Assignment Title: Final Essay Assignment Title: Communication in the Workplace Tutor Name: Eileen McCorriston Student ID Number: 2110943 Date of Submission: April 10th, 2014 Communication is the process which connects discontinuous parts of the world to one and others (Littlejohn and Foss, 2011:4). Apart from the general definition, it also can be narrowly defined as the ways of sending messages by telephones, telegraphs, etc (ibid). The communication is a crucial part for organizations. Hirsch
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"An Investigation into the Relationship Between Low-Context Online Learning and High-Context Learners" By Timothy Paul Westbrook Paper presentation for NAPCE/SPCE 2013- Chicago Farmer (2010, 472) writes, “The anonymity of online communication can … make females from male-dominated cultures feel more comfortable voicing their opinions.” Ibarra (2000, 7) reports, “No one can hear my accent on the keyboard!” According to Al-Harthi (2005, 7), students from Arab Gulf states felt a sense of anonymity
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Research National Cultures: a comparison of Chinese and Australia national cultures Introduction Nowadays, people are facing increasingly international trade and they also work within a cross-culture environment. Even a pure domestic company need to face the competitor from worldwide level. It is important for a company to use the national culture efficient. International companies develop management and other practices in accordance with national culture they are operating in (Kogut, Singh, 1988)
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Intercultural Communications SOC 315 Cultural Diversity March 16, 2005 Abstract This paper describes, explains and rectifies a situation that illustrates an intercultural communication issue within the work environment. A full description of the communication issue will be covered, along with the outcome of the situation. A diagnosis of the communication issue and the cultural norms involved will be discussed. Several recommendations that would have prevented
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Cultural Competency Assessment BSHS/422 May 28, 2012 Professor Gaeraths Community based organization are created to assist individuals with services of almost any nature. This essay will discuss the National Association of Child Care Resources and how they provide for the community. It will allow for a brief history, population recognition, services, demographics, mission statements, budget and sources, and the staff/client construction. Our socioeconomic situation
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Elizabeth Visits GPC’s French Subsidiary This is a period in history of corporate globalization and in today’s business environment the single leading obstacle to the success of any organization looking for global expansion is the lack of cross-cultural communication. Elizabeth Moreno is on an assignment to visit her company’s French subsidiary to study a problem, along side GPC’s French management, regarding a new drug on the market. Apparently, one of the new anti-allergy drugs they have created has
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Introduction This paper is devoted to the problem of international selection of personnel. Efficient allocation of the resources is one of the most important criteria in the success of a company, especially when we are speaking about human resources. Hiring and then deploying people to positions where they can perform in the most effective way is the primary goal of most organisations, whether domestic or international. Selection is the process of matching individual characteristics such as ability
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[pic] MANAGING PEOPLE CROSS-CULTURAL CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Word Count: 2170 Cross-cultural Challenges in International Business Management has been one of the key elements of companies in most cases. A major responsibility of managers at all levels is to encourage organization members to perform to the best of their abilities in ways that help the organization achieve its goals (George & Jones 2002). In order to do so, managers need to first have an understanding
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The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Steve Kafka, an American born citizen and a franchisor of Chicago Style Pizza, has decided to expand his business overseas. Steve wants to set-up business in the Czech Republic, a place where he has friends and family. Steve can speak the language fluently and knows the people and culture. Steve must ensure he is aware of the cultural differences between operating a business in another
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1 AMERICANS DOING BUSINESS IN VIETNAM: COMMUNICATION DIFFERENCES by Katrine Syppli Kohl COM 9656: International Business Communication Fall 2007 This paper focuses on differences that are likely to cause problems for U.S. American managers operating in Vietnam. At first, Hofstede’s cultural dimensions of power distance, individualism, and longterm orientation are used to pinpoint key differences in Vietnamese and American business culture (Hofstede, 2001). Second, stable and transitional concepts
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