Global and Cross-Cultural Management
This PhD workshop and conference - taking place from September 26th – October 1st 2010 at Aarhus University / DOME - aims at providing the participants with a background and perspective for carrying out empirical cross-cultural management studies about a broad array of issues.
Conference "Technology & Culture" / September 16-17
The interaction of technology and culture and the influence of cultural aspects on technology transfer have not been considered sufficiently so far.
Business and the economy in Egypt
"The economy as a whole is performing better than ever, largely because the government has at last abandoned its old habits of central planning, state-managed capital allocation, high taxes and price controls" writes The Economist newspaper.
Doing business in Bangladesh
"In Bangladesh it is quite possible for an expatriate to develop a business relationship relatively quickly provided he/she does not adopt a "dominant, know-all approach" from the outset" writes Centre for Intercultural Learning of Canada.
Doing business in Sweden
“A Swedish manager tends to think of himself as a coach rather than a commander, and he often delegates tasks and authority to his staff” writes the Sweden Information Smorgasbord in its briefing about business culture in Sweden.
Business and the economy in the USA
"America’s economy is set to shift away from consumption and debt and towards exports and saving. It will be its biggest transformation in decades" writes The Economist newspaper.
Practice Group Generalist, Global Talent Development
Aperian Global is seeking an experienced trainer / facilitator to join our staff in a key role as Practice Group Generalist within our Global Talent Development department.
Assistant Coordinator - Intercultural Training Services
Crown Relocations is seeking a customer service-oriented candidate that will support the Intercultural Training Coordinator in the development and delivery of Crown's Global Passport Programmes.
International and Cross-Cultural Management Studies: A Postcolonial Reading
by Gavin Jack and Robert Westwood
A review by dialogin member George Simons, USA and France
Jack and Westwood have accomplished a tour-de-force review of management research and literature, the development of its intercultural perspectives and, in particular, their prevailing parochialisms.
Empathy in the Global World: An Intercultural Perspective
by Carolyn Calloway-Thomas
A review by dialogin member Patrick Schmidt, USA and France
As any good trainer knows, empathy is deeply embedded in, and inseparable from, intercultural sensitivity.
My Estonia: Passport forgery, meat jelly eaters and other stories
by Justin Petrone
A review by dialogin member George Simons, USA and France
Justin Petrone, the protagonist and author of this book is probably one of those people whom our intercultural colleague Greg Madison would call “existential migrants,” a twenty-something who leaves home in search of real life, true self, and what-comes-next.
Putting Diversity to Work
by Simma Lieberman, George Simons, and Kate Berardo
A review by dialogin member Tim Hill, Britain and Germany
This book, first published in 2004, is part of the Crisp Fifty-Minute Book series and thus intended, among other things, to be used as a preparation for training. In fact, its application is far ider than that, and I found working through the book unit-for-unit is actually a very worthwhile and surprisingly speedy process.
Challenges of intercultural management: Change implementation in the context of national culture
by Taina Savolainen
“This keynote address considers change implementation in the globalizing business environment in the context of culture", writes the author in her abstract.
interculture journal
Intercultural journal publishes papers in German and English by scientists and practitioners addressing questions and issues arising from different cultures living and working together.