Topic: Foreign employee learning in organizations to boost innovation and problem-solving.

Case
of South Korean organizations.

Substantial evidence shows that organizational performance is related to the effectiveness of

organizational members in acquiring new skills and knowledge. As Korean society enters the
multicultural era, interest in foreigners' settlement in Korea is increasing. However, just because
foreign employees know the Korean language and culture well does not mean that they can achieve
good results in the company. Across the culture of the organization, knowledge, and awareness of
how management systems work can influence their performance. In other words, it is assumed that
when overall knowledge about information exchange between departments, hierarchical
relationships, and relationships with Korean employees is secured, it can have a positive effect on
the job performance, decision-making participation, and organizational citizenship behaviour of
foreign employees.

Objectives:

 Provide a unified, collective overview of the current state of knowledge on employee learning
and provide an inclusive foundation on a research theme.
 Discuss research gaps and future perspectives.

Research Hypothesises:

1. Foreign employee knowledge about their organization is comparatively lower than their
native counterparts.
2. Cross-learning and knowledge sharing improve foreign employee performance
3. Cross-learning and knowledge-sharing motivate foreign employees to be active in problem-
solving and knowledge-sharing on their side.

Research design

 Reinforcement theory, adult learning theory, and needs theory and their possible effect on
the foreign employee in South Korean organizations. Further add-ons will be joined after the
literature review.

Data collection

Google Scholar search

Data analysis

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