Effective Cross Cultural Communication

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    Fathom the Culture Before Communicating

    you’ve made up your mind to interact with others. So there comes the first question, what role does culture play in our daily life? And how does culture affect the way we communicate? This may be explained from the original aim and principle of communication. First, senders and receivers of messages constitute the two side of the conversation. However, the role is not limited one person, we are not only senders, but also receivers. When we say something and try to make our thoughts and expressions

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    Comparism of Hr Practices in China and Pakistan

    vary.  Human Resource is the most important asset for any organization as it is the source of achieving competitive advantage as well as the development of organisational strategy. In order to succeed, organisations must ensure that they have an effective HRM system in order to achieve organisational objectives. CHINA  Name: Peoples Republic of China  Population: 1.35 billion  Capital: Beijing  Largest City: shanghai  Area: 9.6 million sq km (3.7 million sq miles) PAKISTAN  Name: Islamic

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    An Essay on Intercultural Communication

    Intercultural communication has been practiced for as long as mankind has existed. It is simply communicating across different tribes, different parts of the world, different language, and different ways of communication non-verbal – better defined – across different cultures. But when does one’s culture stop being an excuse for doing something that has always been done, and when does national culture matter? Culture: To be able to define the concept ’’culture’’ you have to be aware of the

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    Human Resoruce Management

    environment. In their run to achieve organizational effectiveness, the constant need to monitor and adjust to the environment is critical. Jobs and employees are essential buffers for uncertainties in organizations to their environment. But for it to be effective, a good fit between both employee and the job is necessary so as to have a competent and dynamic workforce. Therefore, the purpose of this essay analyses on a Human Resource (HR) perspective what is competency, the importance of competencies in the

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    Organizational Culture I

    ke a different to you? Explain. Organizational culture is an idea which describes the psychology, attitudes, experiences, beliefs and values (personal and cultural values) of an organization. Organizational climate is the workers opinion of the conditions at the worksite that have a direct bearing on how well they do jobs today. As seen below you can see how climate and culture are contrasted. 6. Discuss the practicality of changing an organization’s culture. Do you think it’s possible? What

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    Sierra Leone

    Cultural Country Profile: Sierra Leone BICG 9804 Carmen Dima February 9th, 2013 Ashley Gallagher 4185026 Dylan Wiens Rachael Vacca Robert Ellens Sierra Leone Overview Explanation of the Hofstede Theory of Six Cultural Dimensions Application of Hofstede Theory of Cultural Dimensions on Sierra Leone Individualism versus Collectivism The center focus of the individualism dimension is the amount of interdependence within a society associated with its members (Laura, 2011). Individualism

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    Different Cultures Cause Miscommunication

    Communication is formed by people in everywhere at any time. If we live in a community, communication is something that we cannot avoid in our whole life. However, even though we practice communication all the time, miscommunication still happens all the time especially when people have different culture. According to Yu Xu, and Ruth Davidhizar, the authors of Journal of Nursing Education, "Culture is communication and communication is culture". Our communication is always affected by the problem

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    Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas

    The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Karinna Kruse MMPBL501 November 22, 2010 David Francom Steve Kafka is an American citizen from Chicago, Illinois, who is looking to expand his business overseas. Steve is a franchisor for Chicago Style Pizza and sees the opportunity of introducing the famous food in Czech Republic, a country his family came from. Because he is familiar with the language, customs and culture, Steve is confident that he will make his business successful in

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    Cultural Changes

    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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    Geert Hotstede - Assignment

    “Geert Hotstede (www.geert-hofstede.com) has identified National Cultures in 5 Dimensions. What are each of these cultural dimensions? Compare and contrast each of these dimensions between Malaysia and a chosen Western country of your choice. Critically, discuss the implication for each pair of comparison in the sequence of 5 main national cultures. Answer Hofstede’s research, which was conducted prior to the GLOBE project, is based on 116,000 people in 50 countries. Nonetheless, all of the

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