Global Competence
50 Training Activities for Succeeding in International Business
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2000
328 pages
978-1-59996-526-0 (ISBN)
Description
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. Global 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 are ideal for both preparing people to work, market, negotiate, and otherwise do business with people in Asia, Latin America, and Europe and for preparing foreign nationals to work in the United States.
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Content
- Intro
- Table of 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
- 8 Working in Unfamiliar Surroundings*
- 9 Who Am I? Who Are You?
- 10 Response to Differences Scale
- 11 Cultural Awareness through Self-Reflection
- 12 Building with Differences
- 13 The Stereotype Gallery
- 14 In Other Worlds: An Intercultural Space Fantasy
- Part II - Culture-General Activities
- 15 Communication Continuum
- 16 Mixed Messages
- 17 The Transcultural Communicator
- 18 Forced Choices
- 19 Conducting the Intercultural Meeting
- 20 Networking across Cultures
- 21 Where Is My Order?
- 22 Describe and Draw: An Information -Exchange Game
- 23 What Is It? What Is It For?
- 24 What Time Is It?
- 25 Time and Space
- 26 Managing Time across Cultures
- 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 Quiz
- 35 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 Forum!
- 50 Dimensions of Culture in Organizations
- Part VII - Editors and Contributors
