Intercultural Management Training: An Interview with Asma Abdullah

Asma Abdullah is a corporate trainer and specialist in intercultural management, training and education in Esso Production Malaysia Inc., Kuala Lumpur. She designs and conducts training courses in the human resource area for both national and expatriate employees. She is also a popular trainer and guest speaker on various aspects of intercultural management training in Malaysia and elsewhere. The purpose of this interview is to explore further Asma′s experiences and perspectives which have shaped her career in intercultural management training. The interview is organized into five parts dealing with Asma as a corporate trainer; her intellectual roots; the Malaysian culture; the influence of the American multinational; and cultural challenges for the intercultural management trainer.