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

Author: Richard W Brislin
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Series: Contributions in psychology, no. 51.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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"In this book, Richard Brislin shows us that helpful guidelines for everyday intercultural interactions are clear in information that has been gathered across the fields of cross-cultural psychology, organizational behavior, and intercultural communication. A psychologist and a professor of management, Brislin uses actual examples he calls "critical incidents" to illustrate the basic psychological processes that play  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Richard W Brislin
ISBN: 9780313352829 0313352828
OCLC Number: 213358147
Description: viii, 182 p.
Contents: Introduction : increasing intercultural interactions -- 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.
Series Title: Contributions in psychology, no. 51.
Responsibility: Richard Brislin.
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"In this book, Richard Brislin shows us that helpful guidelines for everyday intercultural interactions are clear in information that has been gathered across the fields of cross-cultural psychology, organizational behavior, and intercultural communication. A psychologist and a professor of management, Brislin uses actual examples he calls "critical incidents" to illustrate the basic psychological processes that play a part in effective - and ineffective - intercultural relationships across workplaces."--BOOK JACKET.

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