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[edit] Business & Business Etiquette
Asia-Pacific Technology Network Provides information about how to do high-technology business in China. Tel: 0790 5204 677
Asiaville Resource for information, culture, business, news, etc. in Asia info
Business Cases Innovative and user friendly site offering immediate online purchase and download of up to the minute cases in all business areas. Tel: 01978 855811 or 01939 236262 info
Businessculture.com Provides reports on business customs, etiquette, cross-cultural communication, proper gifts, negotiating tactics, business culture, manners, business entertainment and more. info
Business Culture Around the World This is a guide to books in the University of Washington Libraries and web resources relating to business culture, etiquette and customs around the world. Tel: 1 206 543 8012
Cultured Business The Cultured Business is a column that discusses the issues relevant to working across the cultural boundaries that affect an organization's bottom line. Articles emphasize business in the China Market, a special focus of Silk Road Advisors. The column explores and advises on cross-cultural communications approaches, international negotiation strategies, product development issues for foreign markets and how to build and maintain a variety of intercultural relationships within the business world. info
Cyborlink Provides international business etiquette and manners, information about culture and Geert Hofstede’s analyses of cultures worldwide.
Escape Artist Provides information about living and working overseas, country profiles and articles.
Executive Planet Provides valuable tips on business etiquette, customs and protocol for doing business worldwide.
Fair Measures Inc. Provides training for executives and managers in management practices that prevent costly employee lawsuits, and in training all employees to create fair and respectful workplaces. Tel: 831 458 0500 Fax: 831 458 0181
Global Reach Provides global online marketing services. Tel: + 44 0870 0630707 info
Hand2Art Travel Business Links
Islamic Finance Website dedicated exclusively to the field of Islamic finance, has lots of articles. info
International Business Resource Connection The IBRC, a business outreach program of the Center for International Business Education and Research within the School of Business at the University of Kansas, was created to encourage trade opportunities and expand international business education. Tel: 785 864 7879 Fax: 785 864 3768 info
Strange Lands Specialists Strange Lands Specialists provide seminars, workshops, consultation and other intervention programs designed to prepare, train and support persons, teams and organizations as they encounter the adjustment, interaction and motivation challenges of new and rapidly changing ecologies characterized by new people, places, cultures and technologies. info
TCO International Identifies and develops the success factors for working across cultures. Tel +44 1223 370039 Fax +44 1223 300349 info
Sun Developer Network SDN provides information and resources to help you internationalize and localize your applications. You will find source material, sample code, testing tools, and useful links on this site to help you learn more about software internationalization and localization. Tel: +01171 628 3000
US-China Business Council USCBC is a private, nonprofit organization of American corporations that do business with China, providing information, advisory, advocacy, and program services to its members. Tel: 202 429 0340 Fax: 202 775 2476 info
Metafora Business Associates Provides Resume Writing Service, Work Life Consultancy & Strategies, InterCultural Awareness Skills Training, Cultural Orientation Programmes, Expatriate Induction Programmes, Expatriate Mentorship, Immigration Services, Marketing Seminars and Management Seminars. Tel: (65) 9239 2391 Fax: (65) 6250 3224 info
[edit] Diversity
BW Video Provides videos, training and links regarding cultural diversity at the workplace.
Diversity Central Provides resources and an online magazine for cultural diversity at the workplace. info
Diversity and Inclusion Training, consulting, coaching and research in intercultural and diversity issues. info
Diversity Inc. Provides articles, a magazine and advice on diversity issues. Its mission is to bring education and clarity to the business benefits of diversity.
French Coalition for Cultural Diversity The French Coalition for Cultural Diversity defends cultural Diversity endangered by international commercial negotiations.
Intercultural City This website explores cultural diversity and studies its impact on the development of cities. It provides policy makers in city development, business and innovation management with a toolkit of techniques encouraging intercultural innovation and promotes the idea that city governments should support cross-fertilisation across all cultural boundaries. Tel: +44 1484 452 839 info
[1] Provides human resource training guides, videos, games and tools for valuing diversity.
Texas A&M University Libraries Has a diversity program as a component of the Public Relations Office that educates staff about diversity issues and encourages positive change in the library environment.
UNESCO World Report on Cultural Diversity The World Report aims at addressing and critically reviewing the manifold aspects of cultural diversity s well as proposing policy-oriented recommendations.
[edit] Education, Teaching & Research
Alliance for International, Educational and Cultural Exchange The Alliance is an association of non-governmental organizations comprising the international educational and cultural exchange community in the United States aiming to formulate and promote public policies that support the growth and well-being of international exchange links between the people of the United States and other nations. Tel: 202 293 6141 Fax: 202 293 6144 info
Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC) AIESEC is the international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential so as to have a positive impact on society. It’s an agent of positive change through education and cultural exchange to develop a broader understanding of cultural, socio-economic and business management issues. Tel: +31 10 443 4383 Fax: +31 10 265 1386 info
Aula Intercultural Intercultural education website. info
Center for Intercultural Communication SIK is an independent centre for research, teaching and commissioned work, located in Norway. SIK researchers work on issues that can roughly be divided into four thematic groups: Teaching and research related to intercultural communication, consultancy work on multicultural and diversity issues within the Norwegian context, development work, both concerning organizational and institutional development and peace and reconciliation after local or regional conflict. It aims to provide greater awareness and insight in communication and cooperation across cultural borders and to develop work-methods which respect and are based on local perspectives. Tel: 51 51 62 74 info
Center for Creative Leadership CCL is an international, nonprofit educational institution committed to enhancing the understanding and effectiveness of leadership in a increasingly complex and demanding world. Tel: +1 336 545 2810 Fax: +1 336 282 3284 info
Center for International Business Education and Research CIBER aims to leverage the leading-edge competencies to provide superior education, research, and assistance to businesses, public policy makers, academics, and students on issues of importance to international trade and global competitiveness using their guiding principles as the foundation. Tel: 517 353 4336 Fax: 517 432 1009 info
College of Wooster’s Office of International Student Affairs The Office of International Student Affairs at The College of Wooster is to support international and global nomad students as they adjust to a new culture, as well as to encourage and celebrate their unique contribution to the campus community and beyond. Tel: 330 263 2545 Fax: 330 263 2094 info
Cultural Information and Research Centers Liason in Europe Circle is an independent think-tank dedicated to developing cultural policy models for Europe. Tel: +48 22 826 60 21 info
European Federation for Intercultural Learning EFIL is the umbrella organization of 23 European AFS Organizations in Europe offering exchanges for students, young adults and teachers around the world. Tel: (32) 2 514 52 50 Fax: (32) 2 514 29 29 info
Globally Distant Multicultural Team The Global Distant Multicultural Team is an innovative teaching structure to help students gaining multicultural team skills.
