1st Edition

Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions

By Lionel Laroche Copyright 2003
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

'Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions' provides managers of technical professionals with clear and tested strategies to improve communication and increase productivity among culturally diverse technical professionals, teams, and departments. Dr. Laroche outlines the differences in education and training, career expectations, communication styles, and management expectations in... Read more
Preface; Culture and Cultural Differences; Managing technical professionals; Multicultural teamwork; Communication; Career management; Looking ahead; Appendix A: Advice for HR managers and diversity trainers; Appendix B: Demographics; Appendix C: A cross-cultural look at technical education; Appendix D: Professional associations and regulations; Appendix E: Glossary of idiomatic phrases and sports English.

Biography

Laroche Lionel

"...belongs in the hands of any intercultural trainer..." - Dr. George F. Simons of www.diversophy.com