Before reading this case study, what were your impressions (if ...

[BrownTown3]

Before reading this case study, what were your impressions (if any) of Bono? Do his relationships with Bill Gates and George W. Bush hurt his credibility as a rock star?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

As Chapter 14 notes, stereotyping can interfere with successful cross-cultural communication. In what ways, if any, has stereotyping hurt Bono's fund-raising efforts?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[nital]

Answer to Question 1

Answers, of course, will vary. But if students criticize Bono for such relationships,
a discussion of stereotyping and the perils of boundary spanning could be fruitful.

Answer to Question 2

Some members of each culture have criticized Bono for working within the other
culture. The rich and powerful have sometimes thought that a mere rock star has
no place lecturing them about their duties  and, as the International Herald
Tribune notes, some fans may believe that a true rock star can't be friends with
presidents and corporate leaders.

[BrownTown3]

Excellent

[aruss1303]

TYSM