Stepping into a Foriegn Culture

Analysis of Question:

 Reflect

 Discuss

 Justify

Difficulties I experienced communicating across culture:

 Discuss

Reasons for Difficulties

 Xyz

Methods of Handling Situation Better

 Sensitivity

 Listening

Use of CQ to enhance communications across cultures:

 Would definitely help

 Justify

Research Summary

Synthesis Grid

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Sources Difficulties Reasons Situation Handling CQ

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P. Christopher Earley, 2003. Cultural Intelligence: Individual Interactions Across Cultures. 1 Edition. Stanford Business Books.

Earley, P. Christopher and Ang.,Soon (2003). Cultural Intelligence: Individual Interactions Across Cultures. Stanford California: Stanford Business Books.. [Accessed 22 August 2011]. Available from: <http://books.google.com/books?id=g0PSkiOT8ggC>.

According to the authors, cultural intelligence has three components: cognitive, motivational, and behavioral. The cognitive aspect refers to the skills needed to conceptualize a new culture and to gather information about a new world. The motivational component deals with the desire to adapt to the other culture, not only to see it as different. Understanding the motivational aspect requires a deep understanding of the motivation process and of its components, such as self-efficacy, self-concept, and goal setting. Understanding others' culture and wishing to adapt to it is not enough if one is unable to move forward and overcome one's natural reactions to that culture. The behavioral component is the "capability of an individual to actually engage in behaviors which are adaptive."

Prof. Dr. Rose, R. C. and Dr. Subramaniam, N. K. (2008). A REVIEW ON INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND CULTURAL. The Journal Of International