Inter-cultural communication, cultural awareness, cultural diversity… A basic understanding of cultural norms and language can be invaluable when it comes to creating positive interactions and relationships. There are many reasons – pragmatic and intangible – to encourage multilingualism and cultural awareness: more job opportunities, higher pay, improved customer service, enhanced coworker communication, unleashed employee potential, [...]
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Cultural Barriers – the ‘fun’ Stuff Can Help
Posted by Admin on March 17th, 2010
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No Comments »Cultural Awareness Training
Posted by Admin on October 18th, 2009
The global success of any international organisation requires more than just the ability to offer the right products and services in the right markets. It also requires the right people with a high level of cultural awareness and intercultural competence to succeed when working across borders and cultures. Cultural awareness is no longer an optional [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: Acquaintances, Competency, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Culture Shock, Emotional Resilience, Financial Success, Global Relocation Trends, Global Success, Host Culture, International Assignment, International Assignments, International Organisation, Miscommunication, Negative Impact, Neighbours, Survey Report, Target Country, Trends Survey, Working Across Cultures No Comments »Want to Do Business in Japan?
Posted by Admin on October 17th, 2009
Japan has the world’s second largest GNP and is the world’s second largest market accounting for 60-70% of the economy of Asia. It is the source of a great deal of advanced technology, much of it built into Japanese consumer products owned by consumers throughout the world. Japan has 50 million mobile phone users (40% [...]
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