University of Toronto Press
Working in a Multicultural World
About this book
In Working in a Multicultural World, Nardon offers a comprehensive framework for understanding intercultural interactions and developing skills for successful intercultural situations.
Author / Editor information
Luciara Nardon is an associate professor of international business in the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. She has taught courses on international management in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, and the United States.
Reviews
‘The book presents a unique, useful, and candid insight and guide to the issues that today’s management and labour are facing and will continue to face as the demands of the contemporary socioeconomic community require new competencies…. Highly recommended.’
Laurence Romani, Department of Management and Organization, Stockholm School of Economics:
"Working in a Multicultural World is a unique book that invites the reader into personal reflections, a timely exercise for understanding and developing intercultural competences. It is original, well written, easy to read, and will be an essential companion to those engaged and interested in intercultural interactions."
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Figures
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Acknowledgments
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Foreword
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Preface
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1. Working in a Multicultural World
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2. Building Intercultural Competence through Reflection
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3. Situating Intercultural Interactions
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4. Understanding Culture
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5. Understanding Individual Differences
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6. Understanding Situations
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7. Managing Feelings
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8. Communicating across Cultures
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9. Moving Forward
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Appendix A: Cross-cultural Studies
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Appendix B: Comprehensive Reflection Assignment
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Notes
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Index
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