Cultural Barriers

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  Doing Business with Japan

  Successful Strategies for Intercultural Communication

  • Kazuo Nishiyama(Author)
  • 2000(Publication Date)
  • University of Hawaii Press

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  Barriers to Intercultural Business Communication T wo major barriers to effective intercultural communication are differences in language and in culture. Unless both participants are truly bilingual and bicultural, they will find communication very difficult and sometimes frustrating. One of the parties in an intercultural communication is usually forced to speak a foreign language. If the foreign language ability of that party is less than adequate, he or she will be handicapped. In most instances, it is the Japanese participant who must cope with this handicap because English, not Japanese, is the most common language of interna-tional business. Serious difficulty expressing himself in English will become a barrier to communication. In addition, if he is not famil-iar with other cultures, he will routinely use his own Japanese cul-ture as the basis of perception and understanding. Americans routinely complain about certain Japanese communication habits: (1) The Japanese are so polite and so cau-tious that you never know what they are thinking.They do not say anything and keep on nodding smilingly as if they are agreeing, even when they have doubts and disagreements. (2) The Japanese use vague words and ambiguous expressions and expect others to draw conclusions. (3) The Japanese are too formal and seem to always weigh the meaning of this or that. (4) The Japanese are notoriously slow in making decisions and always avoid making quick and spontaneous decisions. (5) The Japanese are always apol-ogizing, even when there seems to be nothing to apologize for. (6) The Japanese use silence when they wish to avoid a direct answer. 1 1 c h a p t e r

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  Communication in Everyday Life

  • Seyed Ali Fallahchay(Author)
  • 2020(Publication Date)
  • Society Publishing

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  Global business community considers that there is no single best approach to communicate with another person. A cross cultural success totally depends on how one understands other and respect one show for others with different culture. 5.6. WORK OF CULTURE AS COMMUNICATION AND VICE VERSA To have effective communication, Culture is considered as the joining of list of barriers. It is considered that to have one single meaning of a sentence among different culture is very difficult and challenging at the same time. Founders and Directors are meant to be ready for those cultural differences and are ready to take that challenge. Communication plays a vital role in businesses. Businesses are operated through various activities that involve two or more people together; these activities are held between or among the company seniors a coworker of the company. Some of the important aspects such as coordination, negotiation, and mutual understanding between the employees and seniors are responsible to maintain good quality and services. Companies believe that effective communication should be imperious as to have effective and successful Culture and Communication 121 execution of daily operations. Globalization presents communication style in the work places as enormous around the globe. Increase in the global trade covers the way to the meeting and combining of different cultures. Operations in an organization are served by cultures. In 2010, some researchers said that, effective communication barriers occur when noise comes in between the elements of communication. So, of the example of these elements are the sender, the encoding, the message, the medium, the decoding, the receiver, and the feedback. Noise will affect the understanding and meaning. Communication is meant to have ‘give and take’ process, but the noise will affect the clarity of meaning and understanding. To have good business, these two aspects are considered to be the important one and highly need.

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  Project Management NQF3 SB

  TVET FIRST

  • P Huygen(Author)
  • 2013(Publication Date)
  • Macmillan

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  Breaking through perceptual barriers is the responsibility of all people involved in the communication. Emotional barriers The emotional barriers which prevent clear communication are fear, mistrust and suspicion. If someone is afraid of you or does not trust you, it is hard for them to hear what you are actually saying to them. By behaving in a trustworthy and ethical manner at all times, you may be able to ensure better communication with people by not creating an emotional barrier between yourselves and them. If an emotional barrier already exists, it is important to talk about it and try to resolve it. Cultural Barriers In South Africa, the term Cultural Barriers has two meanings. • Within the diversity of the population of South Africa are many cultures. Some of the differences between the cultures have directly to do with communication. For example, in some cultures it is not considered appropriate for women to look directly at men or for young people to talk directly to older people. If this is not understood, people from other cultures may consider it rude behaviour. This belief could damage communication. • The other meaning of Cultural Barriers has to do with group culture within a project. All groups have a unique culture. The culture may have to do with how the members interact, the way they behave and social activities they do. For a new member this culture may be hard to grasp and break into. Being an outsider in a group is a huge barrier to communication. Language barriers In South Africa, language can pose a major barrier to communication. The assumption is often made that everyone understands English well enough to communicate effectively. This, together with a culture of fear in non-English speaking people of admitting to not understanding properly, may lead to serious miscommunication. The problem is not only that what has been said has been misunderstood, but also that the person misunderstanding may be afraid to admit this.

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  Communicating Across Cultures at Work

  • Maureen Guirdham, Oliver Guirdham(Authors)
  • 2017(Publication Date)
  • Red Globe Press

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  When Western tourists tell stories of bargaining in ‘native’ stores, they are relating their 188 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AT WORK enjoyment of the, to them, unusual experience. Interna-tional trade, diplomacy and scholarly exchanges are other examples of encounters with their own distinctive char-acteristics and texture. All these contexts ‘create differ-ences in the expectations of the parties to encounters and the requirements for effective communication’. 26 In work encounters the nature of the task also has a strong contex-tual influence. Another contextual factor influencing intercultural encounters is how well the participants know one another – how often they have met. Initial encounters are gener-ally the most difficult. Not surprisingly, the influence of cultural norms and stereotypes diminishes as people get to know one another. Therefore, being able to communi-cate successfully when the level of cultural dissimilarity is high is most important on first acquaintance or in formal settings. These contexts, of course, occur often at work. Work contexts can sometimes reduce intercultural com-munication difficulties, however, because where both parties concentrate on the task, the near-universalism of technology (in its broadest sense) creates a bridge. Unfor-tunately, though, there has often been an over-reliance on this factor, with resulting poor work relations between people from different cultures. Awareness of perceptual barriers Being aware of stumbling blocks can help in avoiding them, so interactors need awareness of perceptual barriers to intercultural communication.

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  Educational Linguistics

  Cross-cultural Communication and Global Interdependence

  • Prafull Dhondopant Kulkarni(Author)
  • 2019(Publication Date)
  • Society Publishing

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  In a nutshell, cross-cultural linguistic tactics in global business affect both within and outside the business structure. Due to many parties involved with the different culture than its evidence that they do not employ the same feeling, thinking, and behavior (LIU, 2015). 7.2. ADDRESSING COMMUNICATION ISSUES IN AN ORGANIZATIONAL SETUP Communication is a way of sending information. This can be done through a certain medium with the intention of creating meaning that can in term bring feedback. In an organizational setting, managers are expected to communicate effectively and ensure that the intended meaning has been received. Furthermore, a good manager ensures that everyone knows their role and clearly outlines the goals and expectations of the organization. A good manager pays attention to the non-verbal and also provides the appropriate feedback as quickly as possible. This ensures that tasks are handled and completed in good time (Smith and Mounter, 2008). However, there are different verbal and non-verbal communications in different cultures. Communication may be a challenge as a result of language barriers in a cross-cultural environment. Furthermore, different non-verbal signals can be misinterpreted resulting in the wrong perception of information. By examining the cross-cultural theories, one should accept and understand the difference that exists among cultures and find a way of Educational Linguistics 162 removing the barriers to effective communication. To help communication in an organizational setting, a common language should be identified. The employees should also be aware of the non-verbal communication of other communities so that they can avoid miscommunication (Smith and Mounter, 2008). 7.2.1. Negotiation Issues in an Organizational Setting There are specific ways in which negotiations are handled in different cultures. In patriarchal societies, issues like negotiation are reserved for the men because of their aggressive nature.

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