Cultural Adaptation Factors and States
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Table 1. Means and standard deviations for communication, expectation, preparation,
time with different culture, anticipation stage, peak stage, smooth stage and valley stage
for Koreans.
Variables
Mean
Std. Deviation
N
Preparation**
3.15
1.04
59
Know about history of Mexico.*
2.80
1.16
59
Learn Spanish.*
3.48
1.61
60
Understand about Mexican culture.*
3.18
1.03
60
Expectation**
4.14
.54
60
Want success at work.*
4.58
.56
60
Want to make friends with Mexicans.*
4.08
.83
60
Want to learn Mexican culture.*
3.77
.93
60
Communication**
3.33
.96
60
Capable in communicating with Mexicans.*
3.20
1.22
60
Easy to approach to Mexicans.*
3.50
1.10
60
Talk about a various topics with Mexicans.*
3.28
1.34
60
Time
***
3.59
4.70
49
Anticipation State**
3.20
.82
60
Fascinated by Mexican culture.*
2.92
1.01
60
Seek information about Mexico.*
3.08
1.17
60
Try new things in Mexican culture.*
3.60
1.03
60
Peak State**
2.92
.72
60
Everything seems great.*
2.85
.86
60
People are wonderful.*
2.63
.86
60
No problem working with Mexicans.*
3.28
1.18
60
Valley State**
2.98
.87
60
Things are not what they seem to be.*
3.25
1.04
60
Frustrated here at Samsung.*
2.72
1.06
60
Feel in a bad situation.*
2.98
1.19
60
Smooth
State**
2.97
.82
59
Feel at ease working here.*
3.61
1.06
60
Have adjusted to Samsung.*
3.58
.89
60
Feel content about job and life.*
4.39
.71
59
* Responses were coded: 5=strongly agree, 4=agree, 3=neutral, 3=disagree, 1=strongly disagree.
** Values were calculated by average of sub-items.
***Number of years, ranging from 0.16 to 27.
Convention