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To succeed in global business, professionals need to understand and appreciate cultural values, practices and the various nuances in different parts of the world, making cross-cultural awareness and training more important than ever.
To succeed in global business, professionals need to understand and appreciate cultural values, practices and the various nuances in different parts of the world, making cross-cultural awareness and training more important than ever. Cross-Cultural Training Cultural training fosters the development of cross-cultural skills and leads to higher performance of employees working on overseas assignments. Cultural training has also been shown to improve an individual’s relationships with host nationals and allows expatriates to adjust more rapidly to a new culture. While there are a variety of training techniques, successful cross-cultural programs can include:
Why Cultural Training Is Important While not a comprehensive list, five factors have been identified as providing valuable insights into the cultural practices of different countries. Assignees need this information in order to better understand cultural similarities and differences while on an international assignment. The five dimensions of national culture include:
Cross-cultural training will provide expatriates with a starting point for the preparation of working overseas, addressing cross-cultural communication and cross-cultural conflict resolution. Check out the full white paper, the Importance of Cross-Cultural Awareness, to learn more. |