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Cross-Cultural Management

How to Manage Teams Cross-Culturally

February 9, 2009

You can manage and lead cross-cultural teams better by recognizing that there is no perfect model in business and organization in cross-cultural context, learn to use both the “colonial” approach and the “cultural translator” approach, understanding the differences between low and high “power distance,” developing your unique team culture as a mosaic of various cultures represented, and maintaining the learner attitude.

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360-Degree Feedbacks Can Improve Multicultural Teams

August 18, 2008

Multicultural teams – teams that have members from several different cultures – are becoming very common in the global work setting. Many organizations recognize the great potential for such teams since diversity often engenders creativity and leads to innovations. But running diverse teams is not without pains. There are all kinds of communication, cultural value, and chemistry issues involved in multicultural teams. So what can you do to help such a team?

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Cultures Matter in the Global Economy

June 20, 2008

One of the world’s most revered economic icons for the last couple of decades is Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of Federal Reserve Board for 18 years.  In case you don’t know what Federal Reserve Board is, it is the central bank of the United States of America, which is given the authority by the U. [...]

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How to Make Diversity Work for Your Team

June 17, 2008

“Diversity management” is a relatively new term being used in American businesses. It means management of the workforce that is diverse in its culture, ethnicity, race, language, background, etc. According to an article by James Rodgers in Professional Roofing (02/2008 ) Vol. 38, the American workforce is becoming more diverse, and the Labor Department predicts [...]

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