unintentionally offending others. Effective Communication Communication is an area that can be especially challenging for those uninformed about cultural differences. A simple nod of the head or smile may be interpreted as something you had not intended. For example‚ around the world a smile can relay many emotions‚ not just happiness or pleasure as in the U.S. In Japan‚ people smile when they are sad‚ angry‚ confused‚ and happy. Asians smile to show disagreement‚ anger‚ confusion‚ and frustration
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Florida is a melting pot of people from all over the world. Many who come are looking for a new beginning in life bringing with “them their cultural experiences from their native countries.” (Gollnick‚ & Chinn‚ 2009‚ p. 46) Florida’s multicultural population often mingles and gets along well‚ “but this rich diversity has sometimes divided people along cultural‚ economic‚ religious and regional lines.” (Chang‚ 1998‚ p. 72) Nowhere else have these differences‚ as well as the similarities‚ been more
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Subject: Avoiding Cross-Cultural Miscommunication It has been brought to our attention in Human Resources that our organization will begin international business at the beginning of the new year‚ which is just less than five months away. There are several negative situations that can occur within our organization due to cross-cultural miscommunication. When cross-cultural communications do not translate as intended‚ people can take with them a complete different message which can cause costly
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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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2012 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Unit 1 Assignment Organizational Theory: Cross-Cultural Work Environments I will be researching a theory on the analysis of cross-cultural management style and structure. In researching this theory‚ it will help managers in a multinational company‚ or work environment‚ interact with employees of a diverse background. In understanding‚ and getting a better idea of how cultures interact in workplace environments‚ the manager can be more productive and avoid
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Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology PSY/450 April 20‚ 2015 Michele Wagner Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology Cross-cultural psychology is the psychological practice that focuses on the study of the cultural effects on human psychology. It requires researchers to draw conclusions by using samples from multiple cultures (Shiraev & Levy‚ 2010). Human behavior shares similarities in basic terms of listening to others‚ sharing feelings‚ and behavioral traits‚ although the
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Running head: Cultural Dynamics Cross-Cultural Dynamics in the Workplace Liberty University Abstract In a world of increasing globalization and cross-cultural interaction‚ there are many barriers‚ which hinder the communication process. These barriers‚ present through cultural differences‚ can be a strength or a weakness to an organization. Leadership and managers alike‚ can minimize the effects of weaknesses‚ and capitalize on the strengths‚ only if they understand the cross-cultural dynamics they
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Researches attempted to explains of motivition to work through two basic types of motivational theories and process theories. Content theories are concerned with what energizes behavior while process theories focus on how. Content theories asset that needs determine an individual’s behavior‚ individuals have a multitude of need varying degrees of intensity. There are needs or activator creates a state of disequilibrium within the person. The individual develops an urge to fulfill the need or needs
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“Culture is the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others” Professor Geert Hofstede conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. He analyzed a large data base of employee values scores collected by IBM between 1967 and 1973 covering more than 70 countries‚ from which he first used the 40 largest only and afterwards extended the analysis to 50 countries and 3 regions.
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The international market is the primo situation for all companies‚ even though almost every organization experiences growth as time passes. The main goal of almost every big business is to be able to reach the largest market and enable growth; the international market. There are many different things that international markets bring to an organization‚ advantage wise‚ for instance a bigger brand name‚ international market shares‚ investors‚ or even growth that will allow the capability to be able
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