Essays about: "intercultural meetings"

Found 5 essays containing the words intercultural meetings.

  1. 1. Cultural Impacts on the Managing of Knowledge Sharing Processes : A Qualitative Study of Swedish Banks in Shanghai, China

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Sofia Öhman; [2019]
    Keywords : Knowledge sharing; Cultural diversity within companies; Cross-cultural management; Cultural clashes; Cultural understanding; Kunskapsöverföring; Multikulturella företag; Styrning av multikulturella företag; Kulturella konflikter; Kulturell förståelse;

    Abstract : The globalization of economies and the technology development have both increased opportunities to businesses as well as challenges. Multicultural workforces and other values in the market compared with the home market lead to complexity in the management control when a business establishes abroad. READ MORE

  2. 2. Amongst Kiwis and Swedes: Developing an intercultural competence with young learners through written telecollaboration

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Jennie Ingelsson; Anna Linder; [2018]
    Keywords : culture; ELL English Language Learners ; IC Intercultural Competence ; ICC Intercultural Communicative Competence ; self-awareness; social awareness; telecollaboration; virtual exchange; young learners;

    Abstract : This study investigates the intercultural development with young learners from Sweden and New Zealand, when using written telecollaboration as a tool. Telecollaboration; is a tool used for online collaboration, it provides for a possibility of connecting students from across the globe and can function as a supplement to traditional teaching. READ MORE

  3. 3. Diversity is Magical : Teaching representation through fantasy literature in the intercultural classroom.

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Elin Isvind; [2017]
    Keywords : intercultural; representation; didactics; intersectional feminism; intersectional theory; multicultural; literature; Swedish curriculum; fantasy; young adult literature;

    Abstract : The world today is globalized like never before and with countries becoming more multicultural it is important to strive towards an intercultural society. This essay aims to answer the question “In what ways can one teach representation in the intercultural classroom through fantasy literature?”. READ MORE

  4. 4. Trust in Intercultural Meetings between Vietnamese and Swedes - Swedish Experiences in The Bai Bang Project

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Huong Nguyen; [2016-10-05]
    Keywords : trust; intercultural communication; intercultural meetings; Swedish - Vietnamese cooperation; the Bai Bang project; Bai Bang paper mill;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on trust in intercultural communication between Swedes and Vietnamese through investigating Swedish experiences in the Bai Bang project - one of the largest aid programs in Swedish assistance history. A historical study including a literature review and individual interviews is employed to analyze how Swedish expatriates experienced trust in meetings with the Vietnamese throughout the project time from 1970 to 1995. READ MORE

  5. 5. Mutual understanding in an intercultural company : Researching the interactions in the relationships Sweden-Ukraine and Sweden-India from a perspective of culture, communication and context.

    University essay from KTH/Organisation och ledning

    Author : Matilda Kaba-Liljeberg; Johanna Öhrling; [2015]
    Keywords : mutual understanding; negotiated culture; business communication;

    Abstract : Different national cultures use communication in different ways. When international businesses use resources in different countries, the communication needs to work for mutual understanding to occur. This essay focuses on the interactions between Sweden and Ukraine, and Sweden and India. READ MORE