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2. Cultural Novelty and International Students' Experience: A Five-Country Study

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Wilczewski, Michal, Wang, Rong, Du, Juana, Søderberg, Anne-Marie, Giuri, Paola, Mughan, Terence, Puffer, Sheila M., and Jacob, Mark J.

Abstract

Research has linked cultural differences between a sojourner's home and host country with their cultural transformation. Nonetheless, the results of empirical studies are inconclusive due to different operationalizations of cultural differences and testing among different groups of sojourners. We extend previous investigations by examining the effects of cultural novelty (i.e., the subjective perception of cultural differences) on the experience of international students (N = 1114) in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the USA. Drawing on acculturation and social learning theories, we conceptualized a model of students' adjustment and satisfaction taking into account cultural novelty. We tested the model through multi-group structural equation modeling (SEM) and examined the various relationships across subsamples from all five countries. We determined the significant effects of cultural novelty and a range of factors impacting students' intercultural experience, such as their cultural intelligence, cultural background, second-language skills, time in the host country, and socialization with domestic students, and how the effects may vary by the host country. We discuss implications for future research and practice.

Published
2023
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11. Government Communication, Perceptions of COVID-19, and Vaccination Intention: A Multi-Group Comparison in China

Author

Su, Linsen, Du, Juana, and Du, Zhitao

Subjects
perceived barriers, vaccination intention, health belief model, COVID-19, Psychology, government communication, perceived severity, perceived benefits, General Psychology, Original Research, perceived susceptibility, BF1-990
Abstract

Government communication has been playing an important role in mass vaccination to conduct the largest vaccination campaign of the world for COVID-19 and to counter vaccine hesitancy. This study employs the health belief model to examine the association between government communication and the COVID-19 vaccination intention. A survey of Chinese adults (N = 557) was conducted in March 2021, and partial least squares structural equation modeling was employed to estimate the multi-construct relationships. The findings indicate that government communication has both direct positive association with vaccination intention and indirect association with vaccination intention through the mediation of perceived severity, benefits, and barriers. Multi-group comparisons suggest that individuals from private sectors are more easily mobilized to receive COVID-19 vaccination by government communication than those from public sectors. Similarly, the correlation between government communication and the vaccination intention of individuals with a good health status was stronger than that of those with a poor health status. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are further discussed.

Published
2022

12. Intercultural Practice in a Village School in Sri Lanka: A Dynamic View of Learning Context.

Author

DU, Juana and GRENZOWSKI, Zach

Subjects
VOLUNTEER service, VILLAGES, COMMUNITIES, ONLINE education, SOCIAL interaction, RURAL schools
Abstract

This research examines intercultural practices of an English program taught by international volunteers at a village school in rural Sri Lanka. Viewing learning contexts as complex adaptive systems, this research delineates the multi-layer complexity of intercultural contexts and discusses that intercultural learning practices are intertwined with actors and locations. By conducting two-month field work and 27 in-depth interviews, this research offers fresh insights looking into intercultural practices on a community level which involve international volunteer teachers, village students, their parents and village people. From the perspective of nexus of practice, the results highlight that emotional encounters and social interactions on a community level are central to intercultural learning. The results offer implications for intercultural educators and practitioners considering the recent multilingual landscape of rural villages in developing countries. We call for reflexive understandings of intercultural learning and online space which go beyond the traditional notions of the nation-state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022

13. Managing Loss of Empowerment in Fast Growing SMEs: Communication and the Chinese Context.

Author

Williams, Christopher and Du, Juana

Abstract

Managers in fast growing SMEs face the developmental challenge of how to control increasing numbers of employees. We examine this by focusing on how the growth rate of small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) influences employee empowerment within the context of China. We argue that faster growing Chinese SMEs are reluctant to empower their staff compared to slower growing ones. Drawing on the communication literature, we also hypothesize the indirect impact of different types of communication channels (face-to-face vs. computer-mediated) on the relationship between rate of employee growth and employee empowerment. The empirical findings are based on a survey of 114 SMEs in China and confirm a negative impact of growth rate on employee empowerment. The results also provide partial support for technology-mediated communication channels and strong support for face-to-face communication channels as providing boundary conditions to this relationship. The study contributes to the literatures on employee empowerment in changing organizational contexts by highlighting the role of communication channels as change takes place. Practical implications for how we understand organizational challenges faced by SME managers as their ventures grow are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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14. Cultural Novelty and International Students' Experience

Author

Michał Wilczewski, Rong Wang, Juana Du, Anne-Marie Søderberg, Paola Giuri, Terence Mughan, Sheila M. Puffer, Mark J. Jacob, Wilczewski, Michał, Wang, Rong, Du, Juana, Søderberg, Anne-Marie, Giuri, Paola, Mughan, Terence, Puffer, Sheila M., and Jacob, Mark J.

Subjects
Cultural novelty/distance, International student experience, Cultural novelty/distance · International student experience · Higher education · Cultural adjustment/adaptation · Student satisfaction, Higher education, Student satisfaction, Education, Cultural adjustment/adaption
Abstract

Research has linked cultural differences between a sojourner’s home and host country with their cultural transformation. Nonetheless, the results of empirical studies are inconclusive due to different operationalizations of cultural differences and testing among different groups of sojourners. We extend previous investigations by examining the effects of cultural novelty (i.e., the subjective perception of cultural differences) on the experience of international students (N = 1114) in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the USA. Drawing on acculturation and social learning theories, we conceptualized a model of students’ adjustment and satisfaction taking into account cultural novelty. We tested the model through multi-group structural equation modeling (SEM) and examined the various relationships across subsamples from all five countries. We determined the significant effects of cultural novelty and a range of factors impacting students’ intercultural experience, such as their cultural intelligence, cultural background, second-language skills, time in the host country, and socialization with domestic students, and how the effects may vary by the host country. We discuss implications for future research and practice.

Published
2022

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