INSTITUTE FOR CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology’s Institute for Cross Cultural Management (ICCM) has received a $280,000 grant from the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI). The grant will fund the study of cultures around the world and the development of training materials to improve the cultural competence of U.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The Florida Institute of Technology’s Institute for Cross Cultural Management will host speaker Muriel Joseph-Williams in How Cultures Impact Global Business, a Tactical Point of View on Friday, Sept. 28, at noon.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The Industrial Organizational (I/O) Psychology program at Florida Institute of Technology recently finalized a collaborative agreement with the University of Valencia in Spain, a European leader in international training. Starting in fall 2012, selected students in the I/O master’s and doctoral programs will spend one semester abroad as part of the program’s increased international emphasis.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology Professor Richard Griffith will conduct a global leadership workshop at the HR Florida State Conference & Expo in Orlando on Aug. 26 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. HR Florida is the annual conference of the HR Florida State Council, a state affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Cultural mistakes in a business environment may lead to embarrassment, or loss of a customer. In the military, though, a lack of cultural understanding can lead to a loss of life and weakened national security. The Institute for Cross Cultural Management (ICCM) at the Florida Institute of Technology’s School of Psychology is working to make sure these mistakes happen less frequently by improving the cross-cultural competence of U.