BUIS 303 August 2012 Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication Across Cultures Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication across cultures Definition: Non- Verbal: Behavior and elements of speech aside from the words themselves that transmit meaning. Non-verbal communication includes pitch‚ speed‚ tone and volume of voice‚ gestures and facial expressions‚ body posture‚ stance‚ and proximity to the listener‚ eye movements and contact‚ and dress and appearance. (Merriam & Webster) Verbal: The sharing of information
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Nonverbal behavior supplements or replaces verbal communication and serves many functions. The principles that envelope nonverbal communication include: supplementing the message‚ regulating the interaction‚ establishing the nature of the relationship‚ and reflecting cultural values. Supplementing the message involves emphasizing a message through volume and hugging to reaffirm the message. Regulating the conversation involves the knowledge of understanding when and when not to talk. Establishing
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in themselves be representative of words‚ objects or merely be state projections. Trials ave shown that humans can communicate directly in this way[5] without body language‚ voice tonality or words. Categories and Features G. W. Porter divides non-verbal communication into four broad categories: Physical. This is the personal type of communication. It includes facial expressions‚ tone of voice‚ sense of touch‚ sense of smell‚ and body motions. Aesthetic. This is the type of communication that
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* Culture is a collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from another. THEORY OF CULTURAL DETERMINISM * The position that the ideas‚ meanings‚ beliefs and values people learn as members of society determines human nature. People are what they learn. Optimistic version of cultural determinism place no limits on the abilities of human beings to do or to be whatever they want. Some anthropologists suggest that there is no universal "right
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Differences in Interpersonal Nonverbal Communication between the USA and China Abstract The purpose of this research was to find differences in interpersonal nonverbal communication between the USA and China‚ since nonverbal communication is an important part of doing international business. Students were observed in conversations with other students and lecturers/tutors to gather information in a business context. The participants for the primary research were four Americans
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Ahmed A. Elhenawy Abstract Article: Industry Research Wk. 5 FLAMMER‚ C (2013). CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SHAREHOLDER REACTION: THE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF INVESTORS. Academy of Management Journal‚ (56(3)". Retrieved February 14‚ 2014‚ from the EBSCO: Academic Search Premier Database. Social responsibility refers to the way in which it integrates the sustainable development objectives into its activity and strategy. It’s attentive to the impacts that its strategic
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Bullying is a form of abuse. It comprises repeated acts over time and that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful. The power imbalance may be social power and/or physical power. The victim of bullying is sometimes referred to as a target. Many bullies don’t know the wrongness of their doings. They don’t know the affects that this can have on the students
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Executive summary In this business report‚ the research discusses a topic about non-verbal communication in small groups. The research was carried on by following methods: appropriate literature‚ internet data-base research and team meetings. Non-verbal communication (NVC) is used to describe the message that is not spoken or written. It is expressed by gestures‚ body language‚ facial expressions‚ eye contacts‚ use of space‚ dress codes. There are six different functions of NVC‚ which are:
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Case Study Assignments Week 1: Robin Hood Completed. Week 2: Dell Inc. in 2008: Can it Overtake Hewlett-Packard as the Worldwide Leader in Personal Computers? Week 3: Southwest Airlines in 2008: Culture‚ Values‚ and Operating Practices Midterm Exam: Competition in the Movie Rental Industry in 2008: Netflix and Blockbuster Battle for Market Leadership Answer the following questions from the list below: Questions 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12‚ and 13 Week 4: PepsiCo’s Diversification
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Thais place great emphasis and value on outward forms of courtesy such as politeness‚ respect‚ genial demeanor and self-control in order to maintain harmonious relations. Many of their rules of etiquette are a result of the Buddhist religion. It is a non-confrontational society‚ in which public dispute or criticism is to be avoided at all costs. To be openly angry with someone might attract the wrath of the spirits‚ which in turn could cause violence and tragedy. Openly criticizing a person is a form
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