discussion

1. What strategies do managers and leaders need to work in global environments?

2. How do managers and leaders manage knowledge and innovation across borders?

3. How do leadership and management strategies impact you and the work you are engaged in?

4. What is the importance of communication theory to leaders and managers working in global cultures? Reflect on these and post your ideas in the classroom.

Part II: Read about communication theory and identify what it is as well as how it impacts the lives of managers and leaders in your own organization or one you are familiar with.

Part III: Reflect on these statements: What is the role of communication across borders? How do the concepts of communication theory affect communication among members of a given culture as well as when these people communicate with other cultures? Explain.

Part IV: In your own words, describe briefly the significance of communication theory when you are communicating with someone in your own culture as well as someone from another culture. Something to think about: Communication theory is very important.