Communication Theory and Training Approaches for Multiculturally Diverse Organizations: Have Academics and Practitioners Missed the Connection?.

Arai, Marguerite; Wanca-Thibault, Maryanne; Shockley-Zalabak, Pamela

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ERIC Number: EJ640403

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Publication Date: 2001

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Communication Theory and Training Approaches for Multiculturally Diverse Organizations: Have Academics and Practitioners Missed the Connection?

Arai, Marguerite; Wanca-Thibault, Maryanne; Shockley-Zalabak, Pamela

Public Personnel Management, v30 n4 p445-55 Win 2001

Examines formal diversity approaches, provides examples from the literature of successful diversity initiatives, identifies limited use of communication-based approaches in diversity training, and discusses the importance of integrating communication theory and practice in future training efforts. (Contains 52 references/notes.) (Author/JOW)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Pluralism, Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Climate, Systems Approach, Theories

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Language: English

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