Mod adaptasi pengurus Malaysia dalam syarikat multinasional asing dan impak ke atas strategi pembangunan sumber manusia

Abstract

This paper will focused on locals (Malaysian) managers’ adaptation to organizational culture in foreign multinational corporation (MNC) operated in Malaysia. Theory about adaptation suggested that the successful in adaptation or acculturation are assimilation or integration. Many research indicated foreign workers especially expatriates managers’ working abroad tend to chose integration mode rather then assimilation when they adapted to the culture. This research showed the same pattern of adaptation mode when majority or 88 percent of Malaysian managers’ chose integration mode when they adapted to foreign MNC organizational culture compare to only 7% assimilation, 2% separation and 2% marginalization. This research also showed that local managers have an ability in adaptation to MNC organizational culture from any country. Their ability of adaptation should be concern by foreign company operated in Malaysia to plan their HRD strategy.