Background
Scarborough, Jack William was born on August 5, 1946 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States.
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In cross-cultural settings, the author suggests it is not enough to know that behavior differs across cultures, but also how differences in values drive behaviors. To truly understand the differences among cultures, one must understand their origins, how they emerged on the world stage and the various economic, political, physical, social, and religious forces that shaped them. This is a unique book in that it traces the antecedents of people's behavior and shows readers why cultures differ and includes suggestions for adjusting to these differences. Engrossing and revealing, Scarborough's book will be essential for corporate management and others involved in international commerce, but also for their counterparts in the public sector, who also understand why it is necessary to get along with people from other cultures in the pursuit of mutually beneficial goals. Scarborough says, There may be no greater, more significant void in the knowledge of educated adults than cross-cultural understanding. My book advances that understanding by explaining the reasons why behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and values differ across specific cultures. Its premise is that people who interact with others with different cultural backgrounds, whether in international or culturally diverse domestic settings, are much better prepared if they understand the reasons why people act, talk, think and feel as they do. Instead of being left with just lessons on behavior, to be learned by rote, readers will be able to rely on a substantive understanding of the cultures and societies in which they find themselves, as well as their own good common sense, and in this way work more productively and harmoniously with their counterparts abroad.
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business education administrator
Scarborough, Jack William was born on August 5, 1946 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor of Science, United States Coast Guard Academy, 1968. Master of Business Administration, University Hawaii, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1988.
Commissioned ensign, United States Coast Guard, 1968; advanced through grades to commander, United States Coast Guard, 1984; chief plans and analysis branch, United States Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, 1982-1987; captain of port, United States Coast Guard, San Diego, 1987-1989; retired, United States Coast Guard, 1989; assistant professor, Barry U., Miami Shores, Florida, 1989-1994; associate professor, since 1994.
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Member ASPA, American Society for Competitiveness (Best Research Paper of Year 1993), American Society for Transportation and Logistics, Academy Management, Southern Management Association, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Ellen Donenfeld, October 7, 1972.