scholarly journals Business Communication Students Appraisal Of Selected Communication Competencies

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Donald E. English ◽  
Edgar J. Manton ◽  
Janet I. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Business Communication ◽  
Business Relationships ◽  
Communication Competencies

The purpose of this study was to determine business communication students perception of selected business communication competencies. Students enrolled in business communication classes at Texas A&M University-Commerce from the summer of 2006 until the spring 2007 were survey. Students were asked to evaluate each of the listed 44 competencies. The two competencies that ranked the highest were Spells Correctly, and Understands the Importance of Business Relationships.

scholarly journals LINGUO-CULTUROLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN BUSINESS DISCOURSE

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.M KHUCHBAROVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Business Relationships ◽  
Economic Discourse ◽  
Sociocultural Factor ◽  
Business Discourse ◽  
Research Findings

In the present research work, the authors conducted a linguocultural study of English and Russian phraseological units, verbalizing business relationships and compared both linguocultures in the framework of national mental attitudes. Business communication, being the main sociocultural factor of a modern world, supports intercultural communication. In the research work the authors focused on phraseological units used in business communication. The research objective is to identify the types of metaphors in the English-language publicistic texts of economic orientation and to describe the specificity of their realization. The originality of the study is conditioned by the necessity to study the metaphor as an efficient mechanism of communication and a discourse-formative factor. The research findings allow the authors to identify the basic sources of metaphors and to reveal their modifications in economic discourse.

Business Communication Competencies Needed by Employees as Perceived by Business Faculty and Business Professionals

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen K. Waner
Keyword(s):  
Business Communication ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Business Writing ◽  
Business Faculty ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Communication Competencies ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Basic English ◽  
Validation Of Competencies

Implementation of total quality management and continu ous process improvement require validation of competencies by an institution's customers. This study was designed to determine if business faculty and business professionals perceive (a) business writing skills, (b) oral/interpersonal skills, (c) basic English skills, and (d) other business com munication abilities with the same degree of importance. Four one-way analyses of variance revealed no significant difference between 35 business professionals and 30 busi ness faculty concerning the four areas. However, when the 50 competencies within the four areas were ranked, some visible differences occurred in using the telephone and intercom, asking questions, and applying confidentiality.

Intercultural Differences Between Chinese and Americans in Business

1997 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Nowak ◽  
D. Dong
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Joint Ventures ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Business Relationships ◽  
Business Internship ◽  
Exchange Visit ◽  
The U.S

As business relationships with China increase, management of multinational enterprises and joint ventures in the U.S. and in China realizes that success depends on attention to cultural differences. This article was written by a Chi nese professor of business communication who benefited from a business internship in San Francisco and an American professor of finance who wit nessed cultural differences in business during a recent exchange visit in Shanghai. The article highlights several cultural differences that promote understanding and reduce the difficulties of dealing with these disparate cul tures. The Chinese point of view of these cultural differences makes this article uniquely valuable.

scholarly journals AACSB College Of Business Deans Perception Of Selected Communication Competencies

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald E. English ◽  
Edgar Manton ◽  
Janet Walker
Keyword(s):  
Business Communication ◽  
Global Communication ◽  
Personal Integrity ◽  
Communication Competencies ◽  
College Of Business

The purpose of this study was to determine AACSB college of business deans perception of selected communication competencies. The business communication competencies studied were 1. writing and speaking, 2. Interpersonal/collaborative competencies and 3. global communication competences. A questionnaire was developed and mailed to AACSB college of business deans. The study analyzed deans views on selected communication competencies. The questionnaire identified 44 competencies. The deans were asked to evaluate each of the listed 44 competencies. The two competencies that ranked the highest were uses personal integrity in communication and spells correctly.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMPETENCE VIA TEAM LEARNING IN POST-PANDEMIC ERA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (18) ◽  
pp. 53-69
Author(s):  
Tetiana Andrienko ◽  
Vlad Genin ◽  
Iryna Kozubska
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Team Learning ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
Communication Competencies

To become successfully competitive in the globalised post-COVID 19 virtual business world, the engineering students, besides learning the English language for Specific Purposes as stipulated by the existing Syllabi, require purposed efforts for the formation of intercultural business communication competencies. This research, conducted successively in the USA and Ukraine combining observational and experimental methodology, aimed at studying the influence of team learning on the development of intercultural business competencies and skills highly desired and valued by employers, such as team building and teamwork, critical thinking, decision making, conflict prevention, and resolution, etc. The results were processed by combining qualitative and quantitative methods. Spanning in time from 2013 to 2020, the study proved the effectiveness of project work in learning teams for the development of intercultural competence and business communication skills. Team learning in virtual teams based on andragogical principles and methodology adapted by the authors to the needs of Ukrainian engineering students resulted in developing team building, teamwork, leadership, goal setting, planning, decision making, time management, creative and critical thinking, problem solving, conflict prevention and resolution, interpersonal and group communication and collaboration skills and competences, necessary for successful integration into the global workforce marketplace. Besides significant enhancement of intercultural business communication competencies, team learning resulted in raising Ukrainian undergraduate engineering students’ motivation towards learning ESP, engagement in group and classwork, persistence towards successful graduation and gainful employment, and overall positive learning experiences.

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