Focuses on study abroad programs as a means of increasing the intercultural understanding of U.S. business students. Offers guidelines for planning, organizing, and marketing such programs. (Author/JOW)

A variety of ways in which U.S. citizens can make the visit of foreign students more pleasant and productive are discussed, and the benefits of doing so are noted. (MSE)

Examines in detail the political and ethical dilemmas encountered when results of the Barrow Alcohol Study generated considerable reaction in the scientific community, popular press, and local population. Argues difficulties might have been avoided with better insight into community belief regarding the nature of the problem and better community…

Offers suggestions for orientation and management development to prepare people to do business in different cultures. An orientation outline for Saudi culture is presented as an example. (SK)

Interviews with five linkage participants from the United States, seven Finnish researchers, and four administrators identified perceptions of cultural collaboration competencies, differences in academic working styles, and the contribution of linkage to international collaboration. Recommendations were made for institutional linkage coordinators,…

Discusses a project focusing on the misunderstanding and suspicion that greet the practice of translation, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom. This project suggests that translation is viewed with suspicion partly because it produces far-reaching social effects, including the formation of cultural identities. (four references)…

Discusses issues of ethnocentricity that arise during the process of translation, the concepts of foreignizing and domesticating, editorial intervention in translated works, the proper cultural role of the translator, the Narcissistic Concept as it pertains to translation, American attitudes towards other cultures, and other related topics. (CK)

Addresses issues of power and diversity, and describes how the production team for Houston's play about Amerasian experience wrestled with the problem of "what is represented and who is authorized to represent it." Explains the reasons for the close attention to detail, and cites examples in which authenticity had to be sacrificed for…

Reviews the existing literature on African American communication and evaluates its productivity at increasing interethnic communication. Discusses several limitations of existing literature as they contribute to the emergence of a "universal iconography" of African American communication. Concludes by presenting challenges for future…

Investigates a visa interview process involving applicants from a West African country and interviewers from a Western culture to examine the effects of intercultural factors on communication distortion. Examines speech pattern, body posture, and eye contact, along with information disclosure and verbal aggression. Suggests that different cultures…

Raises concerns about unexamined conceptual assumptions and over-generalizations of research findings in the comparative management area. Suggests two ways of combating these problems: collaboration and accounting for complexities of culture. (SR)

Warns about what to avoid in cross-cultural business communication research. Recommends a few topics that need empirical investigation, not anecdotal treatment. (SR)

Discusses Russian translatology after 1950. Introduces in chronological order some of the most important Russian works and discusses their main points. Deals with Russian approaches to key problems in translation such as equivalence, pragmatic relations, audience orientation, and problems of cultural transfer. (SR)

Several issues are explored regarding child care in a bilingual setting, including dismissing myths regarding the supposed negative effects of bilingualism; understanding what caregivers can do to ensure a positive and responsive environment in which communication thrives; and communicating with the family and understanding its general social…

Notes that methods for teaching intercultural communication skills are frequently based on identifying norms of communication in different cultures. Creates a parallel distributed processing (PDP) model, which is used to demonstrate the inadequacy of this normative approach to training. Discusses implications for the conduct of intercultural…