Cross-cultural undergraduate internships : a toolkit for empowering the next generation

• Main Author: Gennaro, Davide de (Author)
• Other Authors: Marino, Marco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2023]
• Series: Emerald points.
• Subjects: Internship programs.; Multicultural education > Study and teaching (Internship); elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781804553589
• DOI: 10.1108/9781804553565
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (171 pages).

Life-defining experiential learning opportunities, especially international ones, do not "just happen": they are carefully and purposefully designed. Responding to the needs of institutions, businesses, and non-profits, Cross-Cultural Undergraduate Internships provides the critical know-ho...

Table of Contents:

• Preface: A look forward to the future of internationalization / Richard Griffith
• Section1. Undergraduate international internships
• Chapter 1. Introduction: The new professional and personal skills in the world of work / Carol Del Vitto Box 1.1. The Working World of Tomorrow / Camille Meyer
• Chapter 2. Advantages, disadvantages, and main actors of internships / Paola Cascinelli Box 1.2. Intercultural Negotiation Student Simulation: The Case of The 3clab University of Salerno at Dubai EXPO 2020 / Bice Della Piana
• Chapter 3. What is an international internship? / Erik Van 'T Klooster Box 1.3. Crossing Boundaries / Helen E. Higson
• Chapter 4. The evaluation of undergraduate international internships / Erik Van 'T Klooster Box 1.4. Intercultural Competence / Michael Byram
• Chapter 5. International internships: Designed for impact / Jennifer A. Malerich Box 1.5. Cross-Border Internships: The French Case / Eleonora Veglianti and Elisabetta Magnaghi
• Chapter 6. Contract, form, duration, and remuneration for international internships / Michael E. Ozlanski Box 1.6. Cross-Culturality: Q&A / Andrew L. Molinsky
• Chapter 7. Mentoring in international internships: Main functions and competencies / Luisa Varriale, Filomena Buonocore, and Filomena Riemma Box 1.7. Facilitating Cultural Integration: The Case of Poland In 2022 / Andrzej Piotrowski
• Chapter 8. International internships in the world of work / Sigrid Berka Box 1.8. Cultural Contamination and Cross-Culturalism: Two Sides of the Same Coin / Alessandra Ricciardelli
• Chapter 9. International internships and professional skills / Katarina R. I. Keller and Matthew C. Rousu Box 1.9. International Internships: The Case of the Sigmund Weis School of Business at Susquehanna University / Katarina R. I. Keller and Matthew C. Rousu
• Chapter 10. Development of personal skills (evaluation) / Iñaki Pérez-Ibáñez Box 1.10. The Power of Multicultural Teams: A Concrete Example / Daniele Scollo
• Chapter 11. Cultural diversity in the corporate world / Shima Mirzaei and Simona Mormile Box 1.11. Accelerating Cross-Cultural Contamination: The Case of Startup Africa Roadtrip, A Program Improving The Cultural Intelligence of Future Entrepreneurs / Bianca Barone
• Section2. Sant'anna institute: A case of internship excellence
• Chapter 12. Sant'anna institute / Cristiana Panicco and Marco Marino Box 2.1. Opportunities and Lifestyle: The Italian Dream / Alessandra D'Onofrio
• Chapter 13. International internship program and procedure / Caroline Victoria Amuro and Stefania Villani
• Chapter 14. The trainees experience / Caroline Victoria Amuro
• Section3. A toolkit for the design and measurement of international internships
• Chapter 15. Measuring internships' effectiveness: The organizational perspective / Davide De Gennaro and Marco Marino
• Chapter 16. The three stages of the internship in organizations / Marco Marino and Davide De Gennaro
• Chapter 17. The other side of the coin: The most critical issues of the internship for the individual and the organization / Marco Marino and Davide De Gennaro.