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Conflict Advice and Readings In This Section

• Examples of Cultural Differences in the Workplace

  By Ruth Mayhew - Cultural difference need not be about ethnic origin or country. Workplace conflict can occur from other "cultural" differences, like age, generation, and even gender. (Added: 16-Feb-2015 Hits: 886 )

• Managing Confrontation in Multicultural Teams

  By Erin Meyer - Pretty lightweight, but short, on managing confrontations, with situations where confrontations are not acceptable within a culture. (Added: 18-Nov-2014 Hits: 710 )

• Mediation and Multicultural Reality

  By Michelle LeBaron - Written for mediation and conflict resolution professionals, this article explores the importance of understanding multicultural reality when conducting conflict resolution or mediation processes. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 1443 )

• Resolving Conflict in a Multicultural Environment

  By Andrea Wilson - Learn how culture can contribute to conflict situations, what culture means, and some steps to use to resolve conflict in multicultural settings. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 2401 )

• Out With the Old

  By Richard Seel - Ageism is common in organisations. Its effects can be both subtle and devastating. This piece first appeared in The Guardian. (Added: 31-May-2003 Hits: 847 )

• Negotiation Tactics: Solutions for Avoiding Intercultural Barriers at the Negotiation Table

  By Harvard Law - A little lightweight considering this comes from Harvard law school, but the idea is sound: looking at cultural differences when negotiating. ^new (Added: 4-Jul-2016 Hits: 446 )

• Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution in Teams

  By John Ford - Must read by John Ford, an overview of conflict in teams with a special focus on conflict in our cross cultural environments. (Added: 18-Nov-2014 Hits: 735 )

• MANAGING AND HARNESSING THE POWER OF CROSS_CULTURAL DIFEFRENCES  (free Business e-Coach)

  By Anastasia Bibikova - Focuses on how companies can use diversity and multiculturalism to their advantage. Explains culture, provides links to case studies, discusses eye contact as example, and more. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 1502 )

• Ten Multicultural Team Conflict Management Tips

  By Government of Connecticut - Quick read for those looking for some tips on managing conflict in multicultural teams. (Added: 18-Nov-2014 Hits: 636 )

• Corporate diversity helps image and bottom line

  By JEFF WILKINSON - The next, or most recent focus for diversity is the LGBT segment, and this article looks at the advantages of proactively creating a diverse workforce. Chief HR officer for Michelin is interviewed (Added: 23-Nov-2015 Hits: 705 )

• Cross Cultural Communication: Translation and Negotiations

  By Harvard Law - If you negotiate across languages, check out these tips on things to be aware of when using a translator or interpreter. ^new (Added: 4-Jul-2016 Hits: 760 )

• Transforming Conflicts in Diverse Communities

  By Community Toolbox - SUPERB resource. Full book on cultural and multicultural issues in communities, but the principles apply in any context. (Added: 18-Nov-2014 Hits: 562 )

• Cross Cultural Negotiation (free advice)

  By Neil Payne - We often forget that people from other countries and cultures do things differently than we do. In negotiation this can be an important mistake. If you don't take into account cultural differences when negotiating you may create bad feelings and conflict with the other party. In this article, you can learn about negotiating across cultures. (Added: 8-Oct-2005 Hits: 1632 )

• How Cultural Conflict Undermines Workplace Creativity

  By Roy Y.J. Chua - Research discussed in this article suggests that cultural conflict isn't just an issue of harmony but also impacts on the creativity of work employees. (Added: 16-Feb-2015 Hits: 633 )

• How to solve conflicts in a multicultural workplace

  By Dorota Klop-Sowinska - Using a specific case example, author suggests steps to understand and address conflicts within a multicultural workplace. (Added: 18-Nov-2014 Hits: 627 )

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