Communicating Across Cultures at Work
2nd Edition
Published on 19. November 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-4039-1349-4 (ISBN)
Description
Communicating Across Cultures at Work, 2nd edition examines intercultural communication in the workplace. Firmly grounded in theory, it offers practical suggestions on how people can develop cultural awareness and communication skills to enable greater understanding and appreciation of those from different backgrounds.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-1349-4 (9781403913494)
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Oliver Guirdham
Communicating Across Cultures at Work
Book
05/2011
3rd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€58.84
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Previous edition
Maureen Guirdham
Communicating Across Cultures
Book
04/1999
Palgrave Macmillan
€74.28
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Person
Maureen Guirdham is a former director of the MBA programme at City University and Head of the business school at Westminster University. In recent years, she has worked extensively in central Europe, central Asia and Southern Africa. She is author of 'Interactive Behaviour at Work' 3rd edition 2003.
Content
Communicating and Diversity at Work; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: Culture And Communication At Work; Cultures and Subcultures; Culture and Communication; How Culture Affects Behaviour; Part Two: Intercultural Communication At Work; Barriers to Intercultural Communication; Communicating Interculturally; Part Three: Extensions And Applications; Skills for Working Abroad; Culture and Work Activities; Appendix A: European Diversity Data; Appendix B: Culture and Mediated Work Communication; Appendix C: Scoring and Interpretation of Questionnaires; Glossary; Further Reading; Index