Global Edge Global edge is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. info
Global Options Provides teaching, research, writing, speaking and consulting devoted to global, futures, peace, intercultural, conflict resolution, general systems, paradigms, spirituality and action. Tel: 310 243 3470 Fax: 310 243 3449 info or [psmoker@college.antioch.edu info]
Hillary Anger Elfenbein Is a senior researcher at Harvard Business School, and her interests "involve emotion in the workplace, particularly individual and cross- cultural differences in the communication and regulation of emotion within organizations and person-environment fit particularly in terms of emotion". Tel: 510 643 9700 Hillary
Human Development Reports Every report presents agenda-setting data and analysis and calls international attentions to issues and policy options that put people at the center of strategies to meet the challenges of development today - economic, social, political, and cultural.
Institute for Intercultural Studies The Institute for Intercultural Studies has the aim to advance knowledge of the various peoples and nations of the world, with special attention to those peoples and those aspects of their life which are likely to affect intercultural and international relations. info
Instructional Design Resources Instructional design that cultivates a culture of learning, differentiated based on intercultural values and higher-order learning activities. Tel: 719 232 3271 IDR
Interchange Institute The Interchange Institute is a not-for-profit research organization whose mission is to promote dialogue and facilitate understanding between people who move to a new country and their new communities. They conduct research on the process of intercultural transition, produce publications to assist newcomers to the US, design and deliver specialized cross-cultural training workshops, and train and consult to professionals in the field. Tel: 617 566 2227 Fax: 617 277 0889 info
International Educator Provides online and offline service for getting a international teaching position. Tel: 508 790 1990 Fax: 508 790 1922 info
National Association for Multicultural Education Brings together individuals and groups with an interest in multicultural education from all levels of education, different academic disciplines and from diverse educational institutions and occupations. Tel: 301 951 0022 Fax: 301 951 0023 info
Teach Overseas Provides information on how to apply for overseas jobs, job openings, what to look for in a chosen country of destination, what to look for in a school contract, family considerations, links to other educational sites and links to information on countries where international schools are situated. There is also a section on home-swaps, home-stays and home-rent for educators or students. [2]
Teaching.com Provides information and links to all subjects concerning teaching.
[edit] Expatriation & Relocation
Caitcheon Cross-Cultural Training International schooling and expatriate services. info
Expat Exchange The largest online community for expatriates, providing lots of information and services.
Expat Focus Provides global relocation advice, community and support.
International Living IL helps people to realize their dream life in another country. info
Third Culture Kids TCKID is the most active Community forum for third culture kids and cross cultural kids. info
[edit] Consulting, Coaching & Training
[edit] Australia
Cultural Perspectives Consultancy firm specialized in the multicultural field and research. Tel: 02 8585 1313 Fax: 02 8585 1325
Peralta Associates Peralta Associates is a training and consulting firm, resource center, and consortium for professionals in the intercultural and diversity fields with an extensive network of specialists. info
International Consultants Centre Human Resources firm specialising in all aspects of expatriate management.Training and consulting in intercultural interactions including pre-departure briefings and group training. Tel: +61 3 93223224 http://www.myicc.com
[edit] Austria
Language Business Culture Network Provides intercultural training, coaching and translation services. info
[edit] Belgium
European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres ENCATC is the European network of institutions and professionals involved in training and education in the broad field of cultural management. The network aims to stimulate and encourage the development of cultural management and policy in the fields of culture, arts and media training. Tel: +32 2 2012912 Fax: +32 2 2030226 info
Vania Vania focuses European development of the cultural sector and tackles the lack of skills and competences of managers wishing to lead transnational and co-operation projects. Vania aims at identifying the training centers active in cultural co-operation and to determine competences and skills useful to cultural operators working in this field. Tel: 00 32 2 641 89 80 Fax: 00 32 2 641 89 81
YEO Management Provides intercultural management programs. Tel: +32 16 20 00 91 Fax: +32 16 20 01 91
Living Stone Centre for Intercultural Entrepreneurship Living Stone Centre was born in 2005 from the coupling of Joker Tourism, a successful company that attempts to bridge the cultural distance between people through travel and exploration, to the K.U.Leuven tradition of entrepreneurship practice and research on interculturalism. Two new stakeholders were welcomed in 2007: Cera financial holding and KBC Group. Living Stone Centre prepares its customers whether entrepreneurs, development workers, local business partners or travellers for the impact with other cultures. The LSC concentrates on how people of different cultural background correlate to one another and how the global and the local can strengthen each other. Our mission is to use the integration of cultures as a source of prosperity and tolerance. Living Stone Centre p/a HIVA, Parkstraat 47 B - 3000 Leuven (Belgium) info@lscoop.com www.lscoop.com
[edit] Canada
Culture Connect Provides intercultural training, consulting and coaching to the business community to help people work and live more successfully across cultures. Tel: 403 444 0882 Fax: 403 210 3618 info
Mediation Training Institute International MTI is the world’s leading provider of training and certification in the core competencies for managing workplace conflict. Tel: 913 432 2888 Fax: 913 273 1919 info
[edit] China
Asia Base A/S Asia Base A/S is a professional European China-entry consulting firm, offering a variety of consulting services related to green-field enterprise establishment and M&A activity. Tel: +86 512 6285 8300 Fax: +86 512 6285 8399 info
China World Consulting An international consulting firm providing translators, consultants and researchers. info
Minim Consulting Offers Consulting services regarding China and the Chinese business culture. Committed to improving understanding between Western and Chinese people. info
[edit] England
Focus Consultancy Aims to provide for all their clients real and sustainable social and cultural benefits, as well as enhanced profitability, through a careful consideration of the totality of their needs. Specialized in multicultural environments in Europe. Tel: + 44 (0) 1380 871121 Fax: + 44 (0) 1380 871049 info
Global Excellence GE is a leading cross-cultural & relocation consulting firm supporting clients in their global business expansion by providing strategic intercultural and diversity consultancy, training and development initiatives. It also provides an E-zine. Tel: +44(0) 20 8579 1980 Fax: +44(0) 20 8579 2027 info
