Volume 9, Issue 2, November 2014, Pages 499–510
Adilu Mussa Salim1 and SooBong Uh2
1 Ph.D. Candidate, School of Industrial Management, Department of Human Resource Development, Korea University of Technology and Education, Republic of Korea
2 Professor, Korea University of Technology and Education, Republic of Korea
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study attempts to explore the aspect of International Human Resource Development with reference to foreign students currently enrolled in Universities in South Korea in terms of the role human resource development helps the country of origin of the international students and how international students can link the International Human Resource Development goals to their home country's strategic needs. The study, studied the responses of 46 international students randomly selected from 76 responses among the 83 returned survey questionnaires. The surveys contained information about the foreign scholars' attitudes, perceptions and motivations with respect to the training received or receiving in foreign countries and the connection to the strategic goals from their home country. The results of the study offer meaningful assistance to the suggested assumptions showing that attitudes, perceptions and motivations have significant influence not only in the choices individuals made with regard to studying in a foreign country but also in the accuracy of familiarity and understanding of the strategic needs of the country of origin. Greater part of the participants has seen their training as important to their countries to facilitate economic development. The findings may have remarkable contribution to HRD professionals, funding agencies and training facilitators.
Author Keywords: Attitudes, International Students, Perception, South Korea, IHRD, Effectiveness.
Adilu Mussa Salim1 and SooBong Uh2
1 Ph.D. Candidate, School of Industrial Management, Department of Human Resource Development, Korea University of Technology and Education, Republic of Korea
2 Professor, Korea University of Technology and Education, Republic of Korea
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study attempts to explore the aspect of International Human Resource Development with reference to foreign students currently enrolled in Universities in South Korea in terms of the role human resource development helps the country of origin of the international students and how international students can link the International Human Resource Development goals to their home country's strategic needs. The study, studied the responses of 46 international students randomly selected from 76 responses among the 83 returned survey questionnaires. The surveys contained information about the foreign scholars' attitudes, perceptions and motivations with respect to the training received or receiving in foreign countries and the connection to the strategic goals from their home country. The results of the study offer meaningful assistance to the suggested assumptions showing that attitudes, perceptions and motivations have significant influence not only in the choices individuals made with regard to studying in a foreign country but also in the accuracy of familiarity and understanding of the strategic needs of the country of origin. Greater part of the participants has seen their training as important to their countries to facilitate economic development. The findings may have remarkable contribution to HRD professionals, funding agencies and training facilitators.
Author Keywords: Attitudes, International Students, Perception, South Korea, IHRD, Effectiveness.
How to Cite this Article
Adilu Mussa Salim and SooBong Uh, “Implications on Linking Overseas Trainings with Strategic Needs of the 21st Century: A Case Observation of Foreign Students in South Korea,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 499–510, November 2014.
