Cross Cultural Leadership – 15.996 Lecture Notes Class Two – Cultural Styles • • • • • Universalism vs. Particularism Individualism vs. Collectivism Neutral vs. Emotional Achievement vs. Ascription Dialogue: making a joint hiring decision including compensation Read: • Trompenaars‚ Fons and Hampden-Turner‚ Charles. Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business (2nd edition). New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 1998‚ pages: 1-10‚ 29-36‚ 49-53‚ 68-75‚ 80-81‚ 105-111
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The Ruthwell cross is a stone Anglo-Saxon monument created sometime in the early to mid 700’s. Although the exact original location in unknown‚ it is thought to be from the area of Northumbria and was later moved inside of the Ruthwell Parish church. The large stone cross stands at approximately 17 feet tall and is covered in ornate biblical carvings as well as an early Christian poem in Latin. The cross both exists in the world and has the world existing inside of it. Its location in its environment
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Bibliography: 1. Browaeys‚ M.-J.‚ & Price‚ R. (2008)‚ Understanding Cross-Cultural Management‚ 1st Ed‚ Prentice Hall‚ 20-46 2 3. Inglehart‚ R. (2005)‚ Chairman of the World Values Survey (Inglehart‚ 2005) 4 5. Minkov‚ M. (2011). Cultural Differences in a Globalizing World (1st Ed‚ xviii intro)‚ Emerald 6 7. Minkov‚ M.‚ & Hofstede‚ G. (2012a). Hofstede’s fifth dimensions: New evidence from the World Values Survey‚ Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology‚ 43(1)‚ 3-14 8 9. Smith‚ P.B.‚ Trompenaars
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Cross-sectional research is an observation of all population or a representative and it is at a certain time.when someone is using cross-sectional study they tend to have data on a whole population instead of one specific topic. a longitudal study is when it is repeated observation of the same items over a long period of time. longitudal studies mesure things around life span events and important things that have happened. when you do longitudal studies it makes things are more accurate because you
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Cross-Cultrual Communication Andrew Harris XCOM 285 December 8‚ 2013 Denise Bailey Cross-Cultrual Communication Based on the research of the three countries‚ South Africa‚ Brazil‚ and China‚ all three can utilize modern technology to increase any business venture they so choose. With the language barrier‚ the internet has allowed many people to view different language translators to help with basic communications to these countries. The ultimate thing to do is to learn the language and culture
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Chapter 13 The Impact of Globalization on Cross-Cultural Communication Lowell C. Matthews and Bharat Thakkar Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/45816 1. Introduction In a global environment the ability to communicate effectively can be a challenge. Even when both parties speak the same language there can still be misunderstandings due to ethic and cultural differences. Over the last decade‚ there have been countless examples from
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cross cultural marketing blunders will only cause great hilarity. When we’re not‚ they can cause offence and cost us money In the business world‚ communication is imperative for the successful execution of daily operations. Understanding cultural differences and overcoming language barriers are some of the considerations people should have when dealing with business with people of various cultures. Often business deals are lost because the parties involved did not take the time to learn about their
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1. Introduction As new international businesses have developed rapidly over the world‚ international trading has occurred frequently. Moreover‚ the importance of cross-cultural leadership has been come out an enormous issue in most countries as well. However‚ because difficulty of language and cultural differences‚ senior managers who are overseas for work have some problems with adopting new culture and working with other managers. Therefore‚ international businesses need a program which could
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Cross Cultural Communication Mohamed Elamin Date: 02/23/2011 City University of Seattle Abstract This paper is about comparing and contrasting the American style of communication and that of Bahrain. Different countries have their own interpretation for every single issue based on their culture background and their way of thinking. The most significant characteristics of American culture are: individualism‚ equality‚ competition‚ freedom and privacy‚ action orientation‚ directness‚ particularity
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Cross-Cultural Understanding There are many various culture in the world‚ each country has different culture. It can be different in‚ communication‚ behaviour‚ habits‚ etc. actually‚ the differences of culture not only happen in a different country‚ in a country it can be. The differences of cultures happens when people come to new place‚ to communicate‚ to visit‚ or to live overseas. With the various purpose‚ such as‚ vacation or holiday‚ study‚ business‚ or work. This differences of culture will
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