In a globalized world it gets increasingly important for multinational companies to understand that cultural diversity can affect the business by building communication barriers. Cultural differences do not just mean that people speak different languages‚ it is also the way they think and feel and what traditions they have. Therefore we have to analyze how this diversity can influence the communication and what the consequences are. The old Japanese parable of the monkey and the fish is a good
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Globalization Enhances Cultural Identity. Intercultural Communication Studies‚ XVI (1): 83-86. 2. Holton‚ R. (2000) Globalization’s Cultural Consequences. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political & Social Science‚ 570: 140-152. 3. Dumitrescu‚ L. & Vinerean‚ S. (n.d) The Glocal Strategy of Global Brands. Studies in Business & Economics‚ 147-155. 4. Ritzer‚ G. (1996) The McDonaldization of Society. USA: Pine Forge Press. 5. Jandt‚ F.E. (2004) Intercultural Communication: A Global Reader
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who are acquired with cultural differences via their knowledge and experiences will be able to foresee what is most important and the best thing to do in foreign countries. Second‚ theoretical studies in national cultures are not sufficient to intercultural business context because international business embraced various cultures across borders. However‚ such scholars as
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Candle’s Tour de France MGB225 Intercultural Communication and Negotiation Skills Assessment 1 Name: Raya Korudova Student ID: 9385584 Tutor’s Name: Ken Huxley Word Count: 1606 1. Executive Summary Possessing cultural awareness is of an extreme importance when it comes to doing business internationally. The European Negotiations Southern Candle’s Tour de France case study illustrates its significance as it points out a lot of intercultural‚ verbal and non-verbal communication
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have its own laws‚ business customs and workforce characteristics”(Ivancevich‚ 2010. P. 95). Some human resource challenges include finding and retaining suitable candidates‚ environmental adjustment and relocation reluctance‚ and understanding intercultural differences. Sourcing of employees on a GHRM scale is typically separated into three categories. Host Country Nationals (HCNs) are employees from within the host country of the organization. Parent Country Nationals (PCNs) are employees
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McGraw-Hill 1998) 4. 7.Paul E. Rohrlich‚ "Why Do We Study Intercultural Communication?‚" in Culture‚ Communication and Conflict: Readings in Intercultural Relations‚ 2d ed.‚ ed. Gary R. Weaver (Needham Heights‚ MA: Simon & Schuster Publishing‚ 1998)‚ 84-87. 8.Ibid.‚ 85. 11. Satish P. Deshpande and Chockalingam Viswesvaran‚ "Is Cross-cultural Training of Expatriate Managers Effective: A Meta Analysis‚" International Journal of Intercultural Relations 16 (1992): 296. 12.Environments‚" in Culture‚ Communication
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INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT & ETHICS ACTIV-1 ACTIVITY 1 – TOPIC 1: CULTURAL DIMENSIONS DIALOGUE 1 1) Which cultural differences cause the misunderstanding or confusion? Which cultural dimensions can help us understand the situation? On my understanding of the situation – bearing in mind that when in a multicultural dialogue‚ many meanings can be found or understood by just context without the use of words – I believe that the confusion has its origin by the cultural difference amongh both
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It’s a great pleasure for me to be here today. My name is Frank Pan and I’m the Nike’s director of sports marketing in China. When I received the invitation to speak at this conference I felt honoured and exited about the opportunity to speak about the possibilities and challenges of the Chinese market. First I’ll account for our goals entering the Chinese market. Second I’ll speak about some of the difficulties and failures we have experienced. Third I’ll tell
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Cultures and Co-Cultures By: Anna Skidmore Delta College A Culture is the language‚ values‚ beliefs‚ traditions‚ and customs people share and learn according to Larry Samovar and his colleagues (2007). Culture includes two different groups called in-groups which are groups that you identify yourself with and out-groups which is a group of people we view as different (Frings & Abram‚ 2010; Quist & Jorgensen‚ 2010). Examples of culture is the foods we eat‚ holidays we celebrate‚ the
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Rebecca December 2‚ 2010 FCS 3150 Thursday 4:00-6:20 pm Interview Paper: Cultural Competency Living in a country that has more than on nationality definitely has both its challenges and rewards. For this assignment I interviewed an employee for a German company‚ in the automobile industry. During this interview I asked many questions about his job and responsibilities and the different types of cultures he works with‚ what are the rewards and challenges working with such a culturally
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