Exploring the Rhetoric of International Professional

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 Jurgen 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