中外合作办学将培养国际化人才作为办学目标,跨文化交际能力是国际化人才在国际交流中必备的能力。本文以北京–都柏林国际学院大四本科生为例,运用跨文化交际能力自测量表测试学生跨文化交际能力。结果显示学生跨文化交际能力处于较好...中外合作办学将培养国际化人才作为办学目标,跨文化交际能力是国际化人才在国际交流中必备的能力。本文以北京–都柏林国际学院大四本科生为例,运用跨文化交际能力自测量表测试学生跨文化交际能力。结果显示学生跨文化交际能力处于较好水平。在影响跨文化交际能力的8个要素中,受试学生在跨文化意识维度取得了最高分,而在跨文化知识和语言知识维度表现出明显不足。本文分析影响学生跨文化能力各要素的原因,并为中外合作办学培养和提高学生跨文化交际能力提供参考建议。The purpose of Chinese-foreign cooperatively run schools is to foster students who can perform well in the international background, which entails that they have high level intercultural com-munication competence. This research measures the intercultural communication competence of senior students in Beijing-Dublin International College by using Intercultural Communication Competence Self-Report Scale. Results indicate that students have relatively high level of inter-cultural communication competence. Students achieved the highest mean score in the intercultural awareness module, which is one of the 8 modules being tested, and the results also show that students have deficiency in the intercultural knowledge and linguistic competence modules. This research aims to analyze the reasons of students’ advantages and disadvantages in intercultural communication competence and make recommendations for Chinese-foreign cooperatively run schools to improve their students’ intercultural communication competence.展开更多
Growth, innovation, and strategic focus are vital for long-term success of multinational corporations (MNCs). MNCs must create the organizational culture and process for increased competitiveness to sustain better m...Growth, innovation, and strategic focus are vital for long-term success of multinational corporations (MNCs). MNCs must create the organizational culture and process for increased competitiveness to sustain better market shares and profits. Towards this end, MNCs should develop a comprehensive innovation strategy. Innovation is a way of life and the spirit of innovation, like the spirit of entrepreneurship, must be sustained. The goal should be continuous growth with competitiveness. And towards this purpose, organizations must innovate. The article draws from innovation concepts as they would lead to organizational growth and competitiveness. MNC international structure, culture, and leadership style have an influence on the innovation culture and creativity process in the MNC organization. The article sets forth a model for MNC decision-making structure and organizational culture for facilitating the innovative fervor and capability to be more favorable to the MNC. The models presented here are meaningful in the quest for greater MNC innovativeness and creativity.展开更多
文摘中外合作办学将培养国际化人才作为办学目标,跨文化交际能力是国际化人才在国际交流中必备的能力。本文以北京–都柏林国际学院大四本科生为例,运用跨文化交际能力自测量表测试学生跨文化交际能力。结果显示学生跨文化交际能力处于较好水平。在影响跨文化交际能力的8个要素中,受试学生在跨文化意识维度取得了最高分,而在跨文化知识和语言知识维度表现出明显不足。本文分析影响学生跨文化能力各要素的原因,并为中外合作办学培养和提高学生跨文化交际能力提供参考建议。The purpose of Chinese-foreign cooperatively run schools is to foster students who can perform well in the international background, which entails that they have high level intercultural com-munication competence. This research measures the intercultural communication competence of senior students in Beijing-Dublin International College by using Intercultural Communication Competence Self-Report Scale. Results indicate that students have relatively high level of inter-cultural communication competence. Students achieved the highest mean score in the intercultural awareness module, which is one of the 8 modules being tested, and the results also show that students have deficiency in the intercultural knowledge and linguistic competence modules. This research aims to analyze the reasons of students’ advantages and disadvantages in intercultural communication competence and make recommendations for Chinese-foreign cooperatively run schools to improve their students’ intercultural communication competence.
文摘Growth, innovation, and strategic focus are vital for long-term success of multinational corporations (MNCs). MNCs must create the organizational culture and process for increased competitiveness to sustain better market shares and profits. Towards this end, MNCs should develop a comprehensive innovation strategy. Innovation is a way of life and the spirit of innovation, like the spirit of entrepreneurship, must be sustained. The goal should be continuous growth with competitiveness. And towards this purpose, organizations must innovate. The article draws from innovation concepts as they would lead to organizational growth and competitiveness. MNC international structure, culture, and leadership style have an influence on the innovation culture and creativity process in the MNC organization. The article sets forth a model for MNC decision-making structure and organizational culture for facilitating the innovative fervor and capability to be more favorable to the MNC. The models presented here are meaningful in the quest for greater MNC innovativeness and creativity.