Need to translate a written message? Here are several sites to try:

FreeTranslation.com - Up to 1800 words free

Altavista Translator - Up to 150 words free

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IBE - Information on Global Culture

Need to calculate foreign exchange currency rates, here are the top three Websites:

- X-Rates

- Oanda

- XE

 

International Business Meetings & Gift Giving - A detailed two-part article of exactly how international business meetings are conducted and business gifts given in different countries.

International Success Tips & Secrets - A short article on building international business relationships.

Exclusive Global Career Resources

What High School Students want to know about Global Careers - A series of questions posed to Stephen Taylor for an upcoming article in a national publication aimed at High School Students.

Should I get an MBA? - Recently Stephen Taylor, Executive Director of the International Business Center, received an e-mail from Pete Martinez about obtaining a graduate degree. Since others may have similar questions, the correspondence with Pete is shared below, with his permission.

Thinking About an Expat Assignment? Interview with Steven Shepard, author of “Managing Cross-Cultural Transition: A Handbook for Corporations, Employees, and their Families”

The Expatriate Manager in South Korea, Cross Cultural Communication - Sonya Scholes, Troy State University 2003

International Business Center Newsletter
ISSN: 1545 5106

Most recent Editions

Volume 2 - Issue 5

- Do You Know the Culture of Time? by Kimberley Roberts

- Effective Business Communication by Dr. Barton Goldsmith

- Book Review:
     Cultural Consequences by Geert Hofstede

Volume 2 - Issue 4

- Is an Expatriate Asiignment for You?

- The International Takeoff of New Products: The Role of Economics, Culture, and Country Innovativeness
by Gerard J. Tellis, Stefan Stremersch and Eden Yin

- Book Review:
     Beating the Success Trap:
     Negotiating for the Life You Really Want

Volume 2 - Issue 3

- International Success Tips by Kimberley Roberts

     Business Meeting Gift Giving - Part II

Volume 2 - Issue 2

- International Success Tips by Kimberley Roberts

     Business Meeting Gift Giving - Part I

- IBC FOCUS ARTICLE:
Why Don't We All Just Get Along Together?

Volume 2 - Issue 1

- IBC FOCUS ARTICLE:
How do Hofstede's Dimensions correlate with the World's Religions?