Title

Rapport Development and Native Language Use Between U.S. Advisors and Afghan Counterparts

Authors

Sean Ryan Ryan, Walden UniversityFollow

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Description

This phenomenological symbolic interactionism study of rapport and native language use between 15 Afghan counterparts and their U.S. advisors involved semi-structured interviews informed by social exchange theory, servant leadership theory, role theory, and the Army conceptual rapport framework. Native language appeared to contribute to perceptions of respect, understanding, commitment, and trust supporting rapport.

Publication Date

2017

City

National Harbor, MD

Keywords

Research Symposium

Disciplines

International and Area Studies | International Relations | Military and Veterans Studies | Near and Middle Eastern Studies | Political Science