Developing Intercultural Relationship

Developing Intercultural Relationship ?

Intercultural management: Understanding Cross-cultural Management

By TARRAF KOUJOCK OMRAN

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1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  Quick definition of “ethic” The ethical component of ICC Normative and analytical approach Geesteland’s ethical strategies Is there a meta-ethic? A third culture? Building a third culture Conclusion: dynamic cultural interaction

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Definition of Ethics:

The study of morality, good, bad, right, wrong, human conduct and behavior in a moral sense, and moral issues.

  What are morals?   Define good, right, and wrong ⇒  Goodness – decency, kindness, honesty, integrity… ⇒  Right – correct, true, accurate, exact, precise… ⇒  Wrong – incorrect, mistaken, erroneous, not right, immoral, dishonest, unethical…

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The ethical component of ICC:

⇒  Can we make moral judgements across cultures while being aware that moral principles of behaviour can be culture-bound and may vary across cultures?

⇒  Gudykunst & Kim (2002) distinguish two approaches: A)  Analytical B)  Normative

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The ethical component of ICC (2):

A. Normative Ethics – deals with norms or standards ⇒  being committed to a specific view of what morality is; does not allow ethical judgements B. Analytical Ethics – this approach is analytical in two ways… ⇒  analyzes language ⇒  analyzes the rational foundations of ethical systems, or the logic and reasoning of various ethicists (you have to known what should done taking into account the the behaviors and background)

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Normative and analytical approach:

⇒  If normative approach used, making payments to company officials to ensure that a tender is accepted may well be regarded as unacceptable ⇒  If analytical approach taken: those paying gratuities may see it as a ‘necessary evil’ ⇒  Gudykunst and Kim (2002) argue that we should withhold any ethical judgements when interacting with those from another culture until we have clearly described their behaviour...