Chapter 13 The Impact of Globalization on Cross-Cultural Communication Lowell C. Matthews and Bharat Thakkar Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/45816 1. Introduction In a global environment the ability to communicate effectively can be a challenge. Even when both parties speak the same language there can still be misunderstandings due to ethic and cultural differences. Over the last decade‚ there have been countless examples from
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The cross-cultural encounter between Europe and Africa began as Europe aggressively initiated an era of exploration of Africa south of the great savanna. Europe’s curiosity‚ exploration and greed transformed the history of African people. In the study of the cultural history of Africa‚ much innovation has been attributed to outside origins and influences. Historians and archaeologists have learned a great deal about the developments that emerged from the European influence in Africa. The age of exploration
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Sylwia Zdziech Master of Science in International Business Economics Lazarski University Warsaw Cross-cultural Communications: A Real Challenge For Diplomats? International networking of individual‚ state‚ corporate‚ NGO‚ cultural‚ and social activities‚ intensified by the process of globalization have strengthen the need of cross-cultural communication. It is beyond doubt that culture covers the entirety of the human‟s life. Most human activities that are related to the society‟s activities
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Cross-cultural Depression Rogina Harden Psy/450 January 8‚ 2013 Stephen Hoyer Cross-cultural Depression Kraft (2013)‚ "Sadness is a short adjustment period. Depression is a long term illness.” What exactly depression is in clearly defined terms and where this disease comes from is something that has been left to discussion for some time. Butcher‚ Mineka‚ and Hooley (2013) make it clear to be aware of the cultural and historical context before making labels. However‚ 350 million depression diagnoses
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Globalization and Cross-Cultural Issues in Project Management Dennis G. Ballow‚ Sr.‚ MAED‚ PMP’ Project Management Knowledge Transfer‚ Inc. Abstract With hot topics like globalization and cross-cultural opportunities in the Asia Pacific rim‚ one might think it would be easy to research the implications of cross cultural issues. Rather‚ what the writer found was a significant discussion all around the periphery but little in-depth analysis. Discussion prevailed on the socio-economic and technological
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advertising activity has completely changed since advertising began. Increasing industrialization led to the continuous development of promotion. The globalization of competition in the 1980s had an impact on the expansion of national advertising towards international advertising (Ukpere and Slabbert‚ 2009). Because of globalization‚ cultural influences have played an important role in designing advertisements. Culture is an important aspect of every society and clearly has an effect on people’s
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CROSS-CULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS Course: Negotiation & Diplomacy in International Business By Minhaz Ahmed MBA in International Business University of Dhaka November 2010 Table of Content Title | Page No. | Introduction | 1 | Definition: Negotiation & Business Negotiation | 2 | Concept of Cross-cultural Negotiation | 3-4 | Influence of Culture on Cross-cultural Negotiation | 5 | 1. Cultural Influence on Negotiation Outcome | 6 | 2. Cultural Influence
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Cross-Cultural Communication As discussed earlier‚ managers increasingly find themselves functioning within a global environment. This trend toward a borderless world complicates the communication process and thereby threatens the manager’s success when attempting to build rapport‚ probe for information‚ and interpret nonverbal behaviours. Let’s begin this discussion by explaining the role culture plays in the communication process‚ and by pointing out key factors that increase the likelihood of
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Jenny 1 Jenny Jiang Professor Moldawa Lit-160 16 October 2007 Time Cultures in the American Campus Introduction: For most of international students‚ the American campus life is full of challenge because of the cross-cultural adaption process. Once you step into a different culture‚ you will face the differences from external aspects such as food‚ dress and customs to the internal ones‚ such as values and beliefs. And anyone who first comes to the America will notice the Americans¡¯ attitude
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A PAPER ON “CROSS CULTURAL TRAINING” -Ms. Sarika Kale INTRODUCTION: Globalization of business has led to cross border flows of physical‚ financial and human resources. It has resulted in both a large number of people working abroad‚ as well as an increasingly multi cultural domestic work environment. To face the ever growing competition‚ organizations are expanding their businesses‚ outsourcing and even establishing offices overseas. Organizations
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