Achieving experiential cross-cultural training through a virtual teams project

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-286

  Zemliansky, Pavel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; experiential learning; intercultural communication; virtual teams

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STUDENTS; WEBSITES;

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; GRADUATE STUDENTS; INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; TEAM PROJECTS; TEAM WORK; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS; VIRTUAL TEAM;

TEACHING;

EID: 84865511841     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2012.2206191     Document Type: Review

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