Aspects of intercultural awareness through an MBA study abroad program: Going "backstage"

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 314-337

  Tuleja, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Global business communication; Intercultural communication; International business education; MBA education and curriculum; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549124496     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1080569908321471     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. (2002, May). Study abroad programs in business schools: Issues and recommendations by leading educators. Report of the Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research, 2001 roundtable. East Lansing, MI: Author.
2. Arpan, J.S. (1993). Curricular and administrative considerations-The Cheshire cat parable. In S. T. Cavusgil (Ed.), Internationalizing business education: Meeting the challenge (pp. 15-30). East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.
3. Beamer, L. (1992). Learning intercultural communication competence. Journal of Business Communication, 29, 285-303.
4. Cheney, R.S. (2001). Intercultural business communication international students, and experiential learning. Business Communication Quarterly, 64, 90-104.
5. Chick, J.K. (1990). Reflections on language, interaction, and context: Micro and macro issues. In D. Carbaugh (Ed.), Cultural communication and intercultural contact (pp. 253-258). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
6. Davis, B.J., & Redmann, D.H. (1991). Methods of internationalizing business communication courses. National Business Education Yearbook, 29, 53-64.
7. Earley, P.C., & Ang, S. (2003). Cultural intelligence: Individual interactions across cultures. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Business Books.
8. Earley, P.C., Ang, S., & Tan, J.S. (2006). CQ: Developing cultural intelligence at work. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Business Books.
9. Hammersley, M., & Atkinson, P. (1993). Ethnography: principles in practice. New York: Routledge.
10. Institute of International Education. (2007 a, November). American students studying abroad at record levels: Up 8.5%. Open Doors annual report on international education. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from http://opendoors. iienetwork.org/?p=113744
11. Institute of International Education. (2007 b, November). International student enrollment in U.S. rebounds. Open Doors annual report on international education. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p= 113743
12. Lovitt, C.R., & Goswami, D. (1999). Exploring the rhetoric of international professional communication: An agenda for teachers and researchers. Amityville, NY: Baywood.
13. Maxwell, J.A. (1996). Qualitative research design: An interpretive approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
14. Neelankavil, J.P. (1994). Corporate America's quest for an ideal MBA. Journal of Management Development, 13, 38-52.
15. Ortiz, J. (2004). International business education in a global environment: A conceptual approach, International Education Journal, 5, 255-265.
16. Shetty, A., & Rudell, F. (2002). Internationalizing the business program-A perspective of a small school. Journal of Education for Business, 78, 103-111.
17. Slate, E. (1993, October). Success depends on an understanding of cultural difference. Human Resources Focus, 70, 16-17.
18. Stewart, E.C., & Bennett, M.J. (1991). American cultural patterns. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.
19. Ulijn, J., O'Hair, D., Weggeman, M., Ledlow, H., & Hall, T. (2000). Innovation, corporate strategy, and cultural context: What is the mission for international business communication? Journal of Business Communication, 37, 293-317.
20. Varner, I. (2000). The theoretical foundation for intercultural business communication: A conceptual model. The Journal of Business Communication, 37, 39-57.
21. Varner, I. (2001). Teaching intercultural management communication: Where are we? Where do we go? Business Communication Quarterly, 64 (1). 99-111.
22. Varner, I., & Palmer, T.M. (2005). Role of cultural self-knowledge in successful expatriation. Singapore Management Review, 27, 1-25.
23. Webb, M.S., Mayer, K.R., Pioche, V., & Allen, L.C. (1999). Internationalization of American business education. Management International Review, 39, 379-397.
24. White, D.S., & Griffith, D. (1998). Graduate international business education in the United States-Comparisons and suggestions. Journal of Education for Business, 74, 103-115.
25. Woolf, M. (2002). Harmony and dissonance in international education: The limits of globalization. Journal of Studies in International Education, 6, 5-15.