My initial Intercultural Development Inventory was around the middle of the minimization section. This meant that I needed to work towards the acceptance and adaptation stages. I ended up with a score of which put me in the beginning of the acceptance section. Reflecting on how I might have achieved my growth‚ it seems like the majority of it can be attributed to two different reasons. The first was simply understanding the IDI framework and the ways in which we should approach other cultures. The
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The course “ Business Communications” started with a small discussion in the class. Prof. Nikhil Mehta highlighted the small things to be considered while communicating in a group or at personal level such as difference between observation and perception. As the course gradually moved on‚ professor introduced a case on communication problems in supply chain based industries in which the teams were asked to speak about the case and come to some conclusion. The main part was to present that case in
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important in Intercultural Relations”. Discuss Intercultural relation is concerns and issues about to understand‚ communicate‚ and accomplish goals with foreigner in foreign culture. One of the major issues in intercultural relation is culture. The foundation of culture was shaped by human history. Therefore‚ different culture of communication between county to country may understand with different meanings. This essay will discuss that history is or not important in intercultural relation by considering
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IMPORTANCE OF ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS For NUS Career Centre Report by: A0119072L Date: 7th October 2013 Content Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………………………………………………….2 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...…………………………………………………………………..…3 1.1 Background…..…………………………...………………………………………3 1.2 Problem‚ Purpose and Questions ……………..………………………………….3 1.3 Scope …………………...……………….………………………………………..4 1.4 Limitations ………………………………..……………………………………...4 1.5 Sources and Methods.……………………….……………………………………4 1.6 Report Organisation
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Intercultural Marriage Emily Jones 201287652 Qatar University English 202-156 September 26‚ 2012 Prof./Mr./Mrs. Smith Intercultural Marriage Twenty years ago‚ an event took a certain family by storm. An uncle got married to a girl outside his community‚ culture and religion. Of course‚ initially everyone disapproved of it‚ but today they are one of the happiest couples with the bond of love still fresh between them. Intercultural marriages have always been a hot debatable topic. Some people
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List five positive and unique aspects of intercultural relationships. There are many good and unique reasons for having intercultural relationships‚ and as I was doing research on different opinions of people and different advantages and benefits I found very good points on it. For instance by doing so we discover a new culture‚ and the moment we begin an intercultural relationship is the moment we start to learn about an unfamiliar culture with its own traditions and customs. "The ways that we
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Intercultural management ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Final Assignment Number of words | 3‚666 | ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Table of contents | Introduction 3 The Novartis Company 3 1) Novartis’ presentation 3 a) Novartis
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Intercultural differences in work environment “If you talk to a man in a language he understands‚ that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language‚ that goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela Culture does not only consist of different languages or our background; it is almost everything that defines who we are. Our age‚ gender‚ religion‚ color‚ one’s peers or our personal values. What a lot of people forget‚ and what Mister Mandela wanted to draw attention to‚ is that it is
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TO: Prof. Landrus FROM: Susan Skinner‚ Assistant Director of Human Resources DATE: November 13‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Progress Report on Emergency Preparedness Plan Purpose of Report The following is the progress report on the new Emergency Preparedness Plan. The purpose of the plan is to improve the current Hurricane Emergency Plan and make sure the company’s emergency response procedures are effective. Creating a new plan will prevent the damage incurred by the 2009 Hurricane in any new
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to strangers. This will not be accepted in India‚ where people don’t make business with strangers and where the communication is indirect. This means that everything must be “decoded” in order to get the real message. Relationship-focused people may even answer a yes‚ even if their real answer is no. They will never say anything that may offence you. Therefore‚ a conflict in communication can easily occur. For example; during a business meeting with a possible customer from India‚ you offer him something
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