Crossing Cultures provides a bold and refreshing new resource for teachers and trainers with proven methods for developing coping strategies and problem-solving skills in the cross-cultural arena. A comprehensive study structured to provide a framework for teaching; each chapter contains a teaching module, highlighting the potential difficulties, dialogues and variations in cross-cultural teaching. Ideal for those teaching Business across borders, this is a uniquely practical guide that features contributions from the leading lights of the field. INDICE: Section 1. Not the Beginning 1. Culture, Passion, and Play, Richard A. Goodman, Margaret E. Phillips and Nakiye Avdan Boyacigiller: Section 2. Framing the Culture Concept: What is Culture / How can we Characterize it? 2. Are we the Same or are we Different? - A Social Psychological Perspective of Culture, Sharon G. Goto and Darius K. -S Chan: 3. What is Culture and Why Does it Matter? - Current Conceptualizations from Anthropology, Mary Yoko Brannen: 4. One's Many Cultures: A multiple Cultures Perspective, Sonja A. Sackmann and Margaret E. Phillips: 5. Learning about Our and Other Selves: Multiple Identities and Their Sources, Bernardo M. Ferdman: Section 3. Culture Scanning and Sense- Making: How do we 'Learn' and Characterize Culture? 6. Context / Culture Interaction: Teaching Thick Descriptions of Culture, Jill Kleinberg: 7. Cultural Scanning: An Integrated Cultural Frameworks Approach, Margaret E. Phillips and Nakiye Avdan Boyacigiller: 8. Teaching Cultural Sensemaking, Allan Bird and Joyce S. Osland: 9. Examining Culture Change Through 'Fiddler on the Roof', Jennifer Roney: Section 4. The Experience of Crossing Cultures 10. Using the Hero's Journey: A Framework for Making Sense of the Transformational Expatriate Experience, Joyce S. Osland: 11. Apples and Oranges: An Experimental Exercise in Crossing Cultures, Stephen Jenner: 12. Building Transpatriate Skills: The Star Trek Case, Gerard L. Rossy and Margaret E.