communication skills and relationships within a single culture is often challenging. Bridging the gap between different cultures makes building communication skills and relationships even more difficult. I will discuss some of the challenges of cross-cultural communication and the pieces necessary to build effective working relationships. Typically‚ some of the basic assumptions we make when communicating with people from our own culture must be questioned and modified when communicating with people
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COMMUNICATION AS A CROSS-‐CULTURAL CHALLENGE FOR INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT A CASE STUDY OF GINA TRICOT Paper within: Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration Authors: Tutor: Frida Mordenfeld Sandra Johansson Pamela Hinojosa Giron Zehra Sayed 881201-‐5520
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Successful Strategies for Global Projects By Alicia Trelles-Duckett on August 23‚ 2012 7 2 0 No doubt installations in other geographies come with their own inherent set of challenges. Currency fluctuations; centralized versus local procurement; languages; time zones. And those are even before considering difficulties due to the particular technology being deployed‚ or the source of spare parts‚ or infrastructure in the country. This discussion aims to introduce a technique which can help
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effectiveness of social life and interaction within the context of both inter-cultural and cross-cultural communication. Within different cultures the definition of politeness may vary substantially and as a result may be appropriated in ways that are largely misunderstood within the context of other cultures. It is for this reason that scholars such as Brown and Levinson have derived theories on politeness and its use within global society‚ however the seemingly non-existent universal definition of politeness
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and Looking Closely at Plate 3.1.9‚ what do these sources tell us about fifteenth – and sixteenth- century cross-cultural encounters? This assignment will discuss the nature of a cross-cultural encounter in the 15th and 16th centuries between the Portuguese traders and the people of Benin‚ leading to Portuguese figures depicted in Benin art and furthermore our understanding of cross-cultural encounters in general The plaque under consideration (plate 3.9.1) is of three forward facing warriors‚ dressed
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.........................................6 2.1 Cultural Patterns...........................................................................................................6 2.2 Cultural Adaptation Theory .........................................................................................8 2.2.1 Adaptation ...........................................................................................................9 2.2.2 Kim’s Cross-cultural Adaptation Theory and Model ....................
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diverse and cross cultural workforce | | | | | R.RAAKESH(12608013) | 5/14/2013 | | INTRODUCTION The diverse workforce has become a reality today. The impact of cultural diversity varies with the type of environment and firm’s overall strategy. As more and more number of firms move from domestic‚ multidomestic‚ multinational strategies to operating as a truly global firm‚ the significance and impact of cultural diversity increase markedly. Management of cultural differences
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Week 5 Individual Assignment: Ethical Cross Cultural Perspectives at Starbuck’s Coffee Vita Carnevale December 5‚ 2012 Dr. Lena Watson / Ethics316 Ethical Cross Cultural Perspectives at Starbuck’s Coffee Multinational Corporations “MNC” such as Starbucks‚ are important factors in the processes of globalization. National and local governments often compete against one another to attract the type of company’s facilities‚ with the hopes
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cost-effective healthcare service. In this paper‚ I described my personal experience as a dental hygienist‚ which was regarding my interaction with a patient who is socially and culturally diverse from me as well as the approach that I used in the cross-cultural communication. Few years back‚ a Muslim Asian woman‚ aged around 50 years old‚ came to the clinic where I worked at to get a consultation on her dental problems. Based on her personal records and interview data‚ it was known that she came from
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hospitality industry is a large industry where cross cultural incidents are always an issue. A comparative study between Chinese and American culture will be made in social and business context followed by a theoretical approach using cultural dimensions to explain the differences among the cultures. The results will be used to suggest and recommend methods to overcome cultural conflicts and tensions Contents 1.0 Background 2 2.0 Introduction 3 3.0 Cultural awareness for tourism and hospitality 4
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