Building Cross-Cultural Relationships
Primary Presenter's Title
Assistant Professor
Organization or Institution
POINTS, Georgia Southern University
Location
Room 2041
Presentation Year
2019
Start Date
21-9-2019 11:15 AM
End Date
21-9-2019 12:05 PM
Document Type
Workshop
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
Creative Commons License
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Preferred Presentation Time
11:15 AM
Building Cross-Cultural Relationships
Room 2041
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.
