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Multicultural Workplace Research: Abstract Review The Research Essay

Multicultural Workplace Research: Abstract Review The research study entitled, "The impact on the cultural diversity to employees' job satisfaction between mainland China and Taiwan: a comparison of Taiwanese invested companies" by Chuan-Cheng Wu and Yu-Chen Chiang (2007) looked into the effect of cultural diversity to employees' satisfaction among mainland Chinese and Taiwanese employees. In the abstract of the research article, the authors shared key points about their research, although details provided were incomplete. Among the research details shared in the abstract were the research topic, research question, participant groups in the study and a summary of the key findings. However, among items not specifically included were the following: methodology, analyses used, and a conclusion that ultimately tells the readers the main result of the study.

To develop a complete abstract for the study, these gaps must be addressed and included in the re-developed abstract of the study. For Wu and Chiang's study, the method used is survey, using the instrument adapted from the Chinese Culture Connection study. Participants were Chinese and Taiwanese employees in Taiwanese-owned companies based in mainland China. Total sample size was 451, discounting unreturned questionnaires and invalid respondents. Primary data analysis used were: (i) Mann Whitney U. And T-test to test for the relationship between cultural diversity and employee satisfaction, and (ii) Cronbach alpha, to determine the validity and reliability of the instrument adapted for the study Generally, the results showed that Taiwanese have higher levels of…

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Wu, C. And Y. Chiang. (2007). "The impact on the cultural diversity to employees' job satisfaction between mainland China and Taiwan: a comparison of Taiwanese invested companies." International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 18, No. 4.
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