Miscommunication in Australia-China relations: the Stern Hu Affair Zheng, Lin 2015, Miscommunication in Australia-China relations: the Stern Hu Affair. In Pan, Chengxin and Walker, David (ed), Australia and China : challenges and ideas in cross-cultural engagement, China Social Sciences Press, Beijing, China, pp.170-183. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Miscommunication in Australia-China relations: the Stern Hu Affair Author(s) Zheng, Lin Title of book Australia and China : challenges and ideas in cross-cultural engagement Editor(s) Pan, Chengxin Walker, David Publication date 2015 Chapter number 10 Total chapters 19 Start page 170 End page 183 Total pages 14 Publisher China Social Sciences Press Place of Publication Beijing, China Summary This paper explores communication and miscommunication in international business relations by studying the case of former RIO Tinto executive Stern Hu who was prosecuted for stealing trade secrets and taking bribes in kickbacks from Chinese steel firms. Using newspaper articles about the case that were published in Australia, China and other countries via Internet in either Chinese or English from July 2009 to April 2010, a series of differences in the way the Chinese and Australian protagonists were framed both in terms of relevant facts and value judgments. Apart from various obvious stereotypes, more subtle differences in the perspectives of the two nations emerge in my reading of their presses regarding the nature of trust, the role of corporations, government and how morality and business intermesh in two culturally distinct systems. Using this case, this paper illustrates the nature and types of misunderstandings that emerge over time and across locations within each cultural setting. ISBN 9787516155523 Edition First Language eng Field of Research 160607 International Relations Socio Economic Objective 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society HERDC Research category B1 Book chapter ERA Research output type B Book chapter Copyright notice ©2015, China Social Sciences Press Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30077812 Document type: Book Chapter Collection: School of Humanities and Social Sciences Related Links Link Description   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 01 Sep 2015, 15:41:16 EST Wed, 02 Sep 2015, 05:06:07 EST Wed, 02 Sep 2015, 08:17:31 EST Thu, 11 Feb 2016, 13:06:36 EST Fri, 12 Feb 2016, 05:06:16 EST Thu, 07 Jul 2016, 11:56:34 EST Thu, 07 Jul 2016, 12:02:24 EST Thu, 08 Mar 2018, 12:53:32 EST Thu, 08 Mar 2018, 12:54:08 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 290 Abstract Views, 6 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 11 Feb 2016, 13:06:36 EST

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