Intercultural Professional Workshops Explore and promote best practice in the field of intercultural training, facilitation and coaching, set up and run practical, focused and affordable educational workshops around the world, contribute towards moving intercultural training and learning forward, provide support to fellow professionals, act as a focus group for debate and improvement in the work of intercultural training for business and look at the possibility of developing standards for intercultural training. Tel: +44 (0)845 450 0505 info
IOR Global Services Provides Intercultural Training Programs, Destination Services, Consulting services and Language Training. Tel: +44(0)20 7930 7090 Fax: +44(0)20 7930 7088
ITAP International ITAP International is a full-service consulting firm specializing in building human capability across functional, global and cultural boundaries. ITAP's approach is to deliver highly developed expertise in the cross-cultural aspects of international business as a fully integrated and natural part of global business solutions. Tel: +44 1923 222433 Fax: +44 1923 246088 info
LTS training and consulting LTS provides intercultural training and also training in English and communication skills to business and professional organisations worldwide. LTS is also a leading provider of trainer training, and regularly runs a 5-day course - 'Developing intercultural training skills' - at its base in Bath, UK. Tel: + 44 1225 448148 Fax: + 44 1225 448149 info
Richard Lewis Communications Culture Active Provides training, an online cultural assessment tool and various supporting publications. Tel: +44 (0)1962 77 11 11 Fax: +44 (0)1962 77 10 50 info
Sprydata Internet Solutions SpryData offers profitable, strategic and dynamic Internet solutions, through results-oriented Internet strategy development and consulting, goal-oriented planning based on customers’ short- and long-term Internet needs balanced with current and long-term resources and technology-appropriate development for customers’ Internet projects, linking your business to the global marketplace. Tel: 205 980 8050 Fax: 305 946 5943 info
Video Arts Ltd. Offers business training videos on DVD. Tel : 0207 400 4800 Fax : 0207 400 4900 info
Whiteoaks Consultancy It is a public relations consultancy agency dedicated to delivering global advantage in technology and business communications. Tel: +44 (0) 1252 727313 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 727314 info
[edit] Finland
Original Touch Oy Provides multicultural training, intercultural courses and training. Tel: +358 (0)9 62200110 Fax: +358 (0)9 62200110 info
Power of learning Offers e-learning consultancy and development services and makes custom e-learning content for organisations which use online techniques to create, transfer and build knowlege. Tel: +358 9 272 2212 info
[edit] France
Aperian Global Aperian is a global consulting and training firm and aims to develop the capabilities of individuals, teams, and organizations to work effectively across cultures in order to create a sustainable global future. Tel: +33 1 58 05 12 24
Fit for Culture Offers cross-cultural consultancy and organizational development services. Tel/Fax : +33 2 43 88 98 28 info
Itinéraires Interculturels Provides cross-cultural training and consulting. Tel: +33 01 53 76 42 25 info
KD Conseil Provides clients a wide range of intercultural expertise and experience to the global network of international, multilingual trainers, consultants and coaches.
[edit] Germany
Cinco Systems Provides Consulting, Coaching and Professional Development services all over the world. info
Coaching & Communication Provides international management training, coaching and seminars. Tel: +49 (0) 9123 988 566 Fax: +49 (0) 9123 840 405 info
Communication is life Sabine Wagner offers intercultural training, workshops and seminars. Tel: +49(0)89 75967838 info
Consultus Provides Expatriate Briefings & Intercultural Seminars. Tel. + 49 (0) 6192 900202 Fax + 49 (0) 6192 900203 info
Cross-cultural communication Provides cross-cultural training and workshops. Tel: 0177 3640331 Fax: 07351 303718 info
Culture Options Provides services dealing with intercultural communication: consulting, training, coaching and plenty of information. Tel: +49 89 48 999 838 Fax: +49 89 48 999 839 info
Entheos Group Entheos Group is a strategy consulting firm whose approach is attuned to today’s climate of fast-paced change in the business environment. We are dedicated to fostering leadership and optimal performance in organizations through an integrated approach to strategy, culture renewal and teamwork. Tel. +49 89 74664440 Fax. +49 89 74663050
France-Germany Cooperation Offers training and consultancy services in the field of intercultural management, focusing on French-German business partners. Provide leadership seminars, workshops for joint working teams, preparation of managers and staff for international duties and coaching for international managers. info
Interculture North - Trainers for Intercultural Competency, Personnel and Organizational Development. Tel: +49 421 70 04 02 Fax: +49 421 70 04 15 info
Managementtraining & Organisationsberatung (IMO) - Offers intercultural services and training programs. Tel: 49 551 486871 Fax: 49 551 5312792 info
KaleidosGlobe Kaleidosglobe relocation services, training & consulting is a team of 6 multilingual staff focusing on delivering a professional and efficient service to its clients. Tel: 0049 40 38 61 07 85 Fax: 0049 40 38 61 07 84 info
Krehl & Partner Krehl & Partner is Europe's leading consultant for Value Analysis and has perfected this methodology to create the Value Management Concept. Tel: +41 61 8331103 info
Lamson Consulting Provides seminars, coaching and development in Diversity & Intercultural Communication Management. Tel/Fax: +49 (0) 69 77 03 36 96 Mobile: +49 (0) 175 771 7597 info
LCT Consultants Provides Facilitation, Coaching, Transformation, Consulting and Cultural Integration services. Tel: +49 176 67889006 info
KIeM Institute for Intercultural Management, Values and Communication The KIeM Institute for Intercultural Management, Values and Communication works at the leading edge of research and development in the areas of business ethics and values management systems on the one hand and intercultural business communication and intercultural management on the other. Tel. + 49 (0)7531 206 532 Fax. + 49 (0)7531 206 187 info
Xenos Network for intercultural communication and integration. Tel: 0911 5863 0 Fax: 0911 5863 238 info
[edit] Israel
Lucy Shahar Provides cross-cultural training, consulting, workshops and lectures. info
[edit] Netherlands
Consultants Interculturele Communicatie Specialized in diversity and cross-cultural management, intercultural communication, cross-cultural teams, acculturation and inclusion. Offers coaching services, workshops and seminars. Tel: +31 20 62 42 212 Fax: +31 20 62 41 513
Intercultural Business Improvement Offers strategic, operational and personal consultancy, training, tools, publications and assessment for internationally operating companies and individuals. Tel: +31 (0) 35 629 42 69 Fax: +31 (0) 35 629 49 19 info
Nomadic Life Executive Coaching Coaches international executives in leadership development. Work primarily across Europe and the Middle East but also in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Tel +31 71 561 8936 Fax +31 71 561 1470 info
Sovov Sovov is een toonaangevend, onafhankelijk adviesbureau op het gebied van vraagstukken rond arbeid. Tel: +31 30 699 4500 Fax: +31 30 699 4440 info
