The Practice of Multimodal Approaches, the Challenge of Cross-Cultural Communication, and the Search for Responses

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ID9891019
AuthorsZhichang Zhu (0000-0003-2037-2701, Department of Information Systems, Lincoln School of Management, Lincoln LN6 7TS, United Kingdom, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume52
Issue5
Pages579-607
Publication date1999-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001872679905200502
OpenAlexW2124346013
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited35

The development of multimodal approaches presents an opportunity for human beings to increase their competence in managing complexity, while at the same time brings a challenge of cross-cultural communication. Some claim that two approaches have been proposed for tackling this challenge: an approach of "frameworks" and an approach of "discourse." Some go further to contend dropping frameworks and taking up discourse. This paper argues that, if it is true that there exist these two approaches, neither the "frameworks" nor the "discourse" approach alone is sufficient. It is suggested that researchers and practitioners may be better equipped by participating in discourses with and among frameworks. Employing three metaphors, this paper proposes that, in the way "force-fields" and "constellations" require and imply each other, both frameworks and discourse are necessary for human beings to act as a "Peircian fiber-cable" in social problem-solving

Competence (human resources · Constellation · Epistemology · Sociology · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Organizational Learning and Leadership · Psychology · Social Psychology

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