Paper Creating synergy for cross-cultural teams in international R&D projects S. X. Zeng1*‚ C. M. Tam2‚ Thomas K. L. Tong2 and P. M. Sun1 2 Antai School of Management‚ Shanghai Jiaotong University‚ Shanghai 200052‚ China. College of Science and Engineering‚ City University of Hong Kong‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong. Accepted 3 February‚ 2010 1 Cross-cultural management is often regarded as one of the disciplines in international management focusing on cultural encounters between what are perceived
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15 years of a successful joint venture‚ Costas was shocked to find out that new owner‚ Delta‚ wanted to end the partnership despite of the joint venture’s profitability. Issues and Analysis Cultural Issues Cultural differences‚ as related to doing business‚ come into play here. Significant cross cultural conflicts between parents of different nationalities paved the way for the dissolution of the joint venture between Delta and Terralumen. In a Board of Director’s meeting‚ the American-Spanish
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of standardization of HR‚ foreign industrial relations‚ time zones‚ cross cultural differences and communication‚ expatriatesÕ adjustments‚ inflexibility‚ and work family balance. To deal with those challenges‚ the executives encourage stronger partnerships with the subsidiaries‚ diversity in recruitment‚ paying closer attention to changes in labor laws‚ cross cultural training and development‚ leadership development‚ and cultural sensitivity. ª 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Introduction
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intercultural communication between these two countries and companies. As the Case Study was identified as subpar negotiation‚ all issues from the Case Study were allocated into Intercultural‚ Verbal and Nonverbal. Following this‚ Hofstede’s Cultural Model was introduced in the literature review and critically analysed. This model included five dimensions: 1. Uncertainty Avoidance 2. Power Distance 3. Masculinity vs. Femininity 4. Individualism vs. Collectivism 5. Short Term vs. Long Term
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impairment can affect the mental health of children and adolescents. The aim of this study is to investigate the depression and anxiety levels and the self-concept characteristics of adolescents with congenital complete visual impairment. Method: This is a cross-sectional study. 40 adolescents with congenital complete visual impairment studying in a specialized primary school for visual impairment‚ and 40 sighted adolescents were included in the study. Both groups were matched in terms of age‚ gender and socio-economic
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world is not as easy as it sounds. It’s not only about money or economic Aspects‚ but also cultural and social factors; and as the corporate world is becoming more and more interrelated and international‚ the importance of learning and understanding about different cultures and behaviors around the world is greater than ever. The aim of the present essay is to examine and understand the different cultural aspects from Germany‚ from a general to a specific perception‚ so that it could be use as
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Shahzad 000527971 Executive Summary This paper examines a case study sprouting mergers of two firms Alcatel and Lucent technologies. This paper provides an insight into the French and American cultures taking into consideration the parent company cultural imbroglio. Alcatel‚ an American company‚ was previously owned by the technological giant‚ the AT&T group. However in the year 1996‚ the company parted ways from the group of AT &T and merged with the French company‚ Alcatel. Alcatel‚ headquartered
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References: [1] Amoja T.R‚ Cultural etiquette: A guide for the well-intentioned. Romania: Market Wimmin‚ 1991. [2] Blum-Kulka‚ S. Learning to say what you mean in a second language: A study of the speech act performance of learners of Hebrew as a second language. Applied Linguistics
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Principles of effective cross cultural communication‚ Developing Communication Competence Module II: Barriers to effective communication Sender‚ Receiver and Situation related barriers‚ Measures to overcome the barriers‚ Listening skills Module III: Cross cultural communication Characteristics of culture‚ Social differences‚ Contextual differences‚ Nonverbal differences‚ Ethnocentrism Module I: Importance of Culture in Communication Principles of effective cross cultural communication‚ Developing
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Whose values count? Culture: any group sharing values‚ beliefs‚ customs “…isms” ethnicism/racism sexism heterosexism (homophobia) classism ageism prejudice against disabled religious bigotry Cultural Competence Familiarity with other groups culture Know thyself People including students‚ therapist‚ profs‚ are humans first and Three challenges to know about yourself Humans rarely contemplate the origin‚ validity or meaning of their value Humans underestimate the arbitrariness
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