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Martha Schwer's OIC Class

Welcome to the class page for Martha Schwer's Oral & Interpersonal Communication class!

Interpersonal Communication: a Mindful Approach to Relationships

Web Sites for Country Information

6 Dimensions Model of National Culture
Geert Hofstede, a Dutch sociologist, came up with six basic issues that society needs to come to term with.
Background Notes from the U.S. State Department
US State Department publication providing information on geographic entities and international organizations.
Business Etiquette Around the World
Info from UK-based business travel organization.
CIA World Fact Book
Provides background data and statistics about all the countries in the world.
Country Studies from The Library of Congress
Information about developed and developing nations alike.
Journal of Intercultural Communication
Online journal from the Immigrant Institute of Sweden.
Passport to Trade: International Business Culture
Offers training in international business culture awareness.

In Ebsco, try combining the subject term business communication with a specific country. Also try searching the subject terms business etiquette, intercultural communication, or international communication.

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Country Watch

CountryWatch This link opens in a new window CountryWatch provides critical country-specific intelligence and data, including country overviews, international news sources, election reports, maps, world health reports and intelligence briefings. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.

Films on Demand

International Business Communication Series
Business communication etiquette in different countries.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window Films On Demand [FOD] is an online collection of high quality, educational videos made accessible to the faculty, staff and students at Madison College.

Schwer OIC: Schwer OIC

Martha Schwer's OIC Class

Web Sites for Country Information

Country Watch

Films on Demand

Using Library Databases