Unique Sources Unique Sources is a management consultancy specializing in personal effectiveness and change management, believing that organizations owe their strength to their people and to their objectives and to the way these objectives are set. They focus on dialogue. Tel: +31 (0) 15 215 82 82 Fax: +31 (0) 15 215 97 62 info
[edit] Poland
Animus International Network for Training in Culture Animation brings together organizations that share common ideas and work with different methodologies in various areas of culture animation. It aims to exchange ideas, people, methods, skills and practices through the development of common projects. Tel.: +48 22 55 20 209 Fax: +48 22 828 72 83 info
[edit] Scotland
Insights Insights is a global learning and development company working in partnership with leading organizations across the world, providing learning solutions to help clients improve their effectiveness in five key areas: individuals, teams, organizations, sales and leadership. Tel: +44 (0)1382 908 050 Fax: +44 (0)1382 908 051
[edit] Spain
Crossing Cultures Provides relocation services and intercultural training for expatriates. Tel. +34 93 580 0476 Fax: +34 93 580 0476
Intercultural Link Portal of experts in intercultural training, consulting, mediation and coaching. Tel. +34 93 514 69 33 Mobile:+34 622 05 95 10 info
[edit] Switzerland
Transcultural Relations Provides training and consulting services with the objective to increase awareness of how culture impacts team behavior, improve interaction and communication among team members, provide skills and instruments to facilitate the team building process and effectively utilize the cultural diversity of the team as a resource. Tel/Fax : +41 44 383 1925 info
[edit] USA
All World Languages & Cultures Provides cross-cultural communication training, language training and diversity training. Tel: (816) 795 7800 Fax: (816) 795 7811 info
Aperian Global Provides training, consulting and web-based and printed tools for enhancing global business interactions. Tel: +1 415 321 7900 Fax: +1 415 321 7901 info
Blendstrup & Associates Blendstrup & Associates works offer a variety of training sessions and workshops, including Cross Cultural Business. Tel: 650 906 5542 info
Charis Charis Intercultural Training Corporation provides global leadership, management and team development, and customized intercultural communication programs worldwide. Tel: 925 931 0555 Fax: 925 931 0510 info
Cultural Savy Provides global cross-cultural training, consulting services and coaching. Tel: 415 563 4923 Fax: 415 570 0707 info
Deegan Creative Deegan Creative is a results-driven creative consultancy helping you achieve success in the marketplace by creating a strong, differentiating brand identity, developing relevant and consistent communications across channels and facilitating a closer dialogue between you and your customers. Tel: 212 219 1202 Fax: 212 219 2112 info
Fuld & Company, Inc. Fuld & Company Inc. is the world's preeminent research and consulting firm in the field of business and competitive intelligence, providing research and analysis, strategic consulting, business intelligence process consulting, tools and training to help clients understand the external competitive environment. Tel: 617 492 5900 Fax: 617 492 7108 info
George Simons International A professional consulting network that empowers organizations and their people to work, communicate and negotiate effectively across cultural boundaries. Tel: +1 831 531 4706 USA Tel: +33 4 92 97 57 35 EU info
Gildeane Group Inc. GGI is a consulting and training firm that helps people and their organizations work effectively across cultural borders by using cultural intelligence. Tel: (206) 362 0336 Fax: (206) 363 5028 info
Grovewell LLC Provides global leadership solutions to corporations in America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific by offering strategic consulting, executive coaching, and programs for managers and teams. Tel: 18 77 507 17 94 info
Hammer Consulting Provides consultancy services in the intercultural field Tel: 410 641 6227 Fax: 866 708 8831 info
Heim Group Workplace Communication Consultants providing training specialized in gender issues and differences at the workplace. Tel: (888) 917 7797 Fax: (940) 692 1679 info
Huiras & Associates International Provides Strategic Planning & Gap Analysis, Team Effectiveness Assessments, Subject Matter Experts, Interpersonal Communication Styles Training, Management/Executive Coaching, Team Coaching, Mentoring Programs and Leadership Development. Tel: (281) 496 9044 Fax: (281) 496 3671 info
Inclusivity Consulting Group Inc Offers custom designed programs and consulting services in workplace inclusion and culture change, diversity awareness, team development and visionary leadership. Tel: (503) 281 3217 Fax: (503) 281 3240 ICG
Interactive Employment Training Provides online human resource training courses. Tel: 1 888 478 7246
Intercultural Group Provides services to increase the intercultural intelligence of companies. Tel: +1 704 968 2154 Fax: +1 270 968 2156 info
Intercutural Resource Corporation IRC is a consulting organization dedicated to improving relations, communication and productivity in intercultural and international settings. IRC provides training and consultation to businesses, educational institutions and health care facilities, both domestic and international. Tel: 1 617 965 8651 info
Myers Consulting Specializes in programs and publications to help businesses take advantage of the opportunities that a culturally diverse workforce and customer base present. Tel: 858 454 7135 Myers
Nipporica A cross-cultural consulting and training firm dedicated to promoting the opportunities presented by the diversity of our global and multicultural society. Theye design and facilitate organizational, community and team processes; develop programs and materials; train trainers; and publish tools and materials to aid in leveraging differences. Tel: 913 901 0243 Fax: 913 901 0244
Park Li Provides consulting, training and e-learning, both on-site and online, to leading companies globally. Tel: 212 505 5324 Fax: 212 505 7461 contact
Quality Media Resources QMR produces training programs that help organizations improve productivity and support respectful workplace relationships. Tel: 425 455 0558 Fax: 425 462 7087 [3]
SoCoCo Intercultural SoCoCo Intercultural is a training and consulting firm dedicated to enhancing the interpersonal competence and professional effectiveness of individuals as they interact, communicate and cooperate across cultures. Tel: 609 631 0382 Fax: 609 631 0383 Gilles
Tucker International Tucker is an international human resource development company providing intercultural training, assessment and coaching programs. Tel: 303 786 7753 Fax: 303 786 7801 info
World Wise Provides cross-cultural services, global leadership training, global skills and knowledge. Tel: 212 371 0354 Fax: 212 371 3744 info
[edit] Online
Geo Leadership Geoleadership provides proven culture-specific solutions that assess whether an organization is capable of executing its strategy and take actions to close capability gaps and strengthen the organization's execution and business results.
Global Workshop Offers Country-Specific Workshops and reports. Global Merger and Acquisition Integration, Global Management Training, Expat Assessment and Selection, Spouse Coaching and Support, Cross-Cultural Project Management, Coaching for Dispersed Global Teams and Global Diversity Consulting. info
HR Press Provides equality, culture and diversity training for the workplace.
