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9781857882926

Survival Kit for Overseas Living

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  • ISBN13:

    9781857882926

  • ISBN10:

    185788292X

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-03-13
  • Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

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Summary

An indispensable handbook to a rewarding and successful experience overseas.

Author Biography

L. Robert Kohls, is an award-winning trainer, educator, consultant, and author of several books.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction xv
So You're Going Overseas
1(4)
Others Have Gone Before
5(4)
The Stereotyped American
9(4)
The Ugly American
13(4)
Primitivism Reconsidered
17(8)
Culture Defined
25(6)
Comparing and Contrasting Cultures
31(8)
What Makes an American?
39(6)
To See Ourselves
45(6)
Traveling by Objectives
51(4)
On Becoming a Foreigner
55(4)
A Strategy for Strangers
59(4)
Know The Host Country
63(6)
Let's Play Q and A
69(6)
Speaking of Learning the Language
75(4)
Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty
79(4)
A Handy Guide to Intercultural Communication
83(8)
Culture Shock: Occupational Hazard of Overseas Living
91(10)
Responding to Culture Shock
101(8)
Skills that Make a Difference
109(4)
Husbands, Wives, and Children
113(6)
Minding Other People's Business
119(12)
The Challenge
131(56)
So You're Coming Back Home?
133(8)
Jaunts and Junkets
141(9)
Appendices
A. The Kluckhohn Model
150(3)
B. Information-Gathering Checklist about Your Host Country
153(4)
C. A Human Profile
157(2)
D. Logistics Checklists
159(8)
E. Additional Resources
167(14)
F. Template for Gathering Information about Doing Business in Your Country of Assignment
181(6)
About the Author 187

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