Intercultural Communication Studies XX: 1 (2011) Ko & Yang The Effects of Cross-Cultural Training on Expatriate Assignments Hsiu-Ching Ko & Mu-Li Yang Chang Jung Christian University‚ Taiwan Abstract The demands of market globalization find many business managers operating in countries other than their own. These expatriate managers face many challenges which they can only meet successfully if they are properly prepared through sound cross-cultural training (CCT). The literature dealing with CCT
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Introduction The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the importance of intercultural negotiation‚ and the reasons hereof. Equally so‚ it is to explain the differences between two closely linked concepts‚ namely international negotiations and intercultural negotiations. An account of Bülow and Kumar’s (2011) objections about the relevance of national culture is presented‚ and finally‚ the concepts of conflicting findings‚ imprecision in terminology and essentialism are discussed in further
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Case study Intercultural communication is inevitable in modern business world‚ and a successful merchant should have professional communication skill and knowledge to solve problem in oral communication. This essay will discuss how to exactly confirm communication situation‚ and then utilizing professional skills to deal with the issues of cultural difference and information overload in Fran’s presentation. Cultural difference and information overload can be common problems in the presentation
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Intercultural Conflict and Organizations During our lifetime‚ we are bound to become part of an organization. With America becoming more and more diverse‚ it has led to a rise in intercultural organizations. Anytime you have individuals of different ethnic backgrounds‚ there is a chance for some type of communication conflict. When people from different areas of the world engage in conflict‚ they often have different expectations of how the conflict should be dealt with. Conflict is a clash of
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Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Pam Wetherell SOC/315 May 16‚ 2011 Ashraf Esmail Intercultural Communication in the Workplace The objective of this paper is to explain the importance of the language in the intercultural business communication. In this paper will summarize theories from three different authors about the role of the language in the global market-place. Furthermore‚ it will also include citations from other sources as well as my own opinion on the subject and explanation
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understanding the concept of cultures‚ the significance of cross cultural communication‚ different underlying ethos of national culture‚ barriers to cross cultural communication & measures to overcome these cross cultural barriers by developing intercultural competence in the organizational set up. Keywords: Multinational Company‚ Culture‚ High Context and Low Context Cultures‚ 1. Introduction Globalization has resulted in people living across borders being intermingled in varied ways.
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Intercultural Communication Paper Doris Ingersoll University of Phoenix Comm. /360 Valerie Fuller April 18‚ 2012 Intercultural Communication Paper Demonstrate an example of poor intercultural communication that significantly affected international commerce or foreign policy with United States and Mexico. Mexico is a country of intercultural relevance neighboring among the American continent. The United States of America is the traditional believe in a different in tradition. The norms
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References: Gannon 2008‚ ‘Developing intercultural skills for international industries: The role of industry and educators’‚ Hospitality‚ Leisure‚ Sport and Tourism Network‚ Oxford. Kwintessential‚ The stages of culture shock‚ viewed 9 September 2011‚ <http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/cultural-services/articles/cultureshock-stages
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Intercultural Communication in the Workforce Today’s organizations are doing business more and more in a global context. The people that count in any business from the suppliers to clients to employees are increasingly based in remote locations in foreign countries. The need for effective and clear intercultural communication is becoming vital in securing success in today’s global workplace. Managers of global corporations need to understand the role of intercultural communication competence in
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Identity and Intercultural Communication To begin the concept of identity and intercultural communication‚ one should first understand the concept of identity. In this chapter‚ Identity is developed or created by the development of “self” In other words‚ our self-concept‚ in spurts‚ through communication over a long period of time. Also‚ there are six aspects of identities listed‚ aspect one stated that identities are created through communication. This occurs when messages are exchanged between
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