Exploring the Rhetoric of International Professional Communication

Carl R Lovitt (Author) , Dixie Goswami (Author)

INTRODUCTION • Rethinking the Role of Culture in International Professional Communication Carl R. Lovitt

PART ONE: Professional Communication in the Global Workplace

CHAPTER 1 • Communicating in a Global Multicultural Corporation: Other Metaphors and Strategies Jane M. Perkins

CHAPTER 2 • Information Systems and Technology in International Professional Communication Deborah C. Andrews

CHAPTER 3 • Using Technology to Support Global Drug-Development Teams Stephen A. Bernhardt

CHAPTER 4 • The Impact of Discourse Communities on International Professional Communication John Webband Michael Keene

CHAPTER 5 • Redefining the Professional in International Professional Communication Timothy S. Boswood

PART TWO: Rhetorical Strategies for the Global Workplace

CHAPTER 6 • Intercultural Business Communication: An Interactive Approach Jürgen Bolten

CHAPTER 7 • A Relational Framework for Professional Communication in International Organizations Frederick Steier

CHAPTER 8 • Effective Communication in Multicultural Organizations: A Receiver-Defined Activity Judi Brownell

PART THREE: Teaching and Research in International Professional Communication

CHAPTER 9 • Cultural Biases in Intercultural Business Communication Courses and How to Avoid Them S. Paul Verluyten

CHAPTER 10 • Culture and the Shape of Rhetoric: Protocols of International Document Design Elizabeth Tebeauxand Linda Driskill

CHAPTER 11 • Visual Elements in Cross-Cultural Technical Communication: Recognition and Comprehension as a Function of Cultural Conventions Deborah S. Bosley

CHAPTER 12 • The Implications of Translation for Professional Communication Timothy Weiss

CHAPTER 13 • The Student-as-Researcher in International Organizations Jane Jorgenson

CHAPTER 14 • Afterword: Teaching and Research Directions for International Professional Communication Dixie Goswami

INDEX