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The Figure of the Expat: the Manager Who keeps his Bags Packed

Author: Future Manager Research Center Every year several companies decide to transfer one or more managers abroad, a phenomenon that has certainly enhanced following the increasingly frequent internationalization of companies. International assignments tempt many employees, especially the more adventurous, as to have the total control of the situation it is not enough to have a…

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Business and Cultural Misunderstandings

Author: Future Manager Research Center Being misunderstood, in everyday life as well as in the workplace, is part of our normality. Things get complicated when, in a professional environment, we relate to interlocutors who come from countries very far from ours and with different cultures and customs. In the world of economic interests, even a…

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Cross-Cultural Training for Diversified Workforce

Author: Future Manager Research Center Thanks to globalization, international companies now have the opportunity to attract talent from all over the world, thus forming teams made up of members from different countries and cultures. These culturally heterogeneous groups are an advantage due to the opportunities and diversification they offer, but are often very difficult to…

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Opposites attract, but love their fellows: information-sharing in multicultural teams

Author: Future Manager Research Center Information-sharing is a crucial issue for any business. In fact, an aspect that must be cultivated with great attention is the constant and mutual sharing between colleagues and employees. But it may become a real problem on multicultural teams: the more cultural distance employees perceive, the more the problem is…

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Silence Culture in Cross-Culture Corporate Communication: the Japanese Case

Author: Future Manager Research Center You may think that silence during a conversation, especially if it is focused on business, is disorienting, as well as it is a negative signal in the development of a business deal. Actually, it has a huge strategic value when approached to some cultures and customs in which implicit and…

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The importance of working towards workplace diversity

  Author: Future Manager Research Center When a company wants to change and innovate, increasing diversity represents a significant challenge for many businesses. On the other side the number of diverse teams in all industries is rising because in a diverse group, every member will have a specific task, yet all of them work towards…

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