Handbook of intercultural communication and cooperation. / Volume 1, : Basics and areas of application / / Alexander Thomas, Eva-Ulrike Kinast, Sylvia Schroll-Machl (editors) ; [translator, Charlotte Weston-Horsmann].

Hauptbeschreibung The ability to communicate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds is becoming increasingly important. Many employers consider intercultural competence to be a key criterion for selecting qualified candidates. The authors discuss practical approaches for designing and conduct...

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Year of Publication:2010
Edition:2nd rev. ed.
Language:English
Series:Handbook of intercultural communication and cooperation ; v. 1
Physical Description:1 online resource (418 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; Introduction (Alexander Thomas); I. Basics 1 Theoretical Basis of Intercultural Communication and Cooperation; 1.2 National and Organizational Cultures (Alexander Thomas); 1.3 The Self, The Other, the Intercultural (Alexander Thomas); 1.4 Cultural Dimensions (Gabriel Layes); 1.5 Foreign Language Competence in Intercultural Cooperation (Evelyne Glaser); 1.6 Intercultural Perception, Communication and Cooperation (Alexander Thomas); 1.7 Intercultural Identity Management (Gabriel Layes)
  • 1.8 Intercultural Learning and Acculturation (Gabriel Layes)1.9 Applied Intercultural Competence (Barbara Hatzer/Gabriel Layes); 1.10 Ethical Guidelines for Intercultural Action (Gerhard Winter); 2 Diagnosis, Training, Evaluation, Coaching; 2.2 Intercultural Trainings (Eva-Ulrike Kinast); 2.3 Evaluation of Intercultural Trainings (Eva-Ulrike Kinast); 2.4 Intercultural Coaching (Eva-Ulrike Kinast); II. Areas of Application 1 Intercultural Competence and Cooperation in Organizations; 1.2 Intercultural Human Resource Development in International Organizations (Eva-Ulrike Kinast/Alexander Thomas)
  • 1.3 Intercultural Marketing (Georg Felser)2 Central Areas of Management from an Intercultural Perspective . .; 2.2 Intercultural Negotiation (Stefan Kammhuber); 2.3 Intercultural Conflict Management and Mediation (Stefan Kammhuber); 2.4 Intercultural Project Management (Ulrich Zeutschel); 2.5 Intercultural Leadership and Management (Siegfried Stumpf); 2.6 Intercultural Teams (Siegfried Stumpf); 2.7 Managing Intercultural Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions (Alexander Thomas/Detmar Grosse-Leege); 2.8 Global Corporate Communication (Alexander Thomas)
  • 2.9 The International Assignment: Expatriates and their Families (Alexander Thomas/Sylvia Schroll-Machl)2.10 Women in International Management (Iris C. Fischlmayr/Sylvia Schroll-Machl); 3 A Strategic Overall Concept for Introducing Interculturality in Corporations (Eva-Ulrike Kinast/Sylvia Schroll-Machl); Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors; Back Cover