Communicating in Global Business Negotiations: A Geocentric Approach

Synopsis

"Communication in Global Business Negotiations: A Geocentric Approach presents college-level business and communications majors with a new approach for studying communication and negotiation in international business, using a geocentric cross-disciplinary framework. Chapters cover intercultural communication, provide students with a view of the world and how to negotiate with others from different cultures, and uses practitioners′ perspectives to inject real-world case studies and scenarios into the picture. College-level business collections will find this an essential acquisition."—THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW"Authors Jill E. Rudd and Diana R. Lawson uniquely integrate communication and international business perspectives to help readers develop a strong understanding of the elements for negotiating an international setting, as well as the skills needed to adapt to the changing environment."—BUSINESS INDIAPresenting a new method for the study of communication and negotiation in international business, this text provides students with the knowledge to conduct negotiations from a geocentric framework. Authors Jill E. Rudd and Diana R. Lawson integrate communication and international business perspectives to help readers develop a strong understanding of the elements necessary for negotiating in a global setting, as well as the skills needed to adapt to the changing environment. This geocentric orientation is an evolution of global learning resulting in effective worldwide negotiation. Key Features:Offers a cross-disciplinary approach: The fields of communication and business are integrated to provide a macro-orientation to global business negotiation.Devotes a chapter to intercultural communication competency: Scales are included to help students assess their potential to become a successful global business negotiators.Provides students with a view of the world in negotiating with others from different cultures: Up-to-date information about current international business contexts gives insight into the challenges experienced by global business negotiators.Discusses alternative dispute resolution: Because of differences in culture and in political structure from one country to another, a chapter is devoted to this growing area of global business negotiation. Presents practitioners′ perspectives: These perspectives illustrate the "real world" of global business negotiation and reinforce the importance of understanding cultural differences.Intended Audience:This is an ideal core text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Negotiation & Conflict Resolution and International Business & Management in the departments of Communication and Business & Management.

Copyright:

2007

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781544349961

Related ISBNs:

9781412916585, 9781452215426

Publisher:

SAGE Publications

Date of Addition:

06/19/22

Copyrighted By:

Sage Publications, Inc.

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Language Arts, Communication

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