Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working with People from Other Cultures
Increase your cultural intelligence and sharpen your business acumen at the same time! Whether traveling abroad or working at home, businesspeople routinely face the challenge of understanding cultures different from their own. When misunderstandings arise, relationships can suffer. The good news is that cultivating cultural intelligence is a skill that can be learned, and Brooks Peterson can tell you how!Packed with dozens of engaging case studies and illustrations, Cultural Intelligence: A...
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Peterson is an experienced cross-cultural trainer, researcher, and graduate-level educator, and is the founder and president of an international consulting firm based in Minneapolis. His text is written for working professionals who interact with immigrants and foreign co-workers--at home, in international trade at home, and/or while working and living abroad--but have had no formal training in culture basics. Academic but accessible to general readers, the text provides a framework for understanding culture and a practical definition of cultural intelligence, which will help readers increase their cultural intelligence and improve their cross-cultural interactions. No subject index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Pt. 1What is culture?15Pt. 2The importance of culture in daily work and life63Pt. 3What is cultural intelligence?87Pt. 4Applying cultural intelligence in daily work and life107Pt. 5Knowing your cultural style153Pt. 6Increasing your cultural intelligence177
