Learning the local language
One of the challenges an expat often faces when moving abroad is the local language. In a time when you are trying to settle into a new host country and culture learning a new language might seem too much of…
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Intercultural competence in European international management
Following up on my previous blog about intercultural competence, I now would like to highlight some recent research that has been published on the topic in a special issue in the European Journal of International Management. The European context With…
Træfpunkt HR 2019: Soft skills, employee learning and Dave Ulrich
Guest blog post by Simon Kennell Last month, I attended Træfpunkt HR 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Annually organized for nearly two decades by The Association of Danish HR Professionals, the exhibition displayed services from 150 companies and was attended by…
Navigating an increasingly intercultural workplace
Workplaces have become increasingly intercultural (1), and more and more people need to be able to navigate this new reality – even when not living abroad themselves. Research shows that to be successful in intercultural contexts, people need intercultural competencies…
International Business Travel
Guest blog post by Anna Szabolcs Managing International Business Travellers in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises International business travellers (IBTs) are often used as a cost-effective way for multinational corporations to take care of international business, without having to relocate an…