Cross-Cultural Communication Vol. 8‚ No. 6‚ 2012‚ pp. 66-70 DOI:10.3968/j.ccc.1923670020120806.1356 ISSN 1712-8358[Print] ISSN 1923-6700[Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org Cross-Cultural Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Euphemisms WANG Xiaoling[a]; ZHANG Meng[a]‚*; DONG Hailin[a] [a] College of Foreign Languages‚ Hebei United University‚ West Xinhua Road‚ Tangshan‚ China. * Corresponding author. Supported by Study on Application of Cross-Cultural Teaching Concept in
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Cross-Cultural Interactions with Others Gina McDillon – Kitakis PSYC 870 Professor Jean Johnson December 1‚ 2010 Social workers‚ psychologists and educators alike‚ have a responsibility to develop cultural competencies. This implies a commitment to creating an environment of mutual understanding. “Cultural competence refers to the process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures‚ languages‚ classes‚ races‚ ethnic backgrounds
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Identifying a Cross-Cultural Dilemma- China’s Google dilemma Description Cultural issue at hand: Google had to decide between strict restrictions or losing all current or potential business opportunities in the world most populated country. The population of China has reached over 1.3 billion‚ representing the 20% of world population. The closing of Google in China has led to the boost of its domestic competitors Baidu and Sina. Besides‚ China’s enormous growth of internet users and
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Executive Summary The purpose of this presentation is to identify the problems faced by Western managers telling eastern managers that improvement in their business is needed. The case which the presentation is based on is about cross-cultural management and organisational strategy and improvement. A delegate of an Australian consulting firm is given the task of heading up a pilot study in the organisations Taiwanese and Indian offices with the aim of identifying the reasons for their slow
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multinational corporations such as Exxon‚ Wells Fargo‚ Citi‚ Bank of America and Hewlett Packard and how they have created strong international management plans to overcome the numerous hurdles involved in cross cultural management to become successful corporations across the globe. Key Team Findings Cultural and language barriers differ from physical barriers because the aforementioned barriers can be eliminated. Additionally when employers place an emphasis on learning a language the organization can
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This week‚ I studied 3 leadership principles. The most important concepts within these principles to me were: Socio-behavioral tendencies (SBTs) and the Cross Cultural Competence (3C) model. Understanding these concepts and applying them appropriately will make me a better leader for my subordinates‚ and develop them into better leaders as well. In my opinion‚ the Socio-behavioral tendencies concept should be a prime focal point for everyone. This concept is so important to focus on because diversity
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IBUS2001 notes Globalisation and cross cultural management Case: globalisation of health care- shortage of radiologists in the US and demand is twice as large as the rate of graduation. Solution is to send images over the internet to be interpreted by radiologists in India? In 2004 170‚000 foreigners visited India for medical treatments and is expected to grow at 15% for the next several years. Globalisation: The shift toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy. Globalisation
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Content analysis is sub-divided into 3 different realms‚ in which the first covers the theories and rationales under the regions governed by cross cultural communication competencies in regard to the encounter Dr Susan whilst the second and third entail the significance cross cultural gift giving etiquette in business context in addition with the cultural perspectives of both Bolivia and Atlanta. Delving into findings and recommendations‚ it laconically examines 2 issues as per determined from
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then knowing better some aspects of different cultures. That is why cross-cultural communication is an essential exercise to do; a person who come from a certain country does not necessarily get the same ideas about time‚ death‚ identity‚ as another one from a different country because each person has its own identity. The study of cross-cultural communication is central to both theoretical and applied linguistics. Cross Cultural communication holds various differences which can be categories in visible
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the countries that has the highest immigrants’ population in the world. Because of the huge number of immigrants there is a lot of cultural diversity. This paper will attempt to study and research the process by which most foreigners in countries like the U.S.A and others adapt to culture in a different cultural setting while also analyzing some authored books on cultural adaptation. CULTURE ADAPTATION Culture adaptation is the evolutionary
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