Cross-Cultural Challenges for Innovation Management

2016 ◽  
pp. 95-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rosaria Della Peruta ◽  
Nigel J. Holden ◽  
Manlio Del Giudice
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Challenges

scholarly journals Engaged Scholarship: Reflections from a Multi-Talented, National Partnership Seeking to Strengthen Capacity for Sustainability

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen G. Reed ◽  
H. Godmaire ◽  
Marc-Andre Guertin ◽  
Dominique Potvin ◽  
Paivi Abernethy
Keyword(s):  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Collective Learning ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Sweet Spot ◽  
Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Community Engaged Scholarship ◽  
National Partnership

This paper describes a national partnership of academic researchers, government representatives, and sustainability practitioners who sought to strengthen the capacity of 16 biosphere reserve organizations working across Canada to promote sustainability through collective learning and networking strategies. We begin by situating our work within traditions of community-engaged scholarship and appreciative inquiry, and then ask participants to reflect directly on the questions. We then draw attention to four key themes: building and maintaining trust; setting clear and confirmed expectations; establishing structured and multi-lateral facilitation; and finding the sweet spot for our collective practice. Our reflections address common themes of community-engaged scholarship, including addressing cross-cultural challenges and finding joy in working together.

Cross-Cultural Challenges for Information Resources Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 840-846
Author(s):  
Wai K. Law
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Information Resources Management ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
World Information ◽  
Management Approaches

Western organizations have led the globalization of business operations, especially in the deployment of multi-domestic strategy. The decentralized organizational control and customized operations support the fast penetration of huge global markets. Western management theory considers information the lifeblood of organization. The sharing of information lubricates the interlocking divisions within the organization, promoting the effective achievement of organizational goals with external business partners. However, in many regions of the world, information represents power, and managers often try to accumulate as much of it as they can while denying access to others (Oz, 2002). For others, the disclosure of information is considered a threat to the span of management control (Rocheleau, 1999). In some cases, administrators could be more interested in the scale of the information system and its associated budget, than the capability and functionality of the system (Kalpic & Boyd, 2000). These are examples of conflicting cultural values in a cross-cultural environment. The introduction of Western management approaches conflicts with regional administrative styles, diminishing the effectiveness of information systems (Raman & Watson, 1997; Shea & Lewis, 1996). Sensitivity to cultural differences has been recognized as an important factor in the successful global deployment of information systems. Minor information management issues potentially resolvable through improved communication in the west often manifest as major challenges in a crosscultural environment.

Challenges of Practicing and Honing Leadership Skills through Cross-Cultural Service Learning

2017 ◽  
pp. 225-251
Author(s):  
Jeff Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
New Host ◽  
Cultural Leadership ◽  
Host Culture ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Project Coordinator ◽  
Cultural Service ◽  
Service Learning Projects

This chapter provides insight into the unexpected cross-cultural challenges faced by service learning project coordinators in an overseas setting. The chapter focuses on a service learning project geared towards undergraduate U.S. leadership students on a 5-week summer study abroad trip to Austria. The instructor sought to utilize the abroad experience to highlight the value of service learning as a medium to benefit the local Austrian community, while furthering the U.S. students' understanding of cross-cultural leadership. Like other individuals in a new host culture (i.e. expatriates), the service learning project coordinator (US instructor) faced a variety of unexpected cross-cultural challenges upon arrival in the host culture (Austria). This chapter highlights some universal cross-cultural challenges (lack of cultural and organizational familiarity, culture shock), why they can be expected, and why they are often difficult to resolve. Potential solutions addressing these challenges in the context of cross-cultural service learning projects are also explored.

“I'm afraid”: the cultural challenges in conducting ethnographic fieldwork and interviews in Myanmar

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvin Hoi-Chun Hung ◽  
Aung Myo Min
Keyword(s):  
Power Distance ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Social Convention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Fieldwork Experience ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Perceived Power

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the cultural issues and difficulties encountered when conducting ethnographic fieldwork and interviews in Myanmar and to discuss the measures to overcome such challenges. It aims to provide insight for foreign researchers seeking to collect rich, meaningful and reliable data while establishing fruitful relationship with Burmese participants.Design/methodology/approachThis paper draws on results from a research on cross-cultural dispute resolution in a Chinese-invested enterprise in Myanmar. The authors reflect on their fieldwork experience to present examples of cultural challenges, as well as the strategies used to deal with those challenges.FindingsThis paper finds that when conducting ethnographic fieldwork and interviews in Myanmar, researchers should take into consideration “anade” – an important Burmese social convention, perceived power distance between researchers and Burmese participants, roles of cross-cultural interpreters and possibility of cultural stereotypes, especially in a multicultural site. Measures need to be taken to adjust fieldwork arrangement and interview style, reduce perceived power distance and address the impact of prevalent stereotypes. Furthermore, researchers should properly conduct training and discussion sessions with Burmese interpreters to ensure they provide accurate yet culturally informed interpretation.Originality/valueThe cultural challenges in conducting ethnographic fieldwork and interviews in Myanmar remain under-explored. This paper addresses the knowledge gap and discusses various Myanmar-specific cultural issues that await researchers.

Cross-Cultural Challenges in the Diagnosis of Depression

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
M. Schouler-Ocak ◽  
M. Aichberger ◽  
M. Rapp ◽  
A. Heinz
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Behavioural Disorders ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Psychic Disorders ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Treatment Facilities

For a long time it was assumed that depressive disorders were a classic western problem specific to industrial states. However, the World Bank discovered in a study as early as 1993 that depression in Third World countries was already fifth on the list of illnesses which comprise the largest contribution to the Global Burden of Disease. Affective and behavioural disorders as well as somatic complaints represent the three central categories of symptoms in depression. In western cultures an affective disorder is seen as the main characteristic of a depression, whereas in other cultures different symptoms can be in the foreground. The increase in supraregional communication and cooperation as well as the worldwide increase in immigrant populations demand that cultural aspects are considered in the diagnosis and treatment of depression. Physicians need to consider the cultural background of their patients in order to achieve an optimal therapy. If the sociocultural aspects, which cannot always be fully appreciated, of a culturally sensitive diagnosis are not taken into consideration, this can lead to an artificial prevalence of the disorder by making false diagnoses. In order to minimize these mistakes, the guideline for judging cultural influencing factors should be used to complete the diagnosis.Not only the development of culturally adequate therapy concepts and institutions, but also the expansion of knowledge about the psychopathology and epidemiolgy of psychic disorders, e. g. of depression in immigrant groups and the examination of their use of treatment facilities, are the goals of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychotherapy.

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