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Due to globalization and vision to be an industrialized nation, Indian IT professionals are going different countries to meet the demands for skilled and professional manpower. This paper reports on a study conducted among a group of expatriates in India. The objective of the study is to understand how the IT professionals perceive the now growing cross cultural environment. The study focuses on assessing the relationship of cultural response with cultural influence that affects the professionals’ decision whether they are willing to work in such a cross cultural environment. Cultural clashes between foreign and local values are inevitable in which expatriates experience challenges. In-depth interviews were conducted with 120 both male and female software engineering expatriates worked in different countries. The study highlighted the psychological, socio-cultural and work challenges. Adjustments were based on individual initiatives based on the psychological and mental strengths of the expatriates, combined with efforts of peer expatriates, parent firms and host organizations.

Keywords

Cross-Cultural Management, Cultural Identity, Cultural Values, Multicultural, Cultural Influence, Cultural Behavior.
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