C427 Study Guide Appadurai’s model: Five dimensions of global cultural flows Scapes help us to define our imagined worlds 1. Ethnoscapes- produced by flows of people: tourists‚ immigrants‚ refugees‚ exiles‚ and guest workers 2. Technoscapes- the machinery and plant flows produces by multinational and national corporations and government agencies ex. cars‚ food 3. Finanscapes- produced by the rapid flows of money in the currency markets and stock exchanges 4. Mediascapes- the repertoires
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Smith-Ch-13.qxd 2/22/2008 9:16 PM CHAPTER Page 219 13 Cross-Cultural Approaches to Leadership Zeynep Aycan Arabs worship their leaders—as long as they are in power! —House‚ Wright‚ and Aditya (1997‚ p. 535) The Dutch place emphasis on egalitarianism and are skeptical about the value of leadership. Terms like leader and manager carry a stigma. If a father is employed as a manager‚ Dutch children will not admit it to their schoolmates. —House et al. (1997‚ p. 535) The Malaysian leader is expected
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CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BARRIERS AND CULTURAL FRAMEWORKS 1. Entrance This study’s purpose is define‚ discuss and evaluate cross cultural communication’s beginning‚ development and class the approach’s and description’s. Cross cultural communication’s main research is peoples culture which are having very different daily and community life. If this culture begins to interact the other culture it will be subject of cross cultural communication. Cross cultural communication is a very new area
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International Marketing Review 15‚1 10 Received April 1996 Revised May 1997 Accepted September 1997 Cross-cultural sales negotiations A literature review and research propositions Antonis C. Simintiras The Open University Business School‚ Milton Keynes‚ UK‚ and Andrew H. Thomas European Business Management School‚ University of Wales‚ Swansea‚ UK Introduction International business comprises a large and increasing portion of the world’s total trade (Johnson et al.‚ 1994; Czinkota et al
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3. Cross-national Cultural Differences A cultural orientation describes the attitudes of most people most of the time‚ never of all the people all of the time (Adler 2002: 22) 3.1 Introduction This chapter covers the studies that define cross-national cultural differences and shows how these cross-national cultural differences affect professional behavior in general. In § 3.2‚ a short exposition on the definition of national culture is provided‚ including the general understanding of what
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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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Problem Statement: Infinite is so far serving the requirements across the cross cultural environments and has the need to manage this rapid globalization and Cross-Cultural Issues within the company for International Projects in order to minimize its adverse effect on the organization. In the company the Software development efforts are being led by the Project Managers and Program Managers who are responsible for all the dealings with the clients and Team Management where the Team is geographically
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head: CROSS-CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF TERRORISM Cross-Cultural Determinants of Terrorism Mick C. Malkemus Walden University International/Cross-Cultural Issues in Organizations PSYC-6756-001 Catherine Kwantes Abstract While the Psychology of Terrorism became an academic study in 1982‚ cultural influences on terrorism have yet to be widely studied (Brannan‚ Esler‚ & Strindberg‚ 2001). This paper attempts to understand why terrorism exists within cultural context;
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two Personal reflection about Cross-cultural Communication and interaction Executive summary The report is aimed to reflect on the researcher’s personal experience during the module by combining relevant academic theories and concepts. It first explores the application of Cross-Cultural Theory and Concepts to the PALS groups. Second‚ it focuses on the reflection from perspective of self and other individuals. Third‚ it focuses on reflecting on the cross-cultural interaction. Fourth‚ it mainly
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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 the case of Dr Susan‚ in which the Bolivians were startled and daunted upon
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