Intercultural Strategies and Development through Global Online Collaboration
Intercultural Strategies and Development through Global Online Collaboration

Author(s): Nadezhda S. Rudenko
Subject(s): Media studies, International relations/trade, Culture and social structure , Social development, Social Informatics, Sociology of Culture, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Global online cooperation; intercultural strategies; online communication; videoconferencing;
Summary/Abstract: The author highlights the intercultural aspects of global online communication and how videoconferencing can be an effective tool for developing intercultural skills. Key to successful programme delivery is developing strategies which promote a wide range of skills: communication, teamwork, and cross-cultural navigation. Such skills are especially relevant for today’s globalised workplaces and globalised workforce. The importance of role giving, taking and sharing and the way these influence group dynamics are discussed.

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