Direct and Indirect Strategies of Refusing 103 Direct and Indirect Strategies of Refusing among Indonesians Fransiska Oktoprimasakti Abstract This study is a pragmatic study of Indonesian strategies of refusing. By modifying a discourse comprehension test (DCT) developed by Bebee et al (1990), this study was conducted to answer two research questions; the strategy used in refusing and whether the difference in status and gender of the requesters affects the strategy used. The findings of
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In order to understand the importance of culture Hofstede (1988) ‘identified five value dimensions by which cultures can differ’, they include power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity, and long-term orientation. Other cultural dimensions include societal collectivism, in-group collectivism, gender egalitarianism,
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Intercultural Communication in International Politics: The EU, Turkey and France Vivian Guzman Com/360- Intercultural Communication Holly Heffron May 14, 2012 Politics within one cultural group sharing traditions and national or regional identity is easy - the socio-cultural meanings imbedded in communication is easily understood in the way they are intended, and, since discourse happens within members of the social groups - they communicate, talk, discuss in one venue that all members
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How do the two countries differ in their cultural patterns? German civilization offers a model of morals in addition to point of reference intended for philosophy, emotion and measures, and therefore is determinant for actions along with insight. Cultural patterns are taught as well as accepted alongside the means of interaction throughout the course of communication. American culture versus German culture by distinction, underlines mutually the private and the commerce facets. They are more outgoing
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Cultural Diversity: What Would I Do? Anonymous Not so long ago, in the United States, white men made up the vast majority of doctors, lawyers, professors, elected officials, and corporate executives. Today, corporations, institutions, work environments, and neighborhoods are multicultural communities. Communicating effectively in these global communities is extremely challenging, considering we must collaborate with other people in culturally diverse group environments. Culture is “a learned
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impact on organizational behavior and outcomes for the institution if they are not eliminated. In a competitive environment it is imperative that organizations be as effective and efficient as possible. When departments exist in silos this hinders cross functionality and synergy due to lack of communication and common goals. This in turn has a negative impact organizational behavior and culture. This report examines University Y a Federal third level Education Institution in the Country X which
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Running head: CULTURAL NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION Writing assignment #4 CULTURAL NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION ITT-TECH Nonverbal communication is usually understood as the process of sending and receiving wordless messages. The way we look at someone or even our posture can show miscommunication between different cultures. Object communication such as the clothes we wear, our different hairstyles, and even the cars we drive can play a part into how others from different cultures perceive us. It
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Internationalisation of operations is critical to company’s success in today’s competitive environment, but success of international operations are dependent on how well a company adapts to the local culture in that environment. As globalization increases and more and more company’s move offshore, more managers have to communicate across a diverse range of people and cultures. Recognising and understanding cultures and diversity becomes more important and critical to an international company’s success
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Porter, 2010, p.137) illustrated that ‘cross-cultural or intercultural communication is between individuals and groups whose perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter communication event’. This assignment discusses what the potential communication barriers across cultures could be and what the solutions are to overcome these cultural challenges. Robbins et al. (2011) indicated that language could be the most common problem in cross-cultural communication, even people use same language
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cultural Difference Between Mexico & the united states 1 | CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEXICO & THE UNITED STATES | | | | | | | | cultural Difference Between Mexico & the united STATES 2 ABC Porcelain Textile firm is expanding, and the need to increase productivity has been overwhelming. However, the cost to produce in the United States has showed a negative impact on the overall profit