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ERIC Number: EJ614479
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9436
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Business vs. Cultural Frames of Reference in Group Decision Making: Interactions among Austrian, Finnish, and Swedish Business Students.
Auer-Rizzi, Werner; Berry Michael
Journal of Business Communication, v37 n3 p264-92 Jul 2000
Examines ways business and cultural frames of reference affect decision making in multicultural groups. Finds students' reactions to two class activities shows how "groupthink" arose in both exercises; cultural interference paralyzed group decision making in one group; and cultural interference demonstrated the importance of a cultural negotiation in finding common ground. (SC)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Class Activities, Decision Making, Ethnography, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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