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  • 1.  Resources for Communicating Global Organizational Change

    Posted 04-05-2018 20:20
    Hello colleagues: I'm looking for articles, references and resources, based on your experience, on how to communicate interculturally in a networked, global organization, undergoing change. So much of our research is focussed on N. American organizations, - and much of it in a pre-global context. Let's be real. We live in an interconnected world where relationships span boundaries. Likewise, the expectation is that communication behaviours should address the different ways that non N. American cultures express themselves in organizations. If not, how can organizations undergoing the constant churn of change carry out a change program that addresses the differerent needs of a diverse work force? And how do we develop leaders who have the skills to address such workplace complexity?

    I am made aware of Thunderbird's Global Mindset Inventory, which looks very promising. 

    Would you know of other such interesting resources? With practical examples and tools?




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    Margaret Rudolf
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  • 2.  RE: Resources for Communicating Global Organizational Change

    Posted 04-06-2018 07:56
    I think that you might find these two resources helpful.  May not be "on point" but I believe they would be applicable and helpful.  I have used the resources to embed cultural diversity into an OB course.
    Earley, P. C., & Mosakowski, E. (2004). Cultural Intelligence. Harvard Business Review, 82(10), 139-146. 
    Thomas, D. A., & Inkson, K. C. (2009). Cultural Intelligence: Living and Working Globally (Second ed.). San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
    Best, John




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    John Schibler, Ph.D.
    Practitioner Faculty in Management
    Providence College
    Providence RI 02852

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  • 3.  RE: Resources for Communicating Global Organizational Change

    Posted 04-07-2018 11:18
    Hi
    Have a look at Jane Sparrow's "The Culture Builder's" . The Culture Builders
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    The Culture Builders
    As with many people-oriented initiatives, employee engagement remains an emerging science with as many advocates as detractors. In The Culture Builders Jane Sparrow shares the insight of her research and experience into how companies are creating an engaged workforce. Along the way she looks at the evidence, the case for engagement and how organizations are measuring and defining it.
    View this on Google Books >

    Best,
    Beat



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    Beat Meyer
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