Repario Employee Development Solutions Supports organizations in solving difficult challenges in team building, executive transitions, cultural diversity awareness and employee development. Tel: 800 513 8759 info
Rowland & Associates Rowland & Associates is a cross-cultural training firm, providing insight into the differences in style, in expectations, and processes for implementing ideas, skills for effectively managing, communicating, and interacting across cultures and strategies for putting the insight and skills into practice. Tel: 858 794 9637 Fax: 858 794 9638 Diana
Scottsdale National Gender Institute Creates and provides quality resources and programs that assist businesses and individuals. Resources and programs include: gender certificate programs for the professional, workshops and training for the individual, consultation for management, and global symposiums for continued improvement on addressing gender issues in the workplace. Tel: 866 955 5984 info
[edit] Tools
Argonaut Argonaut is a cross-cultural on-line resource and problem solving tool.
Bafa Bafa Simulation Training Systems Design, produce, deliver and sell experiential training programs to help companies, organizations, universities and charities worldwide create learning experiences in the areas of cross cultural relations, diversity, empowerment, team building, the use and abuse of power, ethics or sexual harassment. Tel: 800 942 2900 Fax: 858 792 9743
Behavioral Assessment Scale for Intercultural Communication Identifies certain skills valuable in intercultural communication, including display of respect, orientation to knowledge, empathy, interaction management, task role and relational role behaviors, tolerance for ambiguity and interactive posture.
Coghill Beery International Provider of intercultural training and online cultural tools. Tel: +44 20 7460 3493 Fax: +44 20 7937 7268 info
CorVision Media CorVision produce and distribute high quality critical issues videos for employee development and executive education. Emphasizing leadership, diversity and values-centered cultures, the videos focus on how people treat one another at work. Tel: 847 549 7860 Fax: 866 440 2614 info
CRM Films CRM Films produces and distributes educational films that entertain, educate and provide practical information to companies in the United States. It also provides books and instruments to complement its videos. The company has videos on topics such as communication skills, management skills, motivational videos, meeting management, selling skills and personal development. Tel: 760 431 9800 Fax: 760 931 5792 info
Country navigator Up to the minute country information and unique cultural profiling tool providing you with the knowledge and cultural intelligence to work across cultures more effectively.
Cross Cultural Adaptability Inventory A self-assessment questionnaire that measures an individual's adaptability in four dimensions that may affect his or her ability to have a successful experience in another culture. These are Emotional Resilience, Flexibility/Openness, Perceptual Acuity, and Personal Autonomy.
Cross-Cultural Assessor A unique PC-based tool for cross-cultural analysis. You can use it to create a personal profile for an individual, or to assess the cultural capital of an entire organisation. You can also use it as a learning tool for self-development and training. info
Cross-Culture Tour Game Designed to help players understand the history, social rules, and business methods of other countries they may be doing business in.
Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Questionnaire Instrument designed to assist service agencies working with children with disabilities and their families in self- evaluation of their cross-cultural competence.
Cultural Complementarity Model The Cultural Complementarity Model was designed to facilitate new ways of thinking about, and discussing, different cultures. This customizable model can be used to rebuild relations and to work more effectively in a multicultural society. Used to Build cross-cultural communication skills, improve cultural diversity and maximize resources.
Cultural Detective Is a dynamic series of training tools that develop invaluable global business competence in individuals and organizations. Kris
Cultural effectiveness toolkit It is a powerful tool for assessing individual cultural preferences with the ability to contrast and compare with other individual, team and national profiles.
Cultural Navigator The Cultural Navigator is a comprehensive web tool which enhances our ability to provide blended learning solutions in support of strategically targeted, multi-tiered learning initiatives, aligned with corporate business strategies.
Cultural Orientations Indicator TMC’s COI is a web-based cross-cultural assessment tool that allows individuals to assess their personal cultural preferences and compare them with generalized profiles of other cultures. The COI provides respondents with a personal cultural profile based on ten dimensions that have particular application in the business world. The understanding gained from the personal profile, which is based on TMC’s Cultural Orientations Model (COM), can be applied to the development of specific business, management, sales, marketing, negotiation and leadership skills, among others, when applied in multicultural situations. A validated report is available upon request.
Cultural Pinwheels Personal Style Assessment and Discussion Tool.
Culture Compass The Culture Compass can be applied in individual or group settings and is utilized in order to identify individual and / or organisational value orientations.
CultureGrams Provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. Goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. info
Culture in the Workplace Questionnaire CW is derived from the work of Dr. Geert Hofstede, a Dutch social scientist who developed this questionnaire to illustrate culturally dependent work preferences.
Dana Survey of Conflict Management Strategies This on-line instrument identifies the blend of four conflict management strategies that are currently imbedded in the structure and culture of your organization.
Diversity effectiveness toolkit More than ever before, the quality of business relationships matters. Being competitive in the global marketplace is highly dependent on 1) becoming an employer of choice for the best global talent, and 2) connecting with key customers in markets around the world. Diversity and inclusion are the means by which these capabilities are developed. While the terms ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ are well known in the business world, there are often major gaps between theory and practice. The Diversity Effectiveness Toolkit helps companies close the gaps and transform human differences into core assets.
Diversophy Provides intercultural games, consulting, training and tools.
Ecotonos A cross-cultural decision-making and problem-solving simulation for international business and other kinds of cross-cultural interaction.
Engage Interact Offers diverse practices and tools to help realize a more integrated and coherent approach to sustainability in your organization, supports entrepreneurs to develop resilient, responsive and responsible business solutions that merge values and business, in order to more aptly respond to the demands (and opportunities) of today's complexity. Tel : +31 (0)30 251 31 82 Fax : +31 (0)30 254 61 17 info
Evaluation of Expatriate Development and Supervisory Evaluation of Expatriate Development The EED and SEED are used to evaluate expatriate adjustment to living and working in the country of assignment.
Films Incorporated Distributes many films directed at training in the global marketplace. Tel: +1 (800) 323 4222 Fax: +1 (312) 878 0416
Foreign Assignment Exercise The FAE is a validated international self-assessment instrument designed to address relocation issues of employees and partners and unaccompanied employees.
Global Awareness Profile The GAP measures how much world knowledge a person has concerning selected items about international politics, economics, geography and culture.
Global Candidate Assessment Helps assess whether a candidate for international assignment is likely to be successful in an overseas role.
Global Collaboration Toolkit Assesses and improves the ability of individuals and groups to collaborate more effectively with each other as well as with partners, suppliers and customers.
Global Diversity Survey It is a self-administered, self-scoring tool that prepares you to embark on a journey of self discovery that will help you navigate your way through the diverse global landscape of the 21st Century.
Global Innovation Online Provides organizations with a way to gauge their current degree of innovation and develop methods for increasing their innovative capabilities.
Global Team Process Questionnaire The GTPQ is a diagnostic tool which measures process changes over time on global and distance teams to provide both the team leaders and the members of a team important information about change processes and the need for interventions to improve the efficiency and productivity.
