TY - BOOK AU - Brislin,Richard W. TI - Working with cultural differences: dealing effectively with diversity in the workplace T2 - Contributions in psychology, SN - 9780313352829 AV - HF5549.5.M5 B74 2008 U1 - 658.3008 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - Diversity in the workplace KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Intercultural communication KW - Cultural Diversity KW - Workplace KW - Communication KW - Interpersonal Relations KW - fast KW - Arbeitsplatz KW - gnd KW - Diversity Management KW - Kulturkontakt KW - Organisationspsychologie KW - Organisationssoziologie KW - Vielfalt KW - Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung KW - nasat N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index; Introduction : increasing intercultural interactions -- Adjusting to other cultures -- Individualism and collectivism -- Communication : interpreting silence, quiet, and indirectness -- Communication : interpreting directness and potentially negative exchanges -- Dealing with criticisms and disagreements -- Decision making -- Interactions among males and females -- Status and power -- The number and importance of social norms -- Workplace dynamics -- Developing interpersonal relationships -- Basic psychological processes at work during intercultural interactions -- Some final pieces of advice and some concluding perspectives N2 - "In this book, Richard Brislin shows us that helpful guidelines for everyday intercultural interactions are clear in information that has been gathered across the fields of cross-cultural psychology, organizational behavior, and intercultural communication. A psychologist and a professor of management, Brislin uses actual examples he calls "critical incidents" to illustrate the basic psychological processes that play a part in effective - and ineffective - intercultural relationships across workplaces."--Jacket UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0812/2008010126.html UR - http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=016737831&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA UR - http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/562704205.pdf UR - http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=016737831&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA ER -