatriates in Belgium

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11610169
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionTokyo Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

EGAWA Midori  TITech, International Student Center, Associate Professor, 留学生センター, 助教授 (40251615)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMAZAKI Yoshihiko  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教授 (10174666)
YANO Masakazu  TITech, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Professor, 大学院・社会理工学研究科, 教授 (30016521)
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
KeywordsCorporate Expatiates / International Human Resources Management / Social Stress / International Comparison / Belgium / 文化摩擦 / 多文化共生 / 国際人事
Research Abstract

This research seeks to explore the characteristics of Japanese corporate expatriates social stress and to identify related factors as well as to consider possible preventive meastures. In 1993 we examined the social stress of the Japanese corporate expatriates assigned to Brussels (N=360) and found that the social stress level of those who had particular types of concerns (promotion/treatment after returning home, care of elderly/sick parents, educational problem of children) at the time of international transfer was significantly higher than that of those who did not have such concerns (p<0.01). We hypothesized that concerns expatriates had when accepting overseas assignment were significantly related to the level of social stress after transfer. This research tests this hypothesis with Japanese (N=198), American (N=56) and European (N=52) samples, thereby seeking to find if this is characteristic to Japanese expatriates or common to expatiates from other countries.
We found that, as f … More or the Japanese sample, 3 types of pre-expatriation concerns, promotion/treatment after returning home, educational problem of children, overseas management ability, are significantly related to the overall social stress level (p<0.001) and the hypothesis was supported. The relationship of educational problem of children with social stress was significant among the European expatriates as well. Although statistically significant relationship was not found among Americans, promotion/treatment after returning home and termination of spouses work seemed to be related to social stress level (p<0.1)
Although the results are not readily generalizable considering the limited size of the American and the European samples, this research showed that the positive relationship between pre-expatriation concerns and social stress can be found among Americans and Europeans as well as Japanese. As such concerns can be identified prior to actual transfer, the results of this research have important practical implications for organizations to improve their international human resoturce management. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All Other

All Publications (15 results)

  • [Publications] 江川緑: "ブリュッセル地域日本人派遣駐在員のメンタルヘルス(その1)-1993/2000年調査の比較を中心に-"経営行動科学学会第3回発表論文集. 65-72 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 金野美奈子: "ブリュッセル地域日本人派遣駐在員のメンタルヘルス(その2)-国際比較の試み-"経営行動科学学会第3回発表論文集. 73-79 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 大西晶子: "ブリュッセル地域日本人派遣駐在員のメンタルヘルス(その3)-ベルギー人・日本人との交流を中心に-"経営行動科学学会第3回発表論文集. 80-85 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 江川緑: "ブリュッセル地域駐在日本人の生活適応の実態とその関連要因"第73回日本社会学会大会報告要旨. 293 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 江川緑: "海外派遣勤務者の生活適応の実態とその関連要因に関する研究"第21回日本社会精神医学会抄録集. 79 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Midori EGAWA: "Mental Health of Japanese Corporate Expatriates in Brussels Area -Comparison of 1993/2000 Survey-"Proceedings of Japanese Association of Administrative Science. 65-72 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Minako KONNO: "Mental Health of Japanese Corporate Expatriates in Brussels Area-International Comparison"Proceedings of Japanese Association of Administrative Science. 73-79 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Akiko Ohnishi: "Mental Health of Japanese Corporate Expatriates in Brussels Area-Human Relationship and Cultural Issue"Proceedings of Japanese Association of Administrative Science. 65-72 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Midori EGAWA: "Adjustment and its Related Factors of Japanese Expatriates in Brussels Area"Abstract fo 73rd Japanese ociological Association. 293. (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Midori EGAWA: "Adjustment and its Related Factors of Corporate Expatriates Working Overseas"Abstract fo 21st Japanese Association of Social Psychiatry. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 江川緑: "ブリュッセル地域日本人派遣駐在員のメンタルヘルス(その1)-1993/2000年調査の比較を中心に-"経営行動科学学会第3回発表論文集. 65-72 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 金野美奈子: "ブリュッセル地域日本人派遣駐在員のメンタルヘルス(その2)-国際比較の試み-"経営行動科学学会第3回発表論文集. 73-79 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大西晶子: "ブリュッセル地域日本人派遣駐在員のメンタルヘルス(その3)-ベルギー人・日本人との交流を中心に-"経営行動科学学会第3回発表論文集. 80-85 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 江川緑: "ブリュッセル地域駐在日本人の生活適応の実態とその関連要因"第73回日本社会学会大会報告要旨. 293 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 江川緑: "海外派遣勤務者の生活適応の実態とその関連要因に関する研究"第21回日本社会精神医学会抄録集. (未定). (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report

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