GlobeSmart Is a web tool providing global organizations with easy access to information on conducting business with people from more than 50 countries. GlobeSmart addresses the greatest cause of difficulties in global business interactions -- the challenges of relating and communicating successfully with counterparts from other countries. The tool develops awareness on three levels: individual self awareness, awareness of other cultures, and awareness of global business.
Great Place to Work, Institute Europe Offers services and tools to help companies build trust and become more effective organizations by transforming their workplaces. Tel: (+45) 33 32 12 92 info
Griggs Productions Provides training, workhops, video’s, DVD’s, books and other tools for companies to measure and value diversity. Tel: 415 750 5100 Fax: 415 750 5145 Griggs
Health Risk Appraisal HRA is an extensively researched health assessment and wellness planning tool. This powerful instrument is a completely confidential inventory of health and lifestyle-oriented questions.
Hogan Business Reasoning Inventory Evaluates a person's ability to solve problems and make business-related decisions using textual, graphic, and quantitative data.
Hogan Development Survey Assesses eleven behavioral tendencies that impede work relationships, hinder productivity, or limit overall career potential. These career derailers - deeply ingrained in personality traits - affect an individual's leadership style and actions.
Hogan Personality Inventory Inventory of normal personality based on the Five-Factor Model and developed specifically for the business community.
Inocult Training tool on current trends and skills of cultural management in Europe.
Insights Discovery Compass learning library A learning resource encompassing a wide range of personal and professional development topics. The learning library addresses many of the major issues facing today’s managers and presents practical, results-orientated advice on a range of topics designed to improve an individual’s personal and professional effectiveness.
Insights Discovery Full Circle Profile Complement to the Insights Discovery Personal Profile, representing the natural next step on the journey to self-awareness.
Insights Discovery Personal Profile A personal development tool which gives individuals an engaging, reinforcing and transformational insight into themselves and others.
Insights Navigator Team Effectiveness Enables teams to measure their performance against sixteen critical success factors for high-performing teams.
Intercultural Competence Assessment A diagnostic tool for the assessment of intercultural competence linked to language competence and subject knowledge competence.
Intercultural Competency Scale Measures characteristics predictive of intercultural effectiveness.
Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory An assessment and training tool for identifying core approaches for resolving conflict across cultural and ethnic differences.
Intercultural Development Inventory Designed to provide useful and valid information regarding respondents' orientation toward cultural differences and their readiness for intercultural training and development. Used in conjunction with training, the IDI is a highly reliable, valid, cross-cultural measure of intercultural sensitivity applicable to a variety of groups of people from different cultural backgrounds.
Intercultural Readiness Check The IRC is a tool for assessing participants’ intercultural skills in the areas of intercultural sensitivity, communication, leadership and management of uncertainty.
International Assessment Interview Procedures The IAP is a formal validated psycho-social assessment process for evaluating potential global candidates and their families.
International Assignment Profile Instrument that provides a detailed list of what issues need to be addressed and what planning needs to be done to insure the success of an assignment.
International Candidate Evaluation A validated assessment which takes the expatriate selection process to a higher level by involving the candidates’ supervisor.
International Mobility Assessment An interactive, on-line, self- assessment tool designed to help employees assess their readiness and mobility for an international assignment.
International Simulation and Gaming Institute ISAGA is an international organization for scientists and practitioners developing and using simulation, gaming and related methodologies.
Ittaca Both a training and an information tool on the movements of cultural and artistic resistance in Europe and the new ways to approach the cultural and artistic training in this field.
Life as a Black Man A board game to depict life from the perspective of a Minority person in the USA.
Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory Reveals a person's core values, goals and interests.
Multicultural Counseling Inventory This instrument measures multicultural counseling competencies: Multicultural Counseling Skills, Multicultural Awareness, Multicultural Counseling Relationship, and Multicultural Counseling Knowledge. Its psychometric properties and validity have been studied through several studies.
Multicultural Personality Questionnaire An on-line personality assessment questionnaire that was constructed specifically to describe behavior when one is interacting with people from different cultures. The MPQ may be used to predict how easily people are likely to adjust to other cultures and come to feel at home with them. The MPQ assesses five personality factors: Cultural Empathy, Open-mindedness, Social Initiative, Emotional Stability and Flexibility.
Objective Job Quotient System A computer-assisted tool that provides cross-culturally appropriate 360° feedback to evaluate and rank employee performance. The OJQ uses multiple raters and scaled direct comparisons, providing greater reliability and validity.
Organizational Values Profile Questionnaire A profile questionnaire allowing individuals to rate their perceptions of the core organizational value types, based on Dick McCann's Window on Work Values. Profile feedback gives a work values hierarchy and, where applicable, key match information on the alignment between personal and organizational values.
Overseas Assignment Inventory A self-response questionnaire that examines 14 attitudes and attributes correlated with successful cross-cultural adjustment and performance. Used together with a behavioural interview, the OAI provides essential input to the expatriate selection process and helps expatriates raise their awareness of a number of important adaptation issues.
Overseas Assignment Inventory A validated assessment which predicts expatriate candidates potential for success if sent on an international assignment.
Personal Orientation Inventory Measures positive mental health.
Peterson Cultural Awareness Test Instrument for measuring cross-cultural effectiveness and awareness of cultural differences.
Peterson Cultural Style Indicator Instrument for measuring cross-cultural effectiveness and awareness of cultural differences.
Portrait Value Questionnaire PVQ is a valid Online-Tool for intercultural research, training and education.
Prometheon It is a training centre providing learning resources, article and online strategy games. training
Redundancia Provides a foreign language simulation.
Randömia Balloon Factory: Working across the Cultural Divide Simulates a realistic business-related problem that many Western managers and trainers experience when they interact with people who have different value-driven behaviors.
Self-Assessment for Global Endeavors A decision-making tool for employees who are contemplating whether or not to pursue a global assignment.
Shinrai: Building Trusting Relationships With Japanese Colleagues A high quality audio CD and 24-page booklet that helps busy executives build lasting and fruitful business relationships in Japan, and with Japanese colleagues.
Society for the Advancement of Games and Simulations in Education and Training
SRI Attentional and Interpersonal Style Inventory A performance-based self-report inventory focusing on the competencies necessary for successful international assignments.
Supervisor International Evaluation Instrument The SEI is a validated, stand-alone instrument for supervisors to evaluate employee job performance for critical competencies required on an international assignment. SEI results are used to identify global talent, make reliable selection decisions, and evaluate strengths and developmental gaps.
Symlog Is a compact set of survey instruments which gives you immediate insights about strengths and development needs of your leadership and your company culture.
Trompenaar's Seven Dimensions of Culture and Corporate Culture Profiles By means of a questionnaire developed by Dr Alfons Trompenaars, individuals receive their own cultural profile on each of seven dimensions of culture that then can be compared with the cultural profile of any other group or individual in an expanding database of over 35,000 managers.
