INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT & ETHICS ACTIV-1 ACTIVITY 1 – TOPIC 1: CULTURAL DIMENSIONS DIALOGUE 1 1) Which cultural differences cause the misunderstanding or confusion? Which cultural dimensions can help us understand the situation? On my understanding of the situation – bearing in mind that when in a multicultural dialogue‚ many meanings can be found or understood by just context without the use of words – I believe that the confusion has its origin by the cultural difference amongh both
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It’s a great pleasure for me to be here today. My name is Frank Pan and I’m the Nike’s director of sports marketing in China. When I received the invitation to speak at this conference I felt honoured and exited about the opportunity to speak about the possibilities and challenges of the Chinese market. First I’ll account for our goals entering the Chinese market. Second I’ll speak about some of the difficulties and failures we have experienced. Third I’ll tell
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Cultures and Co-Cultures By: Anna Skidmore Delta College A Culture is the language‚ values‚ beliefs‚ traditions‚ and customs people share and learn according to Larry Samovar and his colleagues (2007). Culture includes two different groups called in-groups which are groups that you identify yourself with and out-groups which is a group of people we view as different (Frings & Abram‚ 2010; Quist & Jorgensen‚ 2010). Examples of culture is the foods we eat‚ holidays we celebrate‚ the
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has both form and function‚ and‚ secondly‚ that it is not always directly translatable. It is the first of these factors which makes nonverbal communication difficult to teach‚ and the second which leads to breakdowns and misunderstandings in intercultural communication. Gestures‚ expressions and all other forms of nonverbal communication have functions‚ which‚ as with language‚ need to be taught along with their forms. Misunderstandings occur because the functions of paralinguistic forms vary from
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CONTENTS Overview of Organization………………………………………………………................3 Executive Summary………………………………………………………………….….3-5 An Analysis of the Data Collected and an Identified Training Need………………….. 5-6 The Training/Intervention Strategy to Address the Need……………………….…… ...6-9 The Training Cost Quantified………………………………………………….…..….9-11 The Training Evaluation……………………………………………………………..11-12 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..….…….12 References…………………………………………………………………………….…13 Overview of Organization
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Rebecca December 2‚ 2010 FCS 3150 Thursday 4:00-6:20 pm Interview Paper: Cultural Competency Living in a country that has more than on nationality definitely has both its challenges and rewards. For this assignment I interviewed an employee for a German company‚ in the automobile industry. During this interview I asked many questions about his job and responsibilities and the different types of cultures he works with‚ what are the rewards and challenges working with such a culturally
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References: • Jackson ‚ J . ( 1954 ) . Intercultural journeys from study to residence abroad . Hong Kong : Palgrave Macmillan . • Violet K . Dixon . ( 2009 ) . Understanding the implications of Global Village. Retrieved November 11 ‚ 2009 ‚ From :http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/61/understanding-the-implications-of-a-global-village
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create many new workplaces. Furthermore you buttress the development of the country as far as the infrastructure is concerned. Another area to consider is that the travelling develops an understanding of other cultures and become more tolerant or intercultural differences. What is the most important about that is when you are in the foreign country you absorb their culture by spending time with them. Therefore you become more open to the various communities‚ cultures or countries‚ so eventually variety
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cultures are increasing and it has encouraged more and more students study abroad (Byram‚ 2006). It is suggest that there are many advantages for students whom of studying abroad. The advantages include personal development‚ academic commitment‚ intercultural development and career development. This essay will look at both positive and negative impact may have of studying abroad‚ explain how it benefit students and what drawback students should consider. The most obvious advantage can be seen must
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There are many ways that my culture influences my self-concept. First let’s take a look at the many kinds of cultures there are. Culture is defined as the relatively specialized lifestyle of a group of people that is passed on from one generation to the next through communication‚ not through genes. Culture is transmitted from one generation to another through enculturation‚ the process by which you learn the culture into which you’re born (your native culture). Parents‚ peer
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