EFFECTIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS CULTURES: THE ROLE OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE Dr. Alexi Matveev College of Staten Island New York‚ NY‚ USA Dr. Elena Lvina Concordia University Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada Abstract New theoretical frameworks are needed to better understand effective transformational leadership in different cultural contexts. In this article we illustrate the relationship between transformational leadership and the cross-cultural communication competence
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Intercultural Communication Affecting International Commerce and Foreign Policy: France Opposes Turkey Entering the European Union Communication within one cultural group sharing traditions and national or regional identity is often effortless. The social and cultural meanings between the same cultures in regard to communication are understood the way they are intended. When discourse happens within members of the same social groups; they will communicate‚ talk‚ discuss in similar places that
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INTRODUCTION DEFINATION OF VALUES Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence if personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct and end-state of existence. When we rank an individual’s value in terms their intensity‚ we obtain that person’s value system. This system is identified by the relative importance we assign to values such as freedom‚ pleasure‚ self-respect‚ honesty‚ obedience‚ and equality. IMPORTANCE OF VALUES Values are
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or universal themes? Think about how myths explain the unknown and the tribulations of mankind. * * Myths from dissimilar cultures from around the world deal with the same type of common theme because other cultures are a source of our cultural values and our behavior. We learned from other cultures and developed our intellectual thinking that help us address common questions and develop our own mythological understanding. When we study other cultures and their myths we learn how other
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Is There Inequality in the Workplace Because of a Lack of Understanding About Culture? By Mui Li‚ Muika Leadership June 12 2012 - In my experience‚ there is often a lot of confusion and massive assumptions about what culture means. Some organisations talk about working towards being one culture‚ because they want to achieve consistency in customer care‚ leadership and management styles‚ and ensure all employees demonstrate behaviours‚ which are professional‚ considered‚ and do not wittingly or
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collaboratively and resolve to a common ground where they all agree. Emilio should also discourage communication via emails which increases tension among employees in situations of disagreement. When different cultures are brought to work together‚ leadership plays a critical role to ensure team work. International businesses are facing new challenges to their internal communication structures due to major reforms brought about through internationalization‚ downsizing‚ mergers‚ acquisitions and joint
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groups‚ tribes‚ and organizations. We often refer to them as a subculture. Dealing with a group of people from another culture or ethnicity is what we commonly refer to as cross-culture. Cross-culture binds together fields which are not quite related such as cultural anthropology and communication. The foundation of the concept of cross-culture is to establish and recognize how individuals of various cultures interact and communicate with each other. It also shows how the culture of a community or a society
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globally‚ it becomes important for the personnel within the company to understand the cultural differences between the home office and the overseas operations. Every region of the world has its unique cultural idiosyncrasies. These idiosyncrasies can prove to be challenging if a manager is not prepared to deal with the cultural differences in a respectful‚ appropriate way. Some of the specific ways that cultural differences can affect international business relations are group mechanics‚ employee
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Tutorial 3- Chapter 2: Social Responsibility and Ethics Tutorial Activity 1: Ongoing Semester Case Study- Businessville Hotel The hotel manager should not acquire furniture from the furniture dealer even though he was a friend of his brother. Looking at the economic perspective‚ the manager might want to acquire the furniture from the dealer with the cost saving purpose as he was given a discount for the furniture. However‚ the manager should accomplish his duties legally while complied with his
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THE GLOBE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING CULTURES Begun in 1993‚ the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research program is an ongoing cross-cultural investigation of leadership and national culture. Using the data from 825 organizations in 62 countries‚ the GLOBE team identified nine dimensions on which national cultures differ. ASSERTIVENESS: The extent to which a society encourages people to be tough‚ confrontational‚ assertive‚ and competitive versus modest and
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