Abstract Economic changes and a booming tourism industry in Iceland have triggered a rise in temporary workforce, where employees are brought to Iceland from Eastern Europe and other less economically developed countries. Major societal and economic shifts are evidenced by a doubled number of temporary staffing agencies and a ten-fold increase in foreign temporary agency workers. However, limited research exists regarding the phenomenon. Furthermore, the expectations of temporary work force in Iceland have not been researched. The study employed field survey methods to investigate pre-arrival expectations and post-arrival experiences of temporary agency workers regarding temporary agencies and Icelandic society. The findings indicate that the employees had relatively high expectations towards the temporary staffing agency and Icelandic society before arriving in Iceland. However, the findings also indicated unmet expectations in these respects. The study provides empirical data that serves as catalyst for both expectation management and better integration of foreign temporary workforce.

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另一个经济繁荣时期的冰岛立陶宛临时工人：期望和经验

摘要冰岛的经济变化和蓬勃发展的旅游业引发了临时劳动力的增长，该地区的员工从东欧和其他经济欠发达国家被带到冰岛。临时人员配备机构数量增加了一倍，外国临时代理人员数量增加了十倍，证明了社会和经济发生了重大变化。但是，关于这种现象的研究有限。此外，还没有研究对冰岛临时工的期望。该研究采用现场调查方法来调查临时机构工作人员对临时机构和冰岛社会的抵达前期望和抵达后的经历。调查结果表明，员工在抵达冰岛之前对临时人员编制机构和冰岛社会有较高的期望。但是，调查结果也表明在这些方面未达到期望。该研究提供了经验数据，可作为期望管理和更好地整合外国临时劳动力的催化剂。