Intercultural Communication - Reflection Paper I would like to discuss‚ reflect on and analyse Hofstede’s cultural patterns. Based on my personal experiences and opinions I believe Hofstede has to some extent attempted to successfully classify different nations and cultures into their predominant dimensions‚ however it is not without its flaw. Of the four dimensions Hofstede has identified‚ I will explain two. The notion of power distance (PD) has proven to be a relatively
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Intercultural Communication in a Global Workplace Wilhemenia M Maxey Hana‚ A Joint Venture Between Health Snacks and Toka Foods March 09‚ 2013 Professor Marcus Payne Trinity International University The world consists of different countries. Every country has its own unique culture. People come from different countries have different belief and different customs. But with the globalization increasing‚ world is becoming smaller and smaller. Different people from different countries
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resulting in communication between people in different languages and different environment in cultures. Intercultural communication take place within areas of business‚ military‚ science‚ education‚ media‚ entertainment‚ tourism but also of immigration brought about by labor or political conflicts (http://www.immi.se/intercultural/). The impact of competence communication and the effects of various type of communication in intercultural communication. Introduction Intercultural communication can be
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Intercultural communication is a big issue in our medical fields today. Dealing with individuals from different cultures is a part of every day life. Intercultural communication is the understanding that different cultures communicate and perceive the world differently. It is very important for individuals to understand this concept in order to interact with one another. The point of the intercultural communication awareness and competency model is to recognize and avoid the breakdowns in intercultural
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Meaningful communication implies that the sender and the receiver of a message must share a mutual opinion of the meaning of the message (Reynolds & Valentine‚ 2011). Thus‚ much is required to reach a mutual understanding in a communication process‚ especially when the sender and the receivers of the message come from different cultures. A culture can defined as something that unites people of with common interests. The idea of culture is closely related to concepts such as common sets of values
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IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION Communication is the life blood of social as well as business world. We cannot ignore its importance. We exist because we communicate. Man as a social animal has to communicate. The word Communication is derived from Latin word ’communis ’ that means to ‘share’ or ‘participate’. Communication is the process by which we exchange meanings‚ facts‚ ideas‚ opinions or emotions with other people. General communication is different
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definitions that have been given to explain the term ‘communication’. Some of the important ones are: “Communication is sum of all things‚ one person does when he wants to create understanding in the mind of another. It is a bridge of meaning. It involves a systematic and continuous process of telling‚ listening and understanding.”- Allen Louis “Communication in its simplest form is conveying of information from one person to another.”- Hudson “Communication is an exchange of facts‚ ideas‚ opinions or
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Hofstede article ‘Hofstede’s model of national cultural differences and their consequences: A triumph of faith – a failure of analysis’: In particular‚ McSweeney questions the plausibility of national cultures being systematically causal‚ i.e. that the identification of the differences causes or leads directly to the behaviour of the nation or people from that nation. McSweeney is also concerned that Hofstede ’s work has led others to believe that influential national cultures exist and that
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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • • • • To understand the intercultural nature of business communication To appreciate intercultural communication as communication shaped not only by national cultures‚ but also by other cultural dimensions such as ethnicity‚ gender and social class To heighten your awareness of differences in communication styles across cultures To develop positive attitudes towards people from different cultural groups The Roseto Story Roseto
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Chapter 1 Studying Intercultural Communication * This chapter offers six reasons or imperatives for studying intercultural communications * Economics * The workplace * Businesses must be more attentive to diversity issues * As the workforce becomes more diverse‚ their will be more problems * Benefits * Speaking different languages * Seeing new business markets * Marketing products to different
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