Building Cross-Cultural Relationships

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

9-21-2019

Abstract or Description

Presented at the Southern Collegiate Leadership Conference

Presentation Description

Even in the face of increasing trade wars between the world's great powers, demands for keen cultural understanding in 21st century work-life are already high and only expected to grow. Language barriers, nonverbal communication differences, diverging communication styles, unpredictable behavior, and diverging values can derail the best uni-culturally laid plans. This workshop details some of the organizational, planning, and management challenges -- as well as their emotional expressions -- that occur in cross-cultural work environments. In this workshop, we will discuss contending philosophies and strategies for cross cultural management, covering the positivist, interpretivist, and critical approaches. Participants will conduct a cross-cultural project planning simulation and reflect on lessons learned from their experience.

Presentation Learning Objectives

On attending this workshop, participants should be able to:

  • Outline the contending approaches to cross-cultural management
  • Identify differences between the participant's and at least one other culture in a given project setting
  • Share practices for working in a cross-cultural team
  • Create project plans that are aligned to cross-cultural best practices
  • Create lessons learned about cross-cultural practices

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Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Southern Collegiate Leadership Conference

Location

Statesboro, GA

Source

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sclc/2019/2019/5/

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