TY - BOOK AU - Schmidt, Wallace V., TI - Communicating globally: intercultural communication and international business SN - 9781412913171 (pbk.) : AV - HF5718 .C624 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Los Angeles, CA PB - Sage KW - Business communication KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Intercultural communication KW - International business enterprises KW - Cross-cultural orientation N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-304) and index N2 - The concept of international business and a global marketplace -- The concept of intercultural communication and the cosmopolitan leader -- The concept of cultural synergy and the global organization -- Cultural contact and interfacing with others -- The nature of language and nonverbal communication -- Intercultural communication and conflict management -- Cosmopolitan leadership, teams, and the global workforce -- Disturbing the equilibrium and creating planned change -- Doing business in North America -- Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Doing business in East Asia and the Pacific Rim -- Doing business in Europe -- Doing business in Africa and the Middle East -- Epilogue: Breaking free and the road ahead ER -