BA361: Cross-Cultural Business Communication Fall 2012; CRN 11688 Lillis 255 Instructor: Kay Westerfield Office: 194 Esslinger Wing A (entrance next to MacCourt) Office hours: TUES 3:00-4:30‚ WED 12:00-1:30‚ and by appointment Email: kwesterf@uoregon.edu Office phone: 541-346-1094 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Course Materials (Note the 5th edition of textbook.) Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace. 2010. 5th edition
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"Compare the ways in which cross-cultural identity is explored in Alice Pung’s Unpolished Gem and Mira Nair’s The Namesake" The struggle to find self identity within the upbringing of two different and contradictory cultural groups is the main theme for Alice Pung’s memoir Unpolished Gem and Mira Nair’s film The Namesake. The main characters for each‚ Alice Pung and Gogol Ganguli respectively grow up the children of immigrants from developing to western countries who are torn between respecting‚ participating
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Dealing With Cross-Cultural Differences at Workplace in the UAE OR Impact of Cross-Cultural Differences On Adjustment of Expatriate Employees in the Work Environment of the UAE INTRODUCTION / LITERATURE REVIEW The working environment in the UAE has seen huge changes in the last 25 years or so. The change has been introduced primarily by the opening up of multinational firms in the UAE. This has created job opportunities for expatriates‚ therefore bringing about a large diversity in the
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Factors influencing cross-cultural negotiations Many factors influence cross-cultural negations and should be considered before entering into negotiations with another culture. Negotiators who understand certain aspects of cross-culture negotiations have the advantage over the negotiator who is not well prepared to negotiate with their foreign counterpart. According to Salacuse‚ 1991‚ negotiators should consider the following seven factors when conducting business internationally: the negotiating
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Cross Cultural Management in Russia February 24‚ 2008 Business Management in Russia The purpose of this paper is to educate me as I prepare to embark on a journey of management of a bunch of Russians as well as having to report to a Russian boss. There are many areas I will need to have an operational understanding of to successfully supervise the native people of Russia. These areas of the Russian culture I will need to have a functional knowledge of include‚ but won’t be limited to‚ attitudes
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becomes extremely intricate when cultural aspects are involved. However‚ cross cultural business negotiation is an unavoidable part of international business today‚ so learning more about the process is an important undertalking. When two negotiating parties from different cultural backgrounds attempt to communicate‚ the potential forr disagreement and misunderstanding is great. The Chinese are generally recognised to have a tough negotiating style. People from other cultural backgrounds‚ especially from
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Introduction Cross cultural communication becomes an essential element in the organization because of the increase and interest in globalization and the diversity in the work environments. The employees in the company will be separated into diverse groups and sub-groups‚ those groups will have their own verbal and non-verbal communication styles which may create disagreement or conflict within the organization‚ especially in the multinational company. Objectives of the game The major goals of
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DOING BUSINESS INTERNATIONALLY DOING BUSINESS INTERNATIONALLY The Guide to Cross-Cultural Success Second Edition Danielle Medina Walker Thomas Walker Joerg Schmitz McGraw-Hill New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delbi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright 02003 by McGraw-Hill. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976‚ no part of this publication
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Discuss cross cultural studies in gender roles Most research into gender roles has occurred in Western societies‚ and generally shows a clear divide in gender roles‚ most encouraging masculine behaviour in boys‚ and feminine behaviour in girls. However‚ in order to further explore the idea of nature vs. nurture (biological vs. social approach); it is important to research gender roles in a variety of countries. If clear themes‚ it may indicate that gender role development is nature‚ as would
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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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