Aimed at those involved in business outside of their own country, this guide examines culture and its effects on working behaviour before reviewing ways of developing communication skills that bridge cultural divisions.
| ISBN | 1870471733 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9781870471732
(What's this?) | | Pages | 112 | | Publisher | Management Pocketbooks | | Published in | Alresford | | Imprint | Management Pocketbooks | | Series title | Management Pocketbooks S. | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 105 | | Publication date | 01 Dec 1999 | | Width (mm) | 148 | | Illustrator | Phil Hailstone | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY | 658 | |
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Why culture counts - in a shrinking world, we must be less insular - better at dealing with unfamiliar perceptions and behaviour; modelling a culture - how to observe cultures, how to predict cross-cultural problems, a toolkit for building your own model of a culture; communication across cultures - resolve cross-cultural issues by listening and talking better, how to be clear, how to be convincing, how to make the right impression; a handful of cultures - NW Europe, Latin Europe (and S America), C and E Europe, Arab world, N America, Asia-Pacific; using resources -nurture your curiosity, befriend people, read a book, take a course.
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