Country and Business Culture
Communicating Across Cultures by
If you are a manager anywhere in the world, you are almost certainly dealing with people of nationalities and cultures different from your own. In multinational business environments, communicating effectively with people who have languages, customs, and expectations different from yours is a necessary skill. If you are a manager anywhere in the world, you are almost certainly facing this kind of multicultural situation. This guidebook explains how to become aware of cultural differences, how to recognize when cultural differences pose a leadership challenge, and how to adapt your communication style to enhance your effectiveness as a manager.
ISBN: 1118155114Publication Date: 2011-07-28
Global Business Etiquette (ebook) by
This book provides the invaluable intercultural knowledge to help you make a deal, sell your product, or find a joint venture, no matter where your business takes you.
ISBN: 031339718XPublication Date: 2012-02-22
Intercultural Readiness (ebook) by
Drawing on research from 30,000 individuals and their practical experience as intercultural management consultants, the authors provide insights into the broader landscape of intercultural management through their exploration of 4 competencies: Intercultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Communication, Building Commitment and Managing Uncertainty.
ISBN: 1349467197Publication Date: 2014-04-08
Passport to Success the essential guide to business culture and customs in America's largest trading partners (ebook) by
Like it or not, every business even one conducted from the kitchen table is global. No matter the industry, employees now routinely travel to other countries or interact with foreign customers, vendors, or fellow employees. Or they conduct business over the phone, via e-mail, or through video links. As a result, they have to understand international customs and etiquette or risk losing customers or botching business relations. And understanding business customs in other cultures isn't merely playing good defense it often leads to new products or service enhancements that help an enterprise grow. In "Passport to Success," Jeanette Martin and Lillian Chaney apply their expertise in business etiquette, training, and intercultural communications to present a practical guide to conducting business successfully around the world. Each chapter in this book presents in-depth information on the business environment and culture in the top twenty trading partners of the United States: Canada, Mexico, Japan, China, United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, Netherlands, France, Singapore, Taiwan, Belgium, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Malaysia, Italy, India, and Israel. Chapters contain both practical tips and illustrative examples, and the book concludes with a listing of resources (books, magazines, organizations, and Web sites) for additional information. In addition, "Passport to Success" contains useful overview material that will help business people plan a trip abroad or a campaign to win customers in another country. Besides trade statistics and information on global trade agreements, readers will find information on using the Internet productively to conduct or seek business, how women can succeed in countries with traditional, male-oriented business cultures, how to build cross-cultural relationships, and ways language can enhance or obstruct business dealings. Every businessperson is now a player in the global market for goods and services. This book provides valuable tips that will help people avoid missteps and increase their sales and personal success when dealing with counterparts in other countries."
ISBN: 1282416138Publication Date: 2008-01-01
- Background Notes Created by the US State Department, Background Notes has a section relating to the politics and government of a country.
- Global Edge Global Edge provides extensive information on countries and regions, including country information, industry, and trade. The Resource Desk is a good starting point for general country information. Country Insights offers some general history and background gleaned from the CIA World Factbook and the US State Dept.'s Background Notes as well as allowing you to compare and rank countries by various factors. Maintained by Michigan State University.
- World Factbook The CIA World Factbook provides a country summaries that include demographics, location, telecommunications capacity, government, industry, military capability, and more.
- Transparency InternationalLooks at corruption risks and policy development, with analysis by country. Examine trends and current topics.
Citation Guides, Writing & Tech Help
- APA 7th Edition Citation for Business Sources Alphabetized list of citations for business resources in APA style (7th edition).
Finding Country Reports
Country reports available in Business Source Complete. (Not all reports are available for all countries)
- Country Profile: (Marketline) Includes overview of political, economics, technological, and legal landscape
- Country Review: (CountryWatch) Each Country Review covers geographical, political, economic, corporate, and environmental information; includes a segment on investment climate.
- Country Monitor: (IHS Global Insight) Country reports, including econmic risk, forcast and growth.
- Country Inteligence: (IHS Global Insight): Includes economic growth, consumer demands, monetary policy, external trade partners, and more.
- Business Monitor International publications: the "Monitor" publications: Asia Monitor, Latin America Monitor, Emerging Markets Monitor, etc.)
- Background Notes: (US State Dept publications)
- Some OECD: publications from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Political Risk Yearbook
Where to Find Relates Articles and Resources
- Business Source Complete [EBSCO]A database covering business and economics. Materials available include trade journal articles, scholarly articles, company reports/SWOT analysis, industry reports, country reports, and more.
- PsycINFO [EBSCO]PsychINFO includes articles about organizational behavior and business communication. Most of the items in PsychINFO are not full text, but you can link to articles available in other databases and in print in the library.
- PsycARTICLES [EBSCO]Like PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES provides articles on organizational behavior and business communication, unlike PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES is full text. The difference is that it only includes articles from 70 journals published by the American Psychological Association and its publishing groups.
- Communication and Mass Media Complete [EBSCO]Database covers more than 600 communications journals.
- Emerald InsightA database of articles from over 200 management journals. Covers major management disciplines including strategy, leadership, information management, marketing, and human resource management.
International Organizations and Google
- Human Rights Watch World Report (2022)Use dropdown to browse country. Covers topics like gender and gender identity, disability rights, sexual orientation, etc.
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Rhetorical Moves
- Rhetorical Moves Examples Definitions and examples of using the rhetorical moves.
Rhetorical moves are ways you can use sources in your writing. But before you begin to write, using the same "moves" can help you define your source and think about how it relates to your topic.
Grounding: Situating a claim within a particular context
- Defining: Establishing a shared definition for a key concept
- Framing: Locating a claim within the context of prior scholarship
- Illustrating: Showing an example to explain a claim
- Authorizing: Lending the weight of authority to a claim
Forwarding: Extending or re-purposing the ideas or expertise of others between contexts
- Borrowing: Applying a claim or methodology as a lens to help you work through your inquiry
- Extending: Transforming a claims or methodology to work through your inquiry
- Synthesizing: Combining two or more pieces of scholarship
Countering: Presenting alternative perspectives or uncovering gaps in others' views
- Arguing another side: Offering a claim that others have not yet considered
- Uncovering values: Examining how biases or gaps in thinking may have influenced others' claims