Window on Work Values Profile Questionnaire A questionnaire where individuals record those activities or situations at work that they value. Profile feedback gives a work values hierarchy and key information to help individuals understand how their values influence behavior.
Worldprism profiler An in-depth profiling tool that allows users to identify their own cultural orientations, compare themselves with others, and identify appropriate strategies for working effectively with the differences.
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Berlitz International Provides language services.
Connecting Cultures (English, French) Connecting Cultures is a full service intercultural relations development company providing intercultural training, language training and translation, interpreting and proof-reading services to international businesses and organisations. Tel: + 33 (0) 4 67 02 09 47 info
German Institute for Japanese Studies (English, German, Japanese) Tel: +81 (0)3 3222 5077 Fax: +81 (0)3 3222 5420 info
Inlingua Inlingua is one of the world's leading language training organizations with centres in all continents. Tel: +44 1452 621 141 Fax: +44 1452 621 141 info
Pipapo A website to learn German with other people speaking different languages
Plurilingua An online language center providing CD-ROMS to enhance autonomous and self-directed learning of foreign languages. info
Polyglot Polyglot is a professional translation organization that provides translation, interpretation, and simultaneous meeting interpretation in all fields. Tel: +86 20 8764 1878 Fax: +86 20 8764 2003 info
Systran Leading supplier of language translation software. Tel: +33 (0) 825 80 10 80 Fax: +33 (0) 1 46 98 00 59
Zestad Offers highly professional services in the sphere of intellectual property protection and translation of scientific literature and juristical documentation. Tel/fax: 380 44 249 6502 info
[edit] Management & Communication
[edit] Austria
Afro-Asiatisches Institut The Afro Asian Institute promotes the cooperation between Austria and the African and Asian countries. One of the main tasks of the AAI-Vienna is to advise and support students from Afrika, Asia and Latin America with regard to studies, integration, scholarships, further education, reintegration and contacts after the stay in Austria.
Oracle Cultural Network A network of European cultural managers that enables cross border cooperation and sharing of information. The membership consists of individuals, not organisations. Tel: +43 676 6802150 info
[edit] Belgium
Europublic Europublic promotes the development of skills in multicultural management, teamwork and international negotiation through training programmes, lectures, public speaking and book publishing. Tel: +32(0)2 343 77 26 Fax: +32(0)2 343 93 30 info
Management Center Europe Provides high quality and consistent management development solutions across Europe and globally. Tel: + 32 (0)2 543 21 00
Living Stone Centre for Intercultural Entrepreneurship Living Stone Centre offers leadership and intercultural communication training in-company and in travel format: Living Stone Gateways. info@lscoop.com
[edit] Bulgaria
International Centre for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations A private, non-profit, non-political NGO established in Bulgaria undertaking research in the fields of inter-ethnic and inter-religious relations in Bulgaria and the wider Balkan region in partnership with organisations from across Europe. Tel: (+359 2) 8323112 Fax: (+359 2) 9310583 marko
[edit] Canada
AMARC World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC is a network of more than 4,000 community radios, Federations and community media stakeholders in more than 115 countries. The main global impact of AMARC has been to accompany and support the establishment of a world wide community radio sector that has democratized the media sector. AMARC advocates for the right to communicate at the international, national, local and neighbourhood levels and defends and promotes the interests of the community radio movement through solidarity, networking and Cooperation. info
Intercultural & Community Development Resources ICDR is an innovative and creative organization providing professional, courteous program management for all your local, national and international conferences, symposiums and workshops. Tel: 780 437 8013 Fax: 780 439 6879 info
[edit] Croatia
Culturelink Network Tries to strengthen communication among its members, encouraging international and intercultural communication and collaboration, as well as joint research projects. The long-term objective is the development of a world-wide information system for the study of cultural development and cooperation. Tel: +385 1 48 77 460 Fax: +385 1 48 28 361 culturelink
[edit] Denmark
Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication Department of Communication and Psychology The Department conducts research within the field of communication in a wide sense. Interpersonal Communication, communication through texts and in media is investigated in terms of its aesthetic, philosophical, soocial, psychological, pedagogical and organizational conditions and consequences. info
[edit] England
Team Management Systems Worldwide TMS provides work-based, research-proven assessments and feedback instruments. Tel: +44 (0)1904 641640 Fax: +44 (0)1904 640076
[edit] France
Centre de Médiation Interculturelle Le "Centre de Médiation Interculturelle" se donne pour but de promouvoir une dynamique interculturelle dans la société française pluriculturelle comme dans la construction européenne par valoriser les diversités, susciter la coopération et développer la compétence interculturelle. Tel: +33 (0)9 77 97 38 63 Fax: +33 (0)3 87 74 46 52 CMI
Expatriation.com Expatriation.com présente une information globale, complète et mise à jour quotidiennement sur les thèmes liés à la vie à l’étranger. C’est un guide et un outil. Il s’agit également d’informer et aider les expatriés entre eux, par le biais d’annuaire en ligne et forum de discussion, news-letter, etc.
Femme Expat Communication Leur vocation est de faciliter la mobilité internationale pour l'entreprise par une approche novatrice et concrète de formation et d'accompagnement des femmes expatriées francophones. Dans cette optique, ils ont élaboré des outils simples et concrets de formation et d'accompagnement des expatriées en prenant en compte les nouveaux paramètres de l'expatriation et des femmes. Tel: (33) 1 42 36 69 57 Fax: (33) 1 45 08 11 34 Sabine David
Intercultural Library Bibliothèque de l'Institut Régional de Travail Social Library for SIETAR members only.
