Essays about: "intercultural case study"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words intercultural case study.

  1. 1. NAVIGATING WORKPLACE CONFLICT A case study of local and foreign employees at an international company in Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Suzana Aroko; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : Intercultural conflict; workplace conflict; culture; conflict management styles; Tanzania; Kenya; Germany; United States of America;

    Abstract : In the era of global trade and professional ties across borders, understanding how individuals from diverse contexts frame and respond to workplace conflict is critically important. Researchers have found various variables with some correlation to preferred conflict management style. READ MORE

  2. 2. Co-construction of Leadership in an Intercultural Context from a Follower’s Perspective : A Qualitative Case Study in the Finance Industry about the Dyadic Relationship between Manager and Employee

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Kaat Cromphout; Floris Ruttenberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Co-constructing Leadership; Follower Behaviour; Leader Behaviour; Leadership; Followership; Leader-Follower-Relationships; Intercultural Communication; Dyadic Relationships; Constructive Followership;

    Abstract : Introduction: The co-construction of leadership is a relatively new theoretical concept thatis growing in demand in the field of science. Since our global workforce becomes moreheterogenous and attitudes towards leader-follower relationships evolve, a successfulinteraction between leaders and followers becomes more central to the overall functioningof an organisation. READ MORE

  3. 3. Why are some people better than others? : Is it because of their cultural background, personal competence, or company’s influence?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Abdul Rafay; Elanur Ozbutun; [2023]
    Keywords : Cross-cultural communication; Individual competence; Culture; Company influence; International Business; Intercultural interactions; Negotiations; Cultural and Social Intelligence; Success;

    Abstract : In the last few decades, due to the exponential rise in interconnectivity and globalization the importance of cross-cultural communication has been a hot topic to research more about. Due to this increase and more frequent interactions business individuals have started giving cross-cultural environments the attention it needs to address the challenges at hand. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Colonial Legacies of Internship Programs in International Development - A Qualitative Case Study of Local Staff’s Experiences in Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Martina Frappa; [2023]
    Keywords : internship; international development; white saviour; decolonisation; privilege-awareness; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although extensively advertised as a positive practice that enhances students’ intercultural competencies, internship programs have been increasingly criticised for reinforcing simplistic understandings of global development. Often involving students from the Global North engaging in placements with development organisations and institutions in the Global South, these programs perpetuate dynamics of systematic inequality rooted in colonial legacies. READ MORE

  5. 5. “This is not the Time for a Lecture” - Intercultural Collaboration for Labour Market Inclusion from Cambodian Partners’ Perspective : A Qualitative Case Study Exploring Intercultural Collaboration Through a Postcolonial Lens

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Moa Lindgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Intercultural collaboration; Cambodia; Communication Accommodation Theory CAT ; Face-Negotiation Theory FNT ; Postcolonialism; Disability inclusion;

    Abstract : It is well known that international project teams and collaboration partners are operating in complex cultural settings influenced by factors such as postcolonial power dynamics, communication differences and dissynergies in motivation. Such discrepancies may have impeding effects on end-results, according to some scholars of intercultural communication. READ MORE