Communicating Across Cultures, Part 3: How Culture Functions and Why It Changes

Episode Topic: How Culture Functions and Why It Changes

Culture wouldn’t exist if it didn’t provide some value to those who adopt and live it. The fractious nature of individual and group preferences, however, along with the rate of change in every aspect of our lives makes this issue among the most difficult for humans to confront and manage.

Featured Speakers:

• Linda Rutherford, SVP & Chief Communications Officer, Southwest Airlines
• James S. O’Rourke, American rhetorician and Professor of Management at the University of Notre Dame. 
• Amanda McKendree, Arthur F. and Mary J. O'Neil Director of the Fanning Center for Business Communication, Associate Teaching Professor, University of Notre Dame.

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This podcast is a part of the Communicating with Impact Series titled "Communicating Across Cultures".

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