Exploring the Rhetoric of International Professional Communication

Carl R Lovitt (Author) , Dixie Goswami (Author)

• 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 Jürgen 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