Linked Euroregion Art Development Is a European project intended for cultural professionals working in the cross-border regions of Nord-Pas de Calais, West Flanders, Kent and the Province of Hainaut. The main objective of Lead-network is to give networking tools and to organize actions aimed at reinforcing cultural workers' approach of cross-border co-operation practices. Tel: +33(0)3 28 82 85 28 Fax: +33(0)3 28 82 85 05 LEAD
Radio Sans Frontiere Fourni des missions humanitaires en dehors de la France. info
Queer Resources Directory The QRD is an electronic library with news clippings, political contact information, newsletters, essays, images, hyperlinks, and every other kind of information resource of interest to the GLBO community. Information is stored for the use of casual network users and serious researchers alike. info
[edit] Germany
Dialogin The mission of dialogin The Delta Intercultural Academy is to act as a global knowledge and learning community on culture, communication and management in international business. Peter Franklin
Philox Philox is an agency for intercultural communication, specialized in creating and developing cultural websites, various forms of presentations for international cultural exchanges, public relations for cultural institutions, seminars and workshops for training intercultural competence and non-linear editing on DVD. contact
[edit] Japan
Japan Network Information Centre JPNIC is a non-profit, membership-based corporation that supports smooth administration of the Internet. Tel: +81 3 5297 2311 Fax: +81 3 5297 2312 secretariat
[edit] Netherlands
Instituut voor inter-etnisch management Tel: +31 246778863 Mobile: +31 621885599 info
UNITED for Intercultural Action European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees. Tel: +31 20 6834778 Fax: +31 20 6834582 info
[edit] Poland
Stefan Batory Foundation (English, Polish) The Stefan Batory Foundation is an independent private Polish foundation aiming to support the development of an open, democratic society in Poland and other Central and East European countries by providing grant making programs. Tel: 48 22 536 02 00 secretariat
[edit] Spain
Comunicación y Relaciones Interculturales y Transculturales El Grupo CRIT tiene fundamentalmente por objeto el estudio de las interacciones comunicativas interculturales. CRIT
International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication IALIC is a specialist forum for academics, practitioners, researchers and students. Working within an interdisciplinary and critical framework, members share a unique concern for the theoretical and practical interplay of living languages and intercultural understanding. Robert Odowd
[edit] Sweden
ITIM International Provides intercultural management services, courses, articles and consultancy services. Tel: +46 (0)8 212115 Fax: +46 (0)8 50596435 info
[edit] Switzerland
Institut für Interkulturelle Kommunikation Tel.+41 44 260 69 85 Fax +41 44 260 69 89 IIK
Leitung Zentrum Interkulturelle Kompetenz Tel: +41 58 934 62 25
[edit] United Arab Emirates
Trans-Arabian Creative Communication Provides public relation services in order to build a home-grown public relations industry, to empower women and to use our capabilities as professional communicators to build bridges of understanding between the Arab world and the Western world. Tel: +971 4 3672530 Fax: +971 4 3672531 info
[edit] USA
Across Frontiers International Inc AFI is a leading-edge new media content developer and distributor providing country specific programs. Tel: (212) 370 4915 info
Action Without Borders Action Without Borders is a non-profit organization with an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives. Tel: 1 646 290 7725 Fax: 1 212 590 9598
Crockers Communications Provides communication services. Tel: 413 773 8569 Fax: 413 772 5599 Maloney
Global Dynamics Inc. GDI is the leading provider of cross cultural management, expatriate, team building, and marketing solutions designed to meet the global needs of multinational corporations. Tel: +1 973 927 9135 Fax: +1 973 927 6936 Contact
Global Perspective Provides cross-cultural communication programs and consulting. Tel: (503) 253 7733 Sally Walton
Institute for Global Communications IGC offers web hosting services to nonprofit groups, individuals, and small companies using advanced communications technologies to grassroots organizations worldwide working for peace, human rights, environmental sustainability, women's rights, conflict resolution and worker rights. info
International Academy for Intercultural Research IAIR aims to provide a forum where senior intercultural researchers, academics, and trainers can exchange ideas, theories, research and successful training approaches. Tel: 808 933 9597 Fax: 808 966 5039 IJIR
Intercultural Communication Institute ICI is a private, nonprofit foundation designed to foster an awareness and appreciation of cultural differences in both the international and domestic arenas. Tel: 503 297 4622 Fax: 503 297 4695 ICI
Intercultural Management Institute IMI provides customized training, workshops, a magazine and academic courses for effective communication, negotiation and leadership across cultures. It also conducts research. Tel: 202 885 6439 Fax: 202 885 1331
InterExchange InterExchange is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural awareness through a wide range of work and travel, language, volunteer, professional training, internship, and au pair programs within the United States and around the world. Tel: 212 924 0446 Fax: 212 924 0575 info
International Communication Association ICA is an academic association for scholars interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human and mediated communication. Tel: (202) 955 1444 Fax: (202) 955 1448 info
Learning Communications Learning Communications' Mission is to provide "best in class" employee and management training resources and services to corporate, government and non-profit customers, including diversity and intercultural training. Tel: 800 622 3610 Fax: 949 727 4323 sales
Society for Human Resource Management SHRM is the world’s largest professional association devoted to human resource management. Our mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most current and comprehensive resources, and to advance the profession by promoting HR’s essential, strategic role. Tel: +1 703 548 3440 Fax: +1 703 535 6490 SHRM
Together Foundation The Together Foundation is a network being developed to protect and promote human rights, human dignity and individual freedom around the world. Tel/Fax: +1 914 231 6804 info
[edit] Online
Absolutely Intercultural Absolutely Intercultural is the first podcast in the world to deal with intercultural issues. contact
ACCBS Scott M. Smith (ed.) Provides articles about cross-cultural consumer and business studies.
Asia Pacific Management Forum Aims to contribute to developing effective, independent, and indigenous Asia-Pacific business management expertise in response to the challenges of the Asia Pacific Century.
Community Intelligence Labs Enhance the capability of people, organizations and communities to successfully meet complex societal challenges/opportunities for creating a future they want and turning it into the present by providing the electronic and social technologies. info
Culture Source Bibliography on intercultural communication.
Intercultural Dialogue A report showcasing projects and initiatives on the theme of intercultural dialogue funded by the European Commission. Launched at a conference introducing the themes of the 2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, this publication brings together projects funded by different EC directorates, describes the results and provides models of best practice.
Intercultural Insights Newsgroup A members-only resource exchange and discussion group on intercultural and cross-cultural business, training, education, research and consulting topics.
Intermundo Intermundo is a culture network and a forum.
Madhukar's Online Resources: Cross Cultural Management Provides links, articles and books linked to cross-cultural management.
Native Web NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to disseminate information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations around the world; to foster communication between native and non- native peoples; to conduct research involving indigenous peoples' usage of technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and services to facilitate indigenous peoples' use of this technology. info
TMA Develops management talent for the evolving global workplace and focuses on global cultural diversity, global leadership and global teamwork. inquiries
[edit] Links
Country Profiles Offers brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security. info
Hispanic.com Hispanic.Com provides information, services, and technology access to the global Hispanic community with the aim to create a cyber- barrio where we can meet and help each other through the Internet to improve the quality of family life and active economic success and political empowerment.
McKeever Institute of Economic Policy Analysis (MIEPA) MIEPA is dedicated to the betterment of humanity through the promotion of sound economic policies. This site contains a description of recommended policies together with student evaluations of a number of individual countries' economic policies. info
Worldbiz Provides country-specific reports, advice and recommendations on doing successful business worldwide regarding cultural differences.
World Skip Provides country information.
