50 Activities for Achieving Cultural Competence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lambert, Jonamay.

Contributor:

Myers, Selma, Contributor.

Series:

50 Activities Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employee training personnel.

Employees--Training of.

Group relations training.

Local Subjects:

Employee training personnel.

Employees--Training of.

Group relations training.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Fifty activities for achieving cultural competence

Achieving cultural competence

Place of Publication:

Amherst : HRD Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

An outstanding source for training activties relating to employee empowerment. Today most executives and managers need to have an international business and cross-cultural perspective. 50 Activities for Achieving Cultural Competence includes 50 training activities and self-development exercises to prepare your personnel for international assignments and develop better understanding of cross-cultural communication. Compiled by a team of experts from around the world, these ready-to-use activities have been tested and refined for a wide variety of international businesses and organizations. They

Contents:

Foreword; Introduction-How to Use This Book; Part I-Icebreakers; 1. Coups and Faux Pas; 2. See Differences and Similarities; 3. Where in the world do you come from?; 4. Celebrations; 5. Identity; 6. Insider-Outsider; 7. Silent Interview; Part II-Culture-General Activities; A. Cultural Dynamics; B. Communication; C. Time; Part III-Culture-Specific Activities; 27. Global Management Skills; 28. Cross-Cultural Dialogues; 29. Identify Your Priority Values; 30. Germany, Britain, and the USA-Values and Behavior Patterns; 31. Giving Gifts; 32. Doing Business in China; 33. Arguing Asparagus

34. Japanese Business Protocol Quiz35. The "ma" Game; 36. Saudi Arabia Critical Incident; Part IV-Language and Interpretation; 37. Life in Another Language; 38. PVC Magic; 39. Interpreting: Your Turn; Part V-Leadership and Team Development; 40. How do you trust?; 41. Rainbow Mission; 42. "Of course I know what a TEAM is! Do you?"; 43. Decisions, Decisions; 44. My Most Frustrating Culture Clash; 45. Six Key Aspects of International Business Contact; 46. Cultural Self-Awareness in Leadership Teams; 47. Peer Supervision; Part VI-Expatriation and Acculturation; 48. Expatriate Role Analysis

49. The Cross-Cultural Forum50. Dimensions of Culture in Organizations; Part VII-Editors and Contributors; Activity Locator

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781599964508

1599964503

OCLC:

609856634