Intercultural Alliances

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Cultural Perspectives – Steps to Working Effectively in a Global Environment
What happens when cultures collide? In today’s increasingly global work environment, more and more employees are working across cultures without understanding the behaviors, values, and assumptions of their foreign colleagues or business partners. Developing awareness of our own cultural perspectives and how our actions may be perceived by our foreign counterparts will provide the skills to work more competently in international settings… click here to view this article
The Art of the Performance Appraisal
The complexities of navigating a new system are challenging for any expatriate manager who has recently arrived in the U.S. The fast-paced and highly mobile American work environment means that retaining employees is given higher priority… click here to view this article
Decision-making across cultures
The challenge of concluding a Franco-American business deal can often baffle even the most astute international businessperson. No matter how culturally savvy each party may be, when the time comes to make a final decision, there is a distinct difference in approach… click here to view this article
Transitioning Abroad – The Impact of Culture on International Relocation Assignments
As the world continues to shrink with more and more people relocating to subsidiary offices in other countries, there is often the assumption that we are becoming more homogenizedóat least in our approaches to business. After all, whether we work for the same company, be it in the U.S., Italy or Japan, we still have to get the job done at the end of the day… click here to view this article

Cultural Divides in German-American Business Relations
Despite the proliferation of international business alliances in today’s global environment, many people remain mystified as to how their foreign clients, colleagues, or associates think and operate. … click here to view this article

The Effects of Culture on Productivity
How does culture affect our levels of productivity? In today’s global environment people are increasingly working together across cultures, often without truly understanding the underlying differences that may be unintentionally sabotaging them… click here to view this article