Cultural global consciousness has a dramatic impact on how transnational transactions are smoothly conducted. This paper argues that cultural recognition, appreciation, and compromise are a prerequisite in the modern world of globalization where cross-cultural communication is an everyday...

Does the cultural background influence the success with which genetically unrelated individuals cooperate in social dilemma situations? In this paper we provide an answer by analyzing the data of Herrmann et al. (Science 2008, pp. 1362-1367), who study cooperation and punishment in sixteen...

Melanie Mergler untersucht komplexe kulturell geprägte Phänomene aus der Perspektive eines sich dynamisch entwickelnden technologischen Fortschritts. Sie stellt die Diskrepanz zwischen den Möglichkeiten der Kommunikation und den menschlichen Kommunikationskompetenzen dar und analysiert die...