{"id":2854,"date":"2021-05-05T03:42:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T03:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom103\/?page_id=2854"},"modified":"2021-05-05T03:42:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T03:42:33","slug":"the-international-assignment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom103\/learning-pathways\/communicating-across-difference\/the-international-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"The international assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\"><div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"reading\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom103\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_reading.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Readings<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Read Chapter 18.7 in <i>Business Communication for Success<\/i>.\n<\/p>\n<p>This reading gives an overview of the challenges involved in taking on an international assignment. 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