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 Perspectives Debra Blackwelder ETH-316 MAy 12‚ 2014 Chuck Thompson Cross-Cultural Perspectives When an organization goes global‚ there are new social and ethical issues that arise. A company like Wal-Mart is no different. Wal-Mart is considered a retail giant and one of the largest companies in the world. It has grown as a staple in America as well as on an international platform‚ touching base in countries such as Japan and China. Wal-Mart is the largest retailer and the largest
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Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology What is culture? Culture is a particular society at a particular time and the knowledge and values shared by that society and psychology is the science of mental life. Therefore‚ it goes without saying that cultural psychology is the science of mental life in a particular society at a particular time. According to the text “cross-cultural psychology is the critical and comparative study of cultural effects on human psychology and cultural psychology seeks
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Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology Zenna Beasley PSY/450 Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology September 15‚ 2014 Robert Keele Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology Culture is the structure of one’s way of life and behavior‚ meaning one’s beliefs‚ values‚ traditions‚ and behaviors (Matsumoto & Juang‚ 2013). As there are many cultures throughout the world and each one is unique in their ways of living and understanding‚ it is important to conduct research to learn and understand
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Effective cross-cultural communication is one of the most important issues dealt with in business‚ particularly when a firm operates at an international level. Communication is a process with three key elements‚ which includes a source‚ an audience‚ and a channel. Communication derived from businesses will have listeners that include‚ but are not limited to customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ and the community (Caddy et al.). These listeners contribute to the success of a firm‚ which is why there is
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Theory of Cross-Cultural Communication © Anthony Pym 2003 Intercultural Studies Group Universitat Rovira i Virgili Tarragona‚ Spain* Pre-print version 3.3 The following is a series of propositions designed to connect a few ideas about translation as a mode of cross-cultural communication. The ideas are drawn from a multiplicity of existing theories; the aim is not particularly to be original. The propositions are instead intended to link up three endeavors: an abstract conception of cross-cultural communication
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Barriers to cross-cultural communication Introduction If you are to work effectively with people who are culturally different‚ you need to become aware of your own culture and how that impacts on others. As one textbook on professional communication puts it: ‘... we need to become more aware of the cultural basis of our own behaviours‚ perceptions‚ beliefs‚ and values. This enables us to see an interaction from a cultural perspective. It is not just the other person who is displaying culture-specific
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what the size‚ not to become cross-cultural or global. Going cross-cultural for Superior Widget Corporation is the only next step to take since they are a young company growing vigorously. The growth of the company is the reason why it is necessary to become a cross-cultural company. This is why the training is necessary. This training will be different than any other training that has been given. This is going to be different because becoming a cross cultural business is something different
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Cultural dimensions in Media PEPSI COLA 1. Introduction to cross-cultural advertising Cross cultural advertising means more than translation. The language‚ style‚ colors‚ numbers and symbols of advertising are all important factors to be considered. To outsource cross cultural marketing to a professional located in the intended target market
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the cross-cultural similarities and differences of child-rearing practices to be an extremely interesting area of study. Comparatively the families of the American and Spanish societies have quite different methods of raising a child and introducing him or her to this world. What is and what is not socially acceptable is the only differing area when looking at any two cultures side-by-side. Certain things that are considered normal for the Spanish culture are looked at as odd from an American perspective;
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