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The Opportunity Management Program--Part 8: Transfer to New Users and Cultures.
Wright, Van O.; Wills, John C. – Performance and Instruction, 1991
This last in a series of articles describing IBM's Opportunity Management Program focuses on the transfer of training programs to different cultures. Problems with translating materials into other languages are discussed, helpful attitudes are suggested, continuity is considered, and an overview of all the articles in this series is provided.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Industrial Training, Intercultural Programs, Management Development
Intercultural Communication Barriers and Management Education in Developing Nations: Problems and Prospects.
Abraham, Yohannan T.; Cunningham, William K. – 1984
Education and training of management personnel in developing nations have been patterned after the American system. Unfortunately, efforts at transplanting such knowledge has neglected the cultural nuances unique to the various nations, resulting in incomplete success. Intercultural communication barriers can be posed by such cultural features as…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations
A Lesson for American Managers: Learning from Japanese Experiences in the U.S.
Nosow, Sigmund – National Productivity Review, 1984
Research finds that, in Japanese-owned plants in America, efforts are made to bring the system around slowly to a Japanese management style through acculturation, communication, and training. Problems engendered by these efforts emerge particularly at the middle management levels. Barriers to corporate unity are far fewer at the plant level. (CT)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Role, Cultural Differences, Employee Attitudes
Management of Corporate Culture through Local Managers' Training in Foreign Companies in China: A Qualitative Analysis
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Zhao, Crystal L. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2005
Corporate culture is a complex phenomenon in foreign companies located in the People's Republic of China. For the management team of an international enterprise, it is a challenging task to manage cultural differences. Education and training provided to local managers might be one of the important solutions. Therefore, this study explores the…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, International Trade
Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) Conference Proceedings (Atlanta, Georgia, March 6-9, 1997).
Torraco, Richard J., Ed. – 1997
These proceedings begin with the schedule, conference committee membership lists, and detailed agenda of the 1997 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which explored the future of human resource development (HRD). Presented next are papers on HRD from scholars affiliated with organizations from 12 countries. The papers are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Academy of Human Resource Development Conference Proceedings (Oak Brook, Illinois, March 4-8, 1998).
Torraco, Richard J., Ed. – 1998
These proceedings begin with the schedule, conference committee membership lists, and detailed agenda of the 1998 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which explored the relationship between learning and performance. Presented next are papers grouped by the conference's 35 symposium topics, which are as follows: university…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Cognitive Style