Working in a Multicultural World: A Guide to Developing Intercultural Competence

by Luciara Nardon

Overview

Measureable, data driven outcomes are not the only indicators of success in today’s multicultural and globalized workforce.  How employees interact with their colleagues and customers is also a significant factor in their career development.

Luciara Nardon draws on her extensive research and international experience to guide employees and managers through the ambiguous and uncertain waters of today’s multicultural workplace. Each intercultural encounter is unique, involving different people, contexts, dynamics, and actions which general cultural protocols are unable to address. In Working in a Multicultural World, Nardon offers a comprehensive framework for understanding intercultural interactions and developing skills for successful intercultural situations. Numerous examples and exercises, including how to reconcile personal beliefs of equality with a hierarchical workplace and how to respond to perceived aggressiveness in business negotiations, enable employees and managers to embark on reflective processes that will springboard their intercultural competence. Working in a Multicultural World is an accessibly written and valuable resource for all professionals in today’s workplace as well as students and travelers interested in intercultural relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442625013
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Publication date:	10/31/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Working in a Multicultural World
2. Building Intercultural Competence Through Reflection
3. Situating Intercultural Interactions
4. Understanding Culture
5. Individual Differences
6. Situational Context
7. Managing Feelings
8. Communicating Across Cultures
9. Moving Forward

Appendix A: Cross-cultural studies
Appendix B: Comprehensive reflection assignment

What People are Saying About This

Laurence Romani

"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."

Editorial 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.’

—S.R. Kahn, Choice Magazine vol 55:10:2018

" 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."

—Laurence Romani, Department of Management and Organization, Stockholm School of Economics

From the Publisher

'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.'

Choice Magazine vol 55:10:2018 - S.R. Kahn