Public Relations in Asia Chmielecki, Michał
Journal of Intercultural Management,
2012, Letnik:
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The demand for public relations services globally has gone high during the last decade. This has come about primarily due to the increase in competition for foreign markets among multinational ...corporations. Practitioners as well as theorists of PR are required or rather forced, because it’s not a matter of choice, to be global communicators, governed by a whole new set of personal and professional rules. The nature of its rapidly growing economies results in huge opportunities for businesses but also great challenges. Asian region has its own unique approach to practicing public relations. The aim of this article is to identify the core cultural elements that have the effect on public relations practices.
HR challenges in China Chmielecki, Michał
Journal of Intercultural Management,
2012, Letnik:
4, Številka:
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The fast pace of growth and change in China brings with it unique challenges among others for the Human Resources (HR) function. To keep up with rising business demands, the HR function in China has ...begun undergoing a transformation of its own. The aim of the article is to identify and analyze the main challenges for the Human Resources function faced by foreign companies operating in China.
In the third millennium the global business environment requires managers to work with people who have different behavioral norms, values, and ways of thinking and perceiving reality. It demands high ...professional expertise and understanding of cultural diversity. An increasing proportion of work is conducted in multicultural teams. Universities also have realized the importance of preparing their graduates to work in the international business environment. However, do the programmes include all the necessary components?
Ostatnie lata przyniosły eksplozję zainteresowania międzykulturowymi wymiarami konfliktu. Książki, liczne badania, jak również szkolenia i kursy zaproponowały różne perspektywy pozwalające na analizę ...roli kultury w transformacji konfliktu. Artykuł porusza problematykę zaufania w negocjacjach międzykulturowych. Autorzy postanowili zbadać, czy zastosowanie metafor może być cenne w zrozumieniu istoty negocjacji i czy metaforyczne opisy fenomenu negocjacji mogą okazać się przydatne dla analizy problematyki zaufania w negocjacjach międzykulturowych. Celem artykułu jest próba umieszczenia Polski na wspólnej skali porównawczej wraz ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi, Chinami, Irlandią oraz Wielką Brytanią w kontekście metafor określających proces negocjacji. Artykuł prezentuje wyniki badań prowadzonych na próbie 313 respondentów z: Polski, Chin, USA, Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii.
The purpose of this article is to analyse the process of knowledge sharing in a multicultural project team and to present aspects of communication to improve its effectiveness. We have conducted a ...qualitative research study involving 14 managers from nine international companies operating in the finance, outsourcing and IT sectors. The study was designed to isolate key areas of communication and its impact on knowledge sharing in project teams.
Recent years have seen more and more research in the cultural dimensions of conflict resolution. This article focuses on metaphors concerning negotiations across cultures. The paper attempts to ...contribute knowledge in the field of cross-cultural studies on language and culture in negotiations. The article attempts to answer a question wheather the usage of metaphors for the process of negotiation differ across cultures.
Current changes in technology and the role of the Internet open up new opportunities for companies both to communicate and to work. The fact that Social Media entered the business landscape, and in ...particular the recruitment landscape leads to a demand for knowledge about recruitment trends regarding social media. Contemporary social media and recruitment texts have been reviewed in order to identify what impact social media is having on the recruitment industry. It focuses on how companies and recruitment professionals are taking advantage of the social media landscape to recruit talented people. Relevant existing research has been reviewed and primary research conducted (both qualitative and quantitative). The authors have conducted 8 IDIs with recruiter from various industries. The latter consisted of 147 CAWIs with employees from various Polish organizations from several different industries. The article presents interesting results that can be especially useful for recruitment managers, specialists and company owners. It is recommended that in order to gain a fuller picture of the issues underlying the findings, quantitative research on a bigger scale should be undertaken.
Not long time ago it seemed that the problem of social media mainly concerned entertainment and free time. It seemed that social media were the next, after message services, tool to communicate of ...first of all young people. Facebook, the most popular social network in the world, has over one billion three hundred million users, LinkedIn, a social network for professionals, 259 million users and among them there are more and more firms joining social media. Additionally there is also a growing number of recruiters, who use these tools. Some of the recruiters use them to build a talent pipeline. The aim of the paper is to present the use of social media by Polish recruiters as a new tool to build a talent pipeline. The article shows the results of empirical studies conducted on a sample of 117 Polish companies.
PR is changing. International communication, both external and internal, is becoming increasingly important. Can cross cultural differences thwart PR campaign plans? Is it therefore crucial that PR ...practitioners incorporate a cross cultural competence and global thinking approach? With the growth of international business, PR have become more complex. Public relations functions therefore become far more challenging. What is the role o culture in PR in the XXI century?
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