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Australia & New
Zealand
Agenda
• Australia & New Zealand
• Overview of Economic, Social, and Political
variables
• Cultural Dimensions
• Human Resource Challenges
• Cross Cultural Adaptations
Social context
Australia
• Population: 24
million.
• White 92%, Asian
7%, Aboriginal and
other 1%
• Primary language:
English
• Currency:
Australian Dollar
• Capital: Canberra
New Zealand
• Population: 4.6 million
• European 69.8%, Maori
7.9%, Asian 5.7%,
Pacific islander 4.4%,
other 0.5%, mixed
7.8%, unspecified 3.8%
• Primary language:
English and Maori
• Currency: New Zealand
Dollar
• Capital: Wellington
Economic contextAustralia
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Known as a vibrant free-market democracy
GDP of US$1.525 trillion as of 2014
Labour force – 12.15 million
Currently the 12th largest national economy
by nominal GDP and about 1.7% of the world
economy.
• Unemployment Rate – 6.4%
• Main industries – Mining, industrial , food
processing and chemicals.
Economic contextNew Zealand
• GDP of US$ 231 Billion of 2014
• Currently the 53rd largest national economy
by nominal GDP
• Labour force – 2.4 million
• Unemployment Rate – 6.4%
• Main industries – Mining, Industrial, food
processing, and chemicals.
Political Context Australia
• Federal Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
And Constitutional Monarchy
• Bicameral – Two Chambers ( Senate and House of MPS)
• 3 Levels
1. The Governor General – Queen Elizabeth II
2. The Commonwealth
3. State Government
Political Context – New
Zealand
• Federal Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
And Constitutional Monarchy
• Unicameral – One Chamber
• 3 Branches of Government :
1. Parliament
2. The Executive
3. Judiciary
Cultural Dimensions
Cross Cultural
Adaptation
Cross cultural adaptation is establishing
and maintaining a relatively stable and
reciprocal relationship with the host
environment.
Cross-cultural adaptation is conceived as
a process of dynamic unfolding of the
natural human tendency to struggle for
an internal equilibrium in the face of
often adversarial environmental
conditions.
The five components of theory proposed
by Kim are:
• Macro and micro level
• Short and long term adaptation
• New learning and psychological growth
• Cross- cultural adaptation process
• Conditions of cross cultural adaptation
Human Resource
Challenges
Zealand
Agenda
• Australia & New Zealand
• Overview of Economic, Social, and Political
variables
• Cultural Dimensions
• Human Resource Challenges
• Cross Cultural Adaptations
Social context
Australia
• Population: 24
million.
• White 92%, Asian
7%, Aboriginal and
other 1%
• Primary language:
English
• Currency:
Australian Dollar
• Capital: Canberra
New Zealand
• Population: 4.6 million
• European 69.8%, Maori
7.9%, Asian 5.7%,
Pacific islander 4.4%,
other 0.5%, mixed
7.8%, unspecified 3.8%
• Primary language:
English and Maori
• Currency: New Zealand
Dollar
• Capital: Wellington
Economic contextAustralia
•
•
•
•
Known as a vibrant free-market democracy
GDP of US$1.525 trillion as of 2014
Labour force – 12.15 million
Currently the 12th largest national economy
by nominal GDP and about 1.7% of the world
economy.
• Unemployment Rate – 6.4%
• Main industries – Mining, industrial , food
processing and chemicals.
Economic contextNew Zealand
• GDP of US$ 231 Billion of 2014
• Currently the 53rd largest national economy
by nominal GDP
• Labour force – 2.4 million
• Unemployment Rate – 6.4%
• Main industries – Mining, Industrial, food
processing, and chemicals.
Political Context Australia
• Federal Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
And Constitutional Monarchy
• Bicameral – Two Chambers ( Senate and House of MPS)
• 3 Levels
1. The Governor General – Queen Elizabeth II
2. The Commonwealth
3. State Government
Political Context – New
Zealand
• Federal Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
And Constitutional Monarchy
• Unicameral – One Chamber
• 3 Branches of Government :
1. Parliament
2. The Executive
3. Judiciary
Cultural Dimensions
Cross Cultural
Adaptation
Cross cultural adaptation is establishing
and maintaining a relatively stable and
reciprocal relationship with the host
environment.
Cross-cultural adaptation is conceived as
a process of dynamic unfolding of the
natural human tendency to struggle for
an internal equilibrium in the face of
often adversarial environmental
conditions.
The five components of theory proposed
by Kim are:
• Macro and micro level
• Short and long term adaptation
• New learning and psychological growth
• Cross- cultural adaptation process
• Conditions of cross cultural adaptation
Human Resource
Challenges
