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... more confident and knowl- edgeable and thus more efficient and effective. And it can make you a lifelong learner of writing, getting better and better each day, week, month, and year. Contents ... Can, Close the Deal, and Lost and Found 18 The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Business Writing and Communication both an “ear” for the language (the competence discussed earlier) and a knowledge of what ... it. And in a business, writing is expensive, requiring equipment and materials. In addition, the written word, for most of the history of business, has been slow to move, taking hours and...

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... competent communication. Students will use role plays and discussions to explore intercultural issues and values in working with migrants and to improve the capacity to bridge (inter) communication ... Page 3 of 11 Learning Skills By discussion of the principles and practice of academic writing for assignments, such as essays and/ or project reports and by carrying out peer editing, students ... citations and end- of - text reference lists. The skills of English practiced in relation to these intercultural aspects of the module are both oral and written. Students will write and improve...

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... by all these theorists but especially by the later systems thinkers like Russ Ackoff and Eric Trist, by symbolic interactionists like Mead, by elusive management thinkers like Charles Handy and by ... originally created by Stouffer and Toby, is a powerful, discriminating and provoking exercise used in our workshops. It takes the form of a dilemma which measures and challenges universal and particularistic ... various countries in which 42 BUSINESS ACROSS CULTURES 10/1 Standard systems Improved standard systems by learning from local requirements 1/10 Learning from local situations and exceptions Increasing...

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... who start by ascribing usually exploit their status to get things done and achieve results. Those who start by achieving usually begin to ascribe impor- tance and priority to the persons and projects ... drinking coffee and looking stunned. One of the German consultants sat with his head in his hands and said “I can’t deal with this. I have a headache. I feel overwhelmed. I can’t focus. And, if three ... cattle with Coke and pretzels. ã Serve not only hot breakfasts but also add some massage, shoe polishing, and other extras and hence “go bankrupt on the flight. ã Compromise and serve hot pretzels,...

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... future and core ideol- ogy. By doing this we assure that the selection of values and behaviors is done in a business context. We present the results of this step in the following way: On the one hand ... and how your overseas business partners would score. Then think about where there are differences and ask yourself these questions: “What tensions do these differ- ences produce?” and, thereby, ... integrity and transparency. But business environments and challenges are changing continu - 116 BUSINESS ACROSS CULTURES Whilst men are equally divided, with 50 percent answering “a” and 50 percent...

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... measure of that success. By emphasising our Values, articulating our Business Princi- ples and stimulating dialogue and transparency, we will contribute to sustainable and mutually beneficial ... (Guided Missile) dilemma is the distinction between solving problems by reasoning and logical insight on the one hand, or by empiricism and pragma - tism on the other. From the German perspective, the ... formally and informally, basic flows of materials and information) ã Strategy and Envisioned Future (review the leaders vi- sion, mission statements, goals, objectives, business plans, and the...

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... orga- nizations. They refer to sex appeal and beauty and belong through an affective and diffuse and external orientation. Latin brands such as Chanel, Yves St. Laurent, Gucci, and Ferrari are leading the ... affective and externally oriented. This arche - type is embodied by brands such as Pepsi and Burger King, whose identity to a large part is developed by teasing their bigger brothers Coke and McDonalds. In ... in pharmaceutical, philanthropic, and welfare institutions. Brands such as Volvo, General Electric, BT, and the State Lottery therefore trade on empathy, communication, consistency, and faith – all of which...

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... unsophisti - cated and uncultured by much of the rest of the world is considered to be the ideal by the Dutch. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS ACROSS CULTURES The use of advertising and promotions are ... work and jobs. Many of the systems owe their origin to the needs of the American army (HAY, etc.), and wartime OR (“opera - tional research”) and later Work Study and Personnel Management. 242 BUSINESS ... is obviously amused by her distress. He leaves the room and comes back dressed in casual clothing – jeans and a leather jacket. He hands her a pair of her own jeans. The pressure is off, and so is the...

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... controlling people: by force, by money, and through normative controls and that only the third was a motivator. Money is in fact a “dissatisfier.” Employees quickly get used to the good feeling and jump ... versus stand-alone Many consider that ABCM systems should not be seen as an exten- sion to the financial systems but as a total business system and not purely an accounting solution. The stand-alone ... leaders and properties such as logical thinking (translating ideas into simple forms), persistence (learning from errors and swimming against the flow), empowerment (enabling and enthusing others), and...

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... one hand… On the other hand… We best serve our organization by achieving a lean and mean organization and by cutting cost wherever we can. We best serve our organization by investing in the right ... management and managing remotely and just in time. On the one hand … On the other hand … One leads best when direct reports are physically close to the leader and can discuss positive and negative ... dilemmas? All organizations need stability and growth, long-term and short- term decisions, tradition and innovation, planning and laissez-faire, order and freedom. The challenge for leaders is to...

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... compe - tence cannot be commanded from on high; it needs to be learned by error and correction. It is increasingly the job of business leaders to define excellence. It is the job of HR and others to help ... ongoing Preparation and Launch → Transfer and Embedding Through Work Sessions → Transfer and Integration Learning Loops ț Research and review ț Interview executive board ț Interview sponsors and key players ț Program ... perfor - 336 BUSINESS ACROSS CULTURES • To respect and adapt to another culture without abandoning your own convictions, but rather by unifying the integrities of both parties. ã Use the knowledge and...

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... show interest in learning English vocabulary by making sentence with the new words and by playing games (19%). Asking and answering questions related to the new words and making dialogues with ... illustrated by the table, writing the words and Vietnamese equivalents is widely used by most students, covering 23.1%. Writing the words many times is also popular and less than the above way by 1%. ... context of Vietnam University of Commerce (VUC), English is being taught as Business English and a compulsory subject for non-major students. The teaching and learning of vocabulary, therefore, is...

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