Cross-cultural psychiatry

But one’s cultural norms can be wrong and cause problems between cultures. A stereotype can occur when one will perceive an individual’s behavior as a group that has formed a specific characteristic. Stereotypes can affect communication by not viewing someone as…

This past course on Intercultural Communication is designed to introduce different theories, research, and selected applications regarding individuals, groups, and different subcultures within the United States. This course is designed to stress the understanding of contrasting cultures, ways of communicating, and how our perspectives and backgrounds influence the way we communicate with strangers. There is also faith that is integrated within this course. We are challenged to be co-leaders with…

Communication skills are human essential method to understand each other and form a society. However a lot of people are worried about their communication skills. I am one of them. We can learn new skills and develop our communication skills through practice. The three skills I want to improve is that Intercultural Skills, Converting “YOU” statements to “I” statements, and Understanding Communication Climates. Just like any other countries, we have our own culture and traditional but not…

challenge of incorporating cultural diversity competencies so as to ensure that it continues to lead to the realization of its objectives. The following essay discusses this future challenge on this critical issue…

each others opinion not because they have to but because they respect each other and every team member. Perhaps, it would be easier for Ben to explain it by Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions. According to Worldwide Accounting Diversity, “Using responses to an attitude survey of IBM employees worldwide, Hofstede identified four cultural dimensions that can be used to describe general similarities and differences in cultures around the world: (1) individualism, (2) power distance, (3) uncertainty…

try to fit into the in-group by trying to find things that we both enjoy, or find amusing. When Ruth told her joke, I feel like she was also trying to do this. Given both the interaction and what I found about Ruth’s culture and my own, the biggest recommendation I can make for successful intercultural communication would be for people to be aware of individual values. “Many [people] hold an integrative set of values, such as I-identity and we-identity patterns across a diverse range of…

This way of thinking very much aligns with The Principles of Scientific Management (Taylor, 1914), as Taylor believed in money as the major incentive to work. All of these issues above also relate to Hofstede 's cultural dimensions (1989), more specifically the Power Distance aspect of his theory. The CEO has all the power in Healthco, this is shown through the lack of communication between the CEO, supervisors and clerks, and the management style adopted by Healthco…

1. PRE-IFRS development factors, cultural dimensions and accounting values of Japan and China The following four main PRE-IFRS development factors have the biggest impact on international business accounting practices: source of finance, legal system, taxation system and political and economic ties (Meek & Saudagaran, 1990). Once you know a nation’s PRE-IFRS developmental factors, particularly Source of Finance, then you are able to predict the cultural dimensions that will be in place as they…

1.0 Introduction Cultural differences influence an organisation’s ability to penetrate a foreign market. As Ahistrom and Bruton (2009) note comprehending culture is vital to understanding the differences in business globally (p. 36). Various cultures have different management, communication, and negotiation styles that are influenced by societal values and norms. Therefore, companies that penetrate a new market have culture to contemplate besides a country’s legal structure, economic position,…

According to Dowling & Welch (2004) defined cross-cultural training as a planned intervention designed to increase the knowledge and skills of expatriates to live and work effectively and achieve general life satisfaction in an unfamiliar host culture. Cross-cultural training is generally seen by researchers as necessary to increase the probability of success on foreign assignments. The training should differ according to different phases of the foreign assignment and depending on the…