Intercultural communication patterns and tactics: Nordic expatriates in Japan

International Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-82

  Peltokorpi, Vesa ^a  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Communication; Culture; Japan; Language; Nordic expatriates

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847275226     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Adler N.J. A typology of management studies involving culture. Journal of International Business Studies 14 (1983) 29-47
2. Baba M.L., Gluesing J., Ratner H., and Wagner K.H. The contexts of knowing: Natural history of a globally distributed team. Journal of Organizational Behavior 25 5 (2004) 547-587
3. Charles M., and Marschan-Piekkari R. Language training for enhanced horizontal communication: A challenge for MNCs. Business Communication Quarterly 65 2 (2002) 9-29
4. Chikudate N. Communication network liasons as cultural interpreters for organizational adaptation in Japan-Europe business environments. Management International Review 35 2 (1995) 27-38
5. Doi T. The anatomy of dependence (1986), Kodansha International, Tokyo
6. Dowling P.J., and Welch D.E. International human resource management: Managing people in a multinational environment. 4th ed. (2004), Thompson Learning, London
7. Feely, A. J., & Harzing, A. (2004). The language barrier and its implications for HQ-subsidiary relationships. Working Paper No. 1, Australian Centre for International Business.
8. Fu P.P., and Yukl G. Perceived effectiveness of influence tactics in the United States and China. Leadership Quarterly 11 2 (2000) 251-266
9. Gudykunst W.B. Ethnicity, types of relationships, and intraethnic and interethnic uncertainty reduction. In: Kim Y.Y. (Ed). Interethnic communication: Current research (1986), Sage, Newbury Park, CA 201-224
10. Gudykunst W.B., and Nishida T. Anxiety, uncertainty, and perceived effectiveness of communication across relationships and cultures. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 25 1 (2001) 55-71
11. Hall B.J. Theories of culture and communication. Communication Theory 2 1 (1992) 50-70
12. Hall B.J., and Gudykunst W.B. The intergroup theory of second language ability. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 5 (1986) 291-301
13. Hall E.T. The silent language (1959), Anchor/Doubleday, New York
14. Hall E.T. Beyond culture (1976), Double Day, New York
15. Hamada T. American enterprise in Japan (1989), State University of New York Press, Albany
16. Henderson J.K. Language diversity in international management teams. International Studies of Management and Organization 35 1 (2005) 66-82
17. Hofstede G. Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values (1980), Sage, Beverly Hills
18. House R.J., Hanges P., Javidan M., Dorfman P.W., and Gupta V. Leadership and organizations: A 62 nation GLOBE study (2003), Sage, Thousand Oaks
19. Kilduff M., Funk J.L., and Mehra A. Engineering identity in a Japanese factory. Organization Science 8 6 (1997) 579-592
20. Kowner R. Japanese communication in intercultural encounters: The barrier of status-related behavior. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 26 4 (2002) 339-361
21. Marschan-Piekkari R., Welch D., and Welch L. In the shadow: The impact of language on structure, power, and communication in the multinational. International Business Review 8 (1999) 421-440
22. Marschan-Piekkari R., Welch L., and Welch D. Language: The forgotten factor in multinational management. European Management Journal 15 5 (1997) 591-598
23. McDaniel E.R. Nonverbal communication: A reflection of cultural themes. In: Samovar L.A., and Porter R.E. (Eds). Intercultural communication: A Reader. 8th ed. (1997), Wadsworth, Belmont, CA 256-265
24. Miles M.B., and Huberman A.M. Qualitative data analysis (1994), Sage, London
25. Neal M. The culture factor: Cross national management and the foreign venture (1998), McMillian Press, Basingstoke
26. Pascale A.T., and Athos A.G. The art of the Japanese management (1981), Simon and Schuster, New York
27. Peltokorpi V. The impact of relational diversity and socio-cultural context on interpersonal communication: Nordic subsidiaries in Japan. Asian Business & Management 5 3 (2006) 333-356
28. Piekkari R. Language effects in multinational corporations: A review from an international human resource management perspective. In: Stahl G.K., and Björkman I. (Eds). Handbook of research in international human resource management (2006), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 536-550
29. Redding G. The spirit of Chinese capitalism (1990), Walter de Gruyter, New York
30. Rao A., and Hashimoto K. Intercultural influence: A study of Japanese expatriate managers in Canada. Journal of International Business Studies 27 3 (1996) 443-466
31. Rao A., Hashimoto K., and Rao A. Universal and culturally specific aspects of managerial influence: A study of Japanese managers. Leadership Quarterly 8 3 (1997) 295-312
32. Samovar L.A., and Porter R.E. Communication between cultures (1991), Wadsworth, Belmont, CA
33. San Antonio P.M. Social mobility and language use in an American company in Japan. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 6 3/4 (1987) 191-200
34. Smith P.B., Andersen J.A., Ekelund B., Graversen G., and Ropo A. In search of Nordic management styles. Scandinavian Journal of Management 19 (2003) 491-507
35. TOEFL, (2005). Test and score data summary: 2004-2005 test year data. Retrieved 12 July 2006 from 〈http://www.ets.org/toefl〉.
36. Triandis H.C. Individualism and collectivism (1995), Westview Press, Boulder
37. Vallaster C. Conducting field research in Asia: Fundamental differences as compared to Western societies. Culture Psychology 6 (2000) 461-476
38. Weider D.L., and Pratt S. On being a recognizable Indian among Indians. In: Carbaugh D. (Ed). Cultural communication and intercultural contact (1990), Erlbaum, Hillsdale 45-64
39. Welch D., Welch L., and Piekkari. Speaking in tongues: The importance of language in international management processes. International Studies of Management & Organization 35 1 (2005) 10-27
40. Whorf B.L. Language, thought, and reality (1956), MIT Press, Boston
41. Wright C., Kumagai F., and Bonney N. Language and power in Japanese transplants in Scotland. Sociological Review 49 2 (2001) 236-253
42. Yin R. Case study research: Design and methods. 2nd ed. (1994), Sage, Beverly Hills