Cross-cultural training material for a new employee at Kumbaka Productions
Karvinen, Anniina (2014)
Karvinen, Anniina
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014100914610
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014100914610
Tiivistelmä
Can you imagine how would you feel if suddenly on your way to work a crowd of cows would block the road? Or when you reach the office, the whole staff is covered in colourful powders waiting to throw some at you too?
The objective of this product oriented thesis was to define the elements that might cause a culture shock for a Finnish employee when moving to South India. The goal was to produce a pre-departure booklet as a part of the cross-cultural training for the new employee.
The idea for the booklet came already back in 2012 in South India. Background research, writing and process of producing the final product continued during the summer and fall of 2014 commissioned by Kumbaka Productions.
The theoretical background for the thesis indicates the importance of cultural training and defines the objectives for the final product. The theoretical part also defines the approach for the complex phenomenon of culture which was the main frame for the research and production.
This pre-departure booklet is in digital form to be visually attractive, to have a more diverse content and to be easily kept up to date. It it informative but light at the same time consisting of region specific knowledge and tips from the Finnish and Scandinavian point of view.
The objective of this product oriented thesis was to define the elements that might cause a culture shock for a Finnish employee when moving to South India. The goal was to produce a pre-departure booklet as a part of the cross-cultural training for the new employee.
The idea for the booklet came already back in 2012 in South India. Background research, writing and process of producing the final product continued during the summer and fall of 2014 commissioned by Kumbaka Productions.
The theoretical background for the thesis indicates the importance of cultural training and defines the objectives for the final product. The theoretical part also defines the approach for the complex phenomenon of culture which was the main frame for the research and production.
This pre-departure booklet is in digital form to be visually attractive, to have a more diverse content and to be easily kept up to date. It it informative but light at the same time consisting of region specific knowledge and tips from the Finnish and Scandinavian point of view.