Working with cultural differences : dealing effectively with diversity in the workplace

Publication Data

• Title Working with cultural differences : dealing effectively with diversity in the workplace
• Author Richard W. Brislin
• Publisher Praeger
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Westport, Conn.
• Language English

Contents

Adjusting to other cultures
Individualism and collectivism
Communication: interpreting silence, quiet, and indirectness
Communication : interpreting directness and potentially negative exchanges
Dealing with criticisms and disagreements
Decision making
Interactions among males and females
Status and power
The number and importance of social norms
Workplace dynamics
Developing interpersonal relationships
Basic psychological processes at work during intercultural interactions
Some final pieces of advice and some concluding perspectives.

Topics

• Diversity in the workplace
• Interpersonal relations
• Intercultural communication

Working with cultural differences : dealing effectively with diversity in the workplace by Richard W. Brislin. ISBN 9780313352829. Published by Praeger in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.