“Consider the following scenario: You are writing up a section of a paper for presentation at an upcoming conference. You are anticipating some disagreement and potential difficulty communicating because your collaborator is [U.S.] American and you are Chinese....
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In talking with author and educator Joseph Shaules, he met each question with extended moments of silence as he pondered his response. When asked about these pauses, he chuckled and admitted that recently in Germany a seminar attendee said, “I can tell you live in...
Getting an Insider View Exclusively for our intercultures network, the following is an insider view of one set of intercultural training investments that Daimler makes to increase business performance. Over the past two years, intercultures consultants have influenced...
Writer, inventor and politician, Benjamin Franklin, is credited with having first said: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” In an organizational context, the business savvy decision-maker may interpret this lesson to mean that people must be prepared...