Working with cultural differences
Subtitle: dealing effectively with diversity in the workplace
By: Richard Brislin.
Series: Contributions in psychology
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780313352829
Subjects: Diversity in the workplace; Interpersonal relations; Intercultural communication
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Adjusting to other cultures; title: Individualism and collectivism; title: Communication - interpreting silence, quiet, and indirectness; title: Communication : interpreting directness and potentially negative exchanges; title: Dealing with criticisms and disagreements; title: Decision making; title: Interactions among males and females; title: Status and power; title: The number and importance of social norms; title: Workplace dynamics; title: Developing interpersonal relationships; title: Basic psychological processes at work during intercultural interactions; title: Some final pieces of advice and some concluding perspectives.