MGMT 427 5.2 Discussion: The Successful Expatriate in China

Read the article titled, The Successful Expatriate in China, (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. by Matt Earnhardt, an Associate Professor in the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide. Matt’s article is an expression of how an inability to assimilate into acculturated environments may hinder performance, innovation, and create culture shock.

Address the following in your post, based on what you learned in the article and from your chapter readings:

1. Describe how acculturation manifested culture shock in the expatriate’s behaviors.
2. In which instance did intercultural communication help an expatriate to diffuse culture shock and leverage innovation? Describe the verbal and nonverbal behaviors the expatriate used to acclimate to the new culture and diminish culture shock.
3. Compare and contrast acculturated behaviors that appeared in the article that might appear at your place of work.