Cross-cultural Training and the
Bottom Line
By David
Eaton
More than just a "soft-issue service" cross-cultural
training is imperative to meeting company’s bottom-line goals. Here an expert on
the subject explains what the programs should include -- and
why.
http://www.relojournal.com/feb96/cross.htm
Effective Cross Culture Communication
- Collaborative Efforts a Must!
By Kellie Fowler and James
Manktelow
Today’s workplace is rapidly becoming vast, as the
business environment expands to include various geographic locations and span
numerous cultures. What can be difficult, however, is understanding how to
communicate effectively with individuals who speak another language or who rely
on different means to reach a common goal.
http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/Cross-Cultural-communication.htm
Approaches to cross-cultural
training
By Paula
Santonocito
Companies generally agree that cross-cultural training
helps their expatriates succeed on assignment. But Paula finds content isn't the
only component of training that organisations should
consider.
By Tracy
Bowens
This site is made up of a number of lessons that explain
what culture is, cultural differences and how to adapt effectively to a new
culture.
http://www.suite101.com/lesson.cfm/16618/106
Cross-cultural training: How much
difference does it really make?
By Gretchen
Lang
http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/01/24/rcross_ed3_.php
Supporters of cross-cultural training, and there are
many, say that it eases the stresses of relocation, wards off culture shock and
smoothes cross-cultural business relations. However, even some intercultural
professionals warn that the field is still unregulated and that trainers come
from a wide variety of backgrounds. There are also those who question whether
expats can really learn very much that is useful in just a short course.
The effects of cross-cultural
training on the acculturation process of the global
workforce
By Norhayati
Zakaria
Cross-cultural training is fast becoming a recognizably
important component in the world of international business. This paper discusses
the effectiveness of cross-cultural training in facilitating the process of
acculturation, and in developing the culture-specific and culture-general skills
needed to increase the sociocultural and psychological adjustments of sojourners
and expatriates when they encounter a foreign
culture.
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