Used analysis of covariance structures to test for the equivalence of a well-known measuring instrument across two culturally diverse groups, exploring three possible determinants of the resulting nonvariance. Example data comprised item responses to the four nonacademic subscales of the Self Description Questionnaire for Australian and Nigerian…

Human resource management data were collected from 149 Irish, 201 Hong Kong, 92 Singaporean, and 144 Chinese organizations. Career patterns and training practices showed distinct differences. Irish organizations were more likely to have lower levels of career paths; their training practices suggested more new forms of careers. Fewer paths indicate…

Addresses the importance of organizational investment in diversity and the necessity of preparing graduates and future employees in terms of learning about diversity in order for them to contribute to the success of their employing organizations. Considers the difficulties associated with education about diversity and focuses on library and…

Suggests ways in which the domains of instructional technology (design, development, evaluation, management, and diffusion), the systematic design of instruction, and the nine events of instruction can facilitate intentional learning episodes that are culturally sensitive. Discusses cultural pluralism and explains the use of pluralism rather than…

Notes that an intercultural rhetoric based on inquiry is a deliberate meaning-making activity in which difference is not read as a problem but sought out as a resource for constructing more grounded and actionable understandings. Explores the meaning of intercultural rhetoric inquiry as it emerges with a cultural/social/cognitive activity and as…

A literature review explored the effectiveness of cross-cultural managements of multinational companies. The effect of national culture on organizational culture was analyzed and ways in which multinational companies can adopt the national differences were suggested. (Contains 42 references.) (JOW)

Discusses how teachers can develop attitudes that are oriented toward student achievement and learning, especially for students who are linguistically and culturally diverse. (Contains 21 references.) (JOW)

Examines the history of the definition of racism, discussing subtle differences in the traditional use of the word racism; the complete redefinition of racism that began in the late 1960s as part of a general conceptual shift in thinking about race relations; institutional racism; cultural and symbolic racism; and whiteness as the ultimate evil.…

Deals with the problematics that globalization poses for critical communication scholarship. Address how uneven patterns of global processes are enacted through cultural practices produced by the transnational flows of images and capital. Explores several areas of contemporary global growth with the overall objective of demonstrating the urgency…

Defines an ideal, well-articulated counterculture, describing the types of social and cultural circumstances that either impede or promote the articulation of school subcultures and/or countercultures. Develops the concept of articulation to help clarify the counterculture concept and differentiate fully developed countercultures from other forms…

Analysis of reactions of 14 German and 20 Ivory Coast managers to informant stories from 14 U.S. human resource professionals revealed differences in work myths that reflected national differences, e.g., individual versus collective orientation, business development patterns, and management approaches. Awareness of the ethnocentrism of work myths…

Presents an annotated bibliography of 28 children's picture books that celebrate diverse cultures in American society, developed by the International Relations Committee of the Association of Library Services to Children. (LRW)

Compares significant values of different cultures. Describes cultural differences in eye and hand gestures. Explains ways to teach intercultural communication in business. (SK)

Explores the metaphor of managing diversity and its related discourses that dominate current business communication about the changing workforce. Examines the language employed in practitioner-oriented texts and consultant websites on diversity. Contends that language that constitutes individuals as resources emphasizes managerial and economic…

Addresses career development as a special task in life-span development. Discusses career development as a counseling intervention based on Eurocentric concepts, a conceptualization that might not address the needs of African American clients. Argues that individual behavior is organized with respect to values, attitudes, and beliefs of a…