This volume comprises some twenty articles, speeches and conversations of Fei Xiaotong from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Their central connecting theme is how civilizations could co-exist against a backdrop of rapid globalization. Fei proposes his concept of “cultural self-awareness,” summarized in the axiom “each appreciates his own best, appreciates the best of others, all appreciate the best together for the greater harmony of all.” This is the result of many years of research and fieldwork, and represents a synthesis of his Western training and traditional Chinese thought. Professor Fei Xiaotong was one of the most prominent Chinese sociologists and anthropologists in the last century, and a leading figure in Chinese intellectual circles. He was noted in the West for his Peasant Life in China, From the Soil and other works written during the 1930s and 1940s. His later important research and theoretical concepts, though extremely influential in China on both theoretical and practical levels, are almost unknown in international academia.

What happens next after that powerful workshop on cultural sensitivity and awareness? What if you are culturally aware or you don't understand why topics on cultural competency won't go away. Actually you were raised anyway to treat everyone the same. Trust me this is the journal for you all. You are not required to read a book on culture or take a class learning about different cultures. Your benefit from this book will be what you experience. That's the goal of this journal...to let you emotionally experience your excitement after a powerful training on diversity or maybe frustration from hearing once again that you're insensitive to the cultural experiences of others. I want to help you experience whatever is beneath your thoughts, emotions, or behaviors without judgment. This journal provides a safe haven yet acceptance where you are and ultimately movement to understanding how broad culture awareness really is. I ultimately want you to have a life that includes relationships and life experiences that help you relax and enjoy the influences of culture every day. This is my aim each day.

Researchers are beginning to draw attention to the human side concerning the implications of the digital age. Cultural challenges faced by international virtual teams, management dilemmas relative to resource issues when dealing with cultural diversity, and human resource management challenges confronted by technical environments and nationally-qualified labor shortages are on the rise and need to be addressed as society enters a new era. Examining Cultural Perspectives in a Globalized World is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the promotion of new cultural models repr.

An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life. Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.

It was assumed that training emphasizing cultural self-awareness as well as the cultural predispositions of members of other cultures would induce an attitude of cultural relativity and counteract attitudes of American cultural superiority that might exist among the trainees. The development of cultural self-understanding should also facilitate understanding of the predispositions of members of other cultures, and should provide a basis of better morale for Americans working overseas. The American should develop an appreciation for typical American predispositions that facilitate working overseas, and for those that interfere. Finally, mastery of dimensional concepts used for summarizing the American's cultural self should provide bridges for observing and understanding other's predispositions and behavior.

What is CQ? And why do leaders need it in our increasingly connected world?

Paul Hopper leads the reader through the varied issues associated with globalization and culture, including deterritorialization, cosmopolitanism, cultural hybridization and homogenization as well as claims that aspects of globalization are provoking cultural resistance.