ISBN:
9780585485904
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (341 p.))
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
EBL-Schweitzer
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.
DDC:
306
Keywords:
Cross-cultural orientation
;
Cultural awareness
;
Culture shock
;
Intercultural communication
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Stories and Exercises; Chapter 1: Worlds Apart in One Village; Awareness, Knowledge, Skills; What Do You See?; How Would You Feel?; What Would You Do?; Observation and Interpretation; Cross-Cultural Communication Barriers; Culture Shock; Exercises; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Culture: The Rules of the Social Game; The Best Country, a Fairy Tale; Five Basic Problems of Society; Major Aspects of Culture; Awareness of Culture Differences; How Would You Feel? (Revisited)
Abstract:
What Would You Do? (Revisited)Attribution Exercises; Conclusion; Part II: Synthetic Cultures; Chapter 3: The Ten Synthetic Culture Profiles; How to Interpret the Profiles; Profiles: Identity Dimension; Profiles: Hierarchy Dimension; Profiles: Gender Dimension; Profiles: Truth Dimension; Profiles: Virtue Dimension; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Getting to Know the Synthetic Cultures; Cross-Cultural Encounters; Guess the Synthetic Culture; Workthink; Synthetic Cultures versus Real Cultures; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Dialogues in Synthetic Culture Role; Dialogues: Identity Dimension
Abstract:
Dialogues: Hierarchy DimensionDialogues: Gender Dimension; Dialogues: Truth Dimension; Dialogues: Virtue Dimension; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Summing Up; Part III: Group Work and Simulations; Chapter 7: Group Work for Cross-Cultural Learning; Framework for Group Work; Synthetic Culture Acculturation Exercises; The Synthetic Culture Laboratory; Chapter 8: Using Synthetic Cultures in Simulations; Simulations on the Market; The Synthetic Culture Approach to Simulations; Selecting and Preparing for a Simulation; Introducing the Simulation; Facilitating the Simulation; Debriefing the Simulation
Abstract:
Chapter 9: The Trade MissionChapter 10: Follow-the-Sun Global Technology Team; References; About the Author; Footnotes; Introduction; Fn01; Chapter 2; Fn01; Chapter 3; Fn01; Fn02; Chapter 5; Fn01; Chapter 8; Fn01; Chapter 10; Fn01
Note:
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