UNC Program Develops Cross-Cultural Savvy for Global Business Success
Chapel Hill, N.C. (PRWEB) October 29, 2013 -- To help business people develop the cross-cultural communication skills required for global success, the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School is offering a new certificate program.
“Cross-Cultural Savvy for Global Business – A Certificate Program” will be offered Jan. 31-Feb.1, 2014, by the Global Business Center (GBC) at UNC Kenan-Flagler in Chapel Hill.
“Effectively communicating across cultures is critical to achieving business goals,” said Julia Kruse, GBC executive director. “This program will appeal to business professionals and MBA students who have experience working in an international context and want to further develop their intercultural competencies.”
Seven experts in intercultural communication for business will lead the intensive two-day workshop, said Gina Difino, program leader. “They will use a multi-faceted approach to help participants assess and develop their skills.”
Highlights of “Cross-Cultural Savvy for Global Business” include:
• Participants will learn about their communication styles and preferences and apply them to practical real-world scenarios to predict challenges and problem-solve pitfalls.
• Country specialists will identify how shared cultural values in Brazil, China and India define structures and interactions in any business setting and assist participants identify successful ways to maneuver across cultures.
• Intercultural experts will provide one-on-one consultations and in-depth feedback to all participants about their personal intercultural development, communication styles and how to enhance their effectiveness at communicating across cultures.
For information and to register, go to http://www.gbc.unc.edu/aic/learnMore.html. Space is limited.
The program is organized by the Global Business Center at UNC Kenan-Flagler and supported by a Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Consistently ranked one of the world's best business schools, UNC Kenan-Flagler is known for its collaborative culture that stems from its core values: excellence, leadership, integrity, community and teamwork. Professors excel at both teaching and research, and demonstrate unparalleled dedication to students. Graduates are effective, principled leaders who have the technical and managerial skills to deliver results in the global business environment. UNC Kenan-Flagler offers a rich portfolio of programs and extraordinary, real-life learning experiences: Undergraduate Business (BSBA), full-time MBA, Executive MBA Programs (Evening, Weekend and global OneMBA®), online MBA@UNC, UNC-Tsinghua Dual-Degree EMBA, Master of Accounting, PhD, Executive Development, and UNC Business Essentials programs. It is home to the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
Allison Adams, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/, +1 (919) 962-7235, [email protected]
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