Proceedings from the 7th Asia-Pacific Conference
The Association for Business Communication
27-31 March 2007
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Professional Communication: Globalizing the Local and Localizing the Global
Editors: Bertha Du-Babcock, Anne Peirson-Smith and Linda Beamer
Keynote Speeches
Communicative Challenges for Japanese Companies: Strategies in the Global Marketplace
Naoki Kameda, Doshisha University
What is the Language of Business? Affecting Business Outcome Before you Say a Word
David A. Victor, Eastern Michigan University
Selected Proceeding Articles
The Language-based Communication Zones Model: Development, Competencies, and Adjustment Patterns
Richard D. Babcock, University of San Francisco; Bertha Du-Babcock, University of Hong Kong
The Concept of Context: Filling in the Blanks
Rita Chan, Royal Roads University; Myriam Cabrera, Royal Roads University
The Digital Conversation: Digital Media and Public Relations in Hong Kong
Mary Devereux, Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Cross-cultural Small-Group Decision-Making: Impact of Culture, Language Proficiency, and Communication Apprehension
Bertha Du-Babcock, City University of Hong Kong
Japanese Female Workers Performance through the Course Management System
Kashii Fukaya, Suzuka International University
Building Entrepreneurial Literacy: Small Groups, Large Rewards
John Kennedy Haner, University of California
Communication Tools on Environmental Issues: Environment Reports and Manzai
Naoki Kameda, Doshisha University
Difficulties with English as a De Facto Global Language
Akihiro Koga, Setagaya Eco-people Group
Communication in a Foreign Environment: The Speaking of English by International Students at a New Zealand University
Alison Kuiper, Lincoln University; Chui Pih Tan, Lincoln University
Work Values, Organizational Structure, and Job Structure among Korean, British, and American Multinational Banks in Korea: Employees’ Nationalities vs. MNC’s Nationalities
Jong-Wook Kwon, Kangwon National University
Is Green the Colour of Cash or Conviction? Colour Culture in China as Seen by Managers of Finnish MNCs: Report on a Pilot Study
Kirsi Mantua, Helsinki School of Economics
Teaching Professional Communication Skills in English
Devikamani Menon, University of Malaya; Ainun Rozana Mohd Zaid, University of Malaya
Dissemination of information for bond market development in an emerging economy in Asia: case for Thailand
Yuji Nozue, Chuo University
Crisis Communication Management – When Crisis Becomes Catastrophe
H. Leland Smith, The University of Southern Mississippi
From Local to Global and Monologue to Dialogue: Fruitful Stakeholder Engagement and Public Consultation towards Consensus
Timothy J. Peirson-Smith, Managing Director, Executive Counsel Limited
Inadequate Training is a Major Reason that Leads to Expatriates’ Inadequate Cross-cultural Business Communication Competence—A Case Study with a China-based Company
Xiaofei Xu, City University of Hong Kong
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©2007, The Association for Business Communication