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Intercultural communication in the global workplace

By: Varner, IrisContributor(s): Beamer, LindaMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston : Irwin/McGraw-Hill, ©1995Description: xxiii, 321 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0256143765 ; 9780256143768Subject(s): Communication in management -- Social aspects | Business communication -- Social aspects | International business enterprises -- Social aspects | Intercultural communication | MulticulturalismDDC classification: 658.45

Contents:

Culture and communication -- The role of language in intercultural business communication -- Getting to know another culture -- Individuals and groups in business culture -- Organization of messages to other cultures -- Nonverbal language in intercultural communication -- Variable rules of engagement -- Information, decisions, and solutions -- Intercultural negotiation -- Legal and governmental considerations in intercultural business communication -- The influence of business structures on intercultural business communication -- The richness of communication and business judgment.

Summary: Books in this area tend to be either theoretical or a how-to. Intercultural Business Communication In The Global Workplace provides a unique approach: a solid theoretical foundation and a very lively writing style full of personal examples culled from the authors' experience living and working abroad. The authors zero in on the specific needs of a firm, from broad cultural and business values to the influence of culture on negotiations, to the structure of the firm and the richness of the message. Legal issues in intercultural business communication are covered extensively. Opening chapters contain detailed discussion of cultural values that influence intercultural business communication.

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Included Index.

Culture and communication --
The role of language in intercultural business communication --
Getting to know another culture --
Individuals and groups in business culture --
Organization of messages to other cultures --
Nonverbal language in intercultural communication --
Variable rules of engagement --
Information, decisions, and solutions --
Intercultural negotiation --
Legal and governmental considerations in intercultural business communication --
The influence of business structures on intercultural business communication --
The richness of communication and business judgment.

Books in this area tend to be either theoretical or a how-to. Intercultural Business Communication In The Global Workplace provides a unique approach: a solid theoretical foundation and a very lively writing style full of personal examples culled from the authors' experience living and working abroad. The authors zero in on the specific needs of a firm, from broad cultural and business values to the influence of culture on negotiations, to the structure of the firm and the richness of the message. Legal issues in intercultural business communication are covered extensively. Opening chapters contain detailed discussion of cultural values that influence intercultural business communication.

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