Awareness at the Crossroad: Designing Translator-based Training Programs

Cross-cultural Training of Chinese Managers and Workers by U.S. Companies: A Comparative Cultural Analysis of the Problems Reported by U.S. Trainers

“…It is becoming increasingly accepted by educators and trainers that training programs are more successful if cultural factors are considered in the design and presentation of the training (Adler & Kiggundu, 1983; Bourgeois & Boltvinik, 1981; Seelye & Wasilewski, 1979; Swanland, 1979;Walker, 1979). It has also been found that the successful transfer of newly learned skills by a trainee to his or her actual work situation is largely dependent upon how well the training program was adapted to the trainee's particular needs, strengths, learning styles and context (Dalton, 1990 Swanland, 1979;Wexley & Latham, 1981).…”