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

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