Smith-Ch-13.qxd 2/22/2008 9:16 PM CHAPTER Page 219 13 Cross-Cultural Approaches to Leadership Zeynep Aycan Arabs worship their leaders—as long as they are in power! —House‚ Wright‚ and Aditya (1997‚ p. 535) The Dutch place emphasis on egalitarianism and are skeptical about the value of leadership. Terms like leader and manager carry a stigma. If a father is employed as a manager‚ Dutch children will not admit it to their schoolmates. —House et al. (1997‚ p. 535) The Malaysian leader is expected
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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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Barriers to cross-cultural communication Introduction If you are to work effectively with people who are culturally different‚ you need to become aware of your own culture and how that impacts on others. As one textbook on professional communication puts it: ‘... we need to become more aware of the cultural basis of our own behaviours‚ perceptions‚ beliefs‚ and values. This enables us to see an interaction from a cultural perspective. It is not just the other person who is displaying culture-specific
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Cross-Cultural Interactions with Others Gina McDillon – Kitakis PSYC 870 Professor Jean Johnson December 1‚ 2010 Social workers‚ psychologists and educators alike‚ have a responsibility to develop cultural competencies. This implies a commitment to creating an environment of mutual understanding. “Cultural competence refers to the process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures‚ languages‚ classes‚ races‚ ethnic backgrounds
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“Cross-cultural psychology is the study: of similarities and differences in individual psychological functioning in various cultural and ethnocultural groups; of ongoing changes in variables reflecting such functioning; and of the relationships of psychological variables with sociocultural‚ ecological and biological variables” (Berry et al‚ 2012). Defining Cross-Cultural Psychology Berry et al (2012) define their topic using the English language‚ which of itself contains culturally-bound concepts
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BA361: Cross-Cultural Business Communication Fall 2012; CRN 11688 Lillis 255 Instructor: Kay Westerfield Office: 194 Esslinger Wing A (entrance next to MacCourt) Office hours: TUES 3:00-4:30‚ WED 12:00-1:30‚ and by appointment Email: kwesterf@uoregon.edu Office phone: 541-346-1094 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Course Materials (Note the 5th edition of textbook.) Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace. 2010. 5th edition
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Cross-Cultural Communication Vol. 8‚ No. 6‚ 2012‚ pp. 66-70 DOI:10.3968/j.ccc.1923670020120806.1356 ISSN 1712-8358[Print] ISSN 1923-6700[Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org Cross-Cultural Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Euphemisms WANG Xiaoling[a]; ZHANG Meng[a]‚*; DONG Hailin[a] [a] College of Foreign Languages‚ Hebei United University‚ West Xinhua Road‚ Tangshan‚ China. * Corresponding author. Supported by Study on Application of Cross-Cultural Teaching Concept in
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Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology Zenna Beasley PSY/450 Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology September 15‚ 2014 Robert Keele Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology Culture is the structure of one’s way of life and behavior‚ meaning one’s beliefs‚ values‚ traditions‚ and behaviors (Matsumoto & Juang‚ 2013). As there are many cultures throughout the world and each one is unique in their ways of living and understanding‚ it is important to conduct research to learn and understand
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Cross-Culture Ethical Perspectives Amanda Bravo‚ Mary Malone‚ Doneice Johnson‚ Jose Robledo‚ Kanosha Mitchell‚ Josephine Johnson ETH/316 September 24‚ 2012 Bette Bellefeuille Cross-Culture Ethical Perspectives Globalization is common in most large organizations as they thrive to maximize revenue and expand customer base by establishing operations in different countries and within different cultures. Consequently‚ these organizations have to consider cultural perspectives of the country
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23:181–192‚ 2011 Copyright c 2011 Marieke de Mooij and Geert Hofstede BV ISSN: 0896-1530 print / 1528-7068 online DOI: 10.1080/08961530.2011.578057 Cross-Cultural Consumer Behavior: A Review of Research Findings Marieke de Mooij Geert Hofstede ABSTRACT. Most aspects of consumer behavior are culture-bound. This article reviews the cultural relationships with the self‚ personality‚ and attitude‚ which are the basis of consumer behavior models and branding and advertising strategies. The Hofstede
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