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Spanning Cultural Boundaries: U.S. Return Migrants in the Indian Technology Sector

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Most studies on cross-national workplace cultures in technology companies focus either on multiple countries or on individuals of different nationalities within a single country. This paper, however, is unique in being both monocultural and cross-cultural. It examines workplace culture in Indian and U.S. technology companies through the perspectives of returning Indian migrants. The paper is based on in-depth interviews with 50 scientists and engineers who returned to India after studying and working in the U.S. It is monocultural because the participants are professionals working in the Indian technology sector, and cross-cultural because they have also experienced working in the U.S. technology sector. The paper shows that these individuals, motivated by personal and professional factors, represent a new demographic that synthesizes differences and similarities between Indian and American workplace cultures into a cohesive interpretation.

Source: World

DOI: 10.3390/world6030126

Authors: Roli Varma, Meghna Sabharwal, Anna Schaeffer, Safiyah Zaidi

Institutions: University of New Mexico, The University of Texas at Dallas, Princeton University, University of Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Global and Cross-Cultural Management

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,207