What is Cross-Cultural Communication? The phrase cross-cultural communication describes the ability to successfully form‚ foster‚ and improve relationships with members of a culture different from one’s own. It is based on knowledge of many factors‚ such as the other culture’s values‚ perceptions‚ manners‚ social structure‚ and decision-making practices‚ and an understanding of how members of the group communicate--verbally‚ non-verbally‚ in person‚ in writing‚ and in various business and social
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McDonald’s is a global fast food restaurant chain which can trace it’s roots back to humble origins. Originally started in 1940 as McDonald’s Bar-B-Q by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald‚ the restaurant was eventually bought out by Ray Kroc‚ the founder of the modern McDonald’s Corporation. Kroc was originally a franchisee who became a pioneer of the fast food industry by aggressively expanding the business into all parts of the country and the globe until his death in 1984. Today there are over 34
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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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Culture is a "learned system of knowledge‚ behaviors‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and norms that is shared by a group of people (Smith‚ 1966 as cited in Building our understanding‚ n. d.). Cultural diversity comprises the uniqueness of each group. Hispanics in the United States consists of groups with nationalities that include (a) Cuban‚ (b) Mexican‚ (c) Puerto Rican‚ (d) South or Central American‚ or other Spanish culture or origin‚ regardless of race.. People who identify their origin as Spanish
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Sino-American Business Negotiations: A Cross-cultural Perspective Contents Abstract 3 内容摘要 5 Acknowledgements 6 Chapter I How Negotiations Work: An Overview 7 1.1 Concept of Negotiation 7 1.2 Major Elements of Negotiation 8 1.2.1 Interests 9 1.2.2 Power (Bargaining Strength) 10 1.2.3 Strategy 11 1.3 The Cross-cultural Negotiation Process 12 Chapter II Culture and its Impacts on Negotiations 15 2.1 Understanding Culture 15 2.1.1 Definition of Culture 15 2.1.2 Characteristics
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(Singapore) MANAGING CHANGE (BMGT2001S) STUDY GUIDE BSc21 FT / Singapore Copyright July 2014 Author: John Hulpke‚ Mogan Swamy (2014) This manual was prepared for University College Dublin as a comprehensive support for students completing the above mentioned Degree programme. © This publication may not be reproduced‚ in whole or in part without permission in from University College Dublin. Module Co-ordinator: John Hulpke & Mogan Swamy
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Compared Study‚ of the cultural organization‚ of Toyota and Ford. Advantages and Disadvantages. Executive Summary We can see two different corporations in the automobile industries with different culture and different results. In these pages we can see five points 1.Guidance Management‚ 2.Alignment Leadership‚ 3. Decision Making‚ 4. Responsibility for the Problems and 5. Entrepreneurship‚ in each corporation
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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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FACT SHEET Cross-cultural communication Working for our future – today Cross-cultural communication Everybody has the right to express his or her culture and beliefs. This fact sheet is a simple guide to help you in communicating with people from other cultures. Multiculturalism on the Gold Coast One in four Gold Coast residents was born overseas (2006 Census) and 8.7 % of our community speaks a language other than English. After English‚ the most frequently spoken language at home is
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