Exploring the Rhetoric of International Professional Communication : An Agenda for Teachers and Researchers.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: Rethinking the Role of Culture in International Professional Communication -- Part One: Professional Communication in the Global Workplace -- Chapter 1: Communicating in a Global, Multicultural Corporation: Other Metaphors and Strategies -- Chapter 2: Information Systems and Technology in International Professional Communication -- Chapter 3: Using Technology to Support Global Drug-Development Teams -- Chapter 4: The Impact of Discourse Communities on International Professional Communication -- Chapter 5: Redefining the Professional in International Professional Communication -- Part Two: Rhetorical Strategies for the Global Workplace -- Chapter 6: lntercultural Business Communication: An Interactive Approach -- Chapter 7: A Relational Framework for Professional Communication in International Organizations -- Chapter 8: Effective Communication in Multicultural Organizations: A Receiver-Defined Activity -- Part Three: Teaching and Research in International Professional Communication -- Chapter 9: Cultural Biases in lntercultural Business Communication Courses and How to Avoid Them -- Chapter 10: Culture and the Shape of Rhetoric: Protocols of International Document Design -- Chapter 11: Visual Elements in Cross-Cultural Technical Communication: Recognition and Comprehension as a Function of Cultural Conventions -- Chapter 12: The Implications of Translation for Professional Communication -- Chapter 13: The Student-as-Researcher in International Organizations -- Chapter 14: Afterword: Teaching and Research Directions for International Professional Communication -- Contributors -- Index.

Presents a collection of fourteen essays that responds to the need for a more rhetorical conception of professional communication as an international discipline. This book challenges the adequacy of relying on preconceived notions about the factors that determine discourse in international professional settings.

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