Beyond Netiquette:
US-Japan Virtual Teams
and
Intercultural Communication
By Cora C. Dickson
Presentation Materials
for the CALLing Asia Conference
May 22, 1999
Kyoto, Japan

Please note: the complete presentation is not provided here, only the visual aids. For a more detailed explanation of the case study, please refer to the Master's Thesis Outline.

Introduction
		What is a Virtual Team?
		Netiquette
		Intercultural Communication in US-Japan ProjectTeams


Case Study Overview
		Japan-America Student Conference - background
		Executive Committee (organizational chart)
		Three-prong approach: e-mail, questionnaire, interview


Results from the Case Study
		Survey responses: "directness"in e-mail vs. conversation
				graph 1 : self-evaluation
				graph 2: evaluation of AECs
				graph 3:Ê evaluation of JECs
		Excerpts from e-mail
				example from conflict between AEC and JEC
				(more examples to be handed out at presentation)
				examples of AEC "indirectness"
		Discussion


Conclusion
		Implications for US-Japan Virtual Teams


Other Links
About Cora Dickson
Thesis Outline (Japanese)
To Cora's Home Page
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