CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA : PROBLEMS‚ OBSTACLES‚ AND AGENDA FOR COMPANIES Nathalie Prime‚ Groupe ESCP-EAP ABSTRACT Within the context of opening of South African economy‚ the purpose of this paper is to explore cross cultural management issues in South African multicultural organisations. Using an emic approach‚ sixteen business cases were studies to explore the following questions : (1) What are the major problems and obstacles to be faced by South African firms
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Cross-cultural Translation Studies as Thick Translation Theo Hermans (University College London) 1 Aristotle Let me begin with two specific examples. Both will have a familiar ring. I do not intend to discuss either example in any detail. They merely serve to illustrate‚ however briefly‚ the kind of problem I am trying to address. My first case concerns Aristotle‚ and more particularly John Jones’ book On Aristotle and Greek Tragedy (1962‚ 1971). In the history of readings‚ of interpretations‚
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Nigeria to see her again… 2. Speculation: The Liquefied Natural Gas industry must undoubtedly be the most significant cross-cultural experience I’ve been faced with… 3. Transition words: Moreover‚ Furthermore‚ In other context‚ Despite‚ Unfortunately‚ Henceforth‚ In retrospect… 4. Adverb clause: As long as‚ by the time… 5. Idioms: Damn | My memorable Cross-Cultural Experiences I have always valued the learning of other languages and peoples’ cultures. As a Communications Executive who
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Culture is an important part of each society and it clearly has an impact on people’s behavior. This impact is a key factor for a science like advertising which targets to influence behaviors. McCarty (1994) as cited in Englis‚ and Dahl (2004) claimed that culture and values have their importance when talking about people’s reaction to advertising. Callow and Shiffman (2002) found a difference between people from high context and low context communication system in the ability to understand implicit
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Cross-Cultural Communication “Communication in health care is a complex issue. Language and cultural barriers complicate the situation. Language is the framework in which the world view of a culture is molded‚ and it describes the boundaries and perspectives of a cultural system. A language barrier disarms a communicant ’s ability to assess meanings‚ intent‚ emotions‚ and reactions and creates a state of dependency on the individual who holds the keys to the entire process” (Putsch‚ 1985‚ para
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In nowadays modern‚ rushed world cultural diversity has grown widely. Globalization seems pervasive. There is a well seen difference between the value systems of rich and poor countries or people even. And so‚ value systems and the culture of a country are tightly connected. In order to be a good manager outside your ‘comfort zone’ - the country you are living in‚ with its culture‚ people‚ and all of it sides (that you are pretty acknowledged of)‚ you should be ready to go deeper in the new place’s
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There are six principles of cross-cultural communication. The first principle states that the less someone understands about a culture and the more differences among one another the more difficulties they will have with communication. The second principle states that breakdowns occur due to cultural differences. The third principle is the belief that communicating across cultures helps people to better understand their own communication actions. They become more aware of the hand gestures and word
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CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT Under these conditions it is obvious that corporations very often operate in different countries and deal with people from other nations. The Company that makes business outside the home country encounters some difficulties. There are significant differences among countries according to their culture and this affects their relationships between trade partners or cooperating companies. This subject very often is described by Lisbeth Clausen. She is a professor that associates
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Cross-Cultural Interview Diana M. Arredondo Dallas Baptist University CROSS-CULTURAL ASSIGNMENT PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE! The cultural heritage is the things‚ places and practices that define who we are as individuals‚ as communities‚ as nations or civilizations and as a species. It is that which we want to keep‚ share and pass on. 1. Interview a person
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"We didn ’t all come over on the same ship‚ but we ’re all in the same boat."- Bernard Baruch Cross-cultural communication is the process of exchanging meaningful and unambiguous information across cultural boundaries‚ in a way that preserves mutual respect and minimizes antagonism‚ that is‚ it looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds endeavour to communicate. The study of cross-cultural communication was originally found within businesses and the government both seeking to expand
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