The need for cross-culture training includes reducing international business risks, understanding how culture impacts communication, succeeding on international assignments, and developing skills for leading multicultural teams. Selection criteria for international managers include adaptability, education, language skills, family support, leadership, independence, and

1. What is culture?
Culture is a set of accepted behavior
patterns, values, assumptions, and shared
common experiences.

2. Cross culture training
Definition.
1.Training in communicative, behavioral, and
attitudinal skills required for successful
interaction with individuals of other cultures --
often used with personnel about to undertake
overseas assignments.
2. The cross-cultural training in general can be
defined as “Any intervention aimed at increasing
an individual’s capability to cope with and work in
foreign environment”

3. Objectives Of Cross Culture Training
• aims to develop awareness between people
where a common cultural framework does not
exists in order to promote clear lines of
communication and better relationships..
• Cross cultural awareness training deals with
the manifestations of culture in the workplace
and has many applications.

4. • Its main purpose is to evaluate and
constructively tackle the challenges cross
cultural differences can bring to the
workplace.

5. Need for Cross Culture Training
• Reduce the risk of conducting international
business.
• Gain a greater understanding of how culture
impacts on business communication
• Make a success of your international
assignment.
• . Develop new skills and strategies to
manage, motivate and lead multicultural
teams.

6. • Become culturally competent in a complex
international environment.

7. Selection Criteria for International
Assignments: Managers
• Managers Adaptability
• Education
• Knowledge of local language
• Support of spouse & children
• Leadership
• Self-reliance
• Physical & emotional health
• Age Experience

8. Benefits Of Cross Culture Training
• People Learn About Themselves.
• Encourage Confidence.
• Break Down Barriers
• Build Trust. Motivate
• Open Horizons
• Develop Interpersonal Skills
• Develop Listening Skills.
• People Use Common Ground.
• Career Development.

9. Types of Cross Culture Training
Programs
1.Environmental Briefings
Provide information about things such as
geography, climate, housing, and schools.
2.Cultural Orientation
Familiarize the individual with cultural
institutions and value systems of the host
country.

10. 3.Cultural Assimilators
Programmed learning techniques designed to
expose members of one culture to some of
the basic concepts, attitudes, role
perceptions, customs, and values of another
culture.
4. Language Training
Language provides access to local society.
Develop both verbal and non verbal skills.

11. 5. Field Experience
Send participant to the country of assignment to
undergo some of the emotional stress of living
and working with people from a different
culture.
6. Sensitivity Training
Develop attitudinal flexibility.

12. Conclusion
To sustain and develop in the global
environment adaptation to different cultures
is very important for which cross culture
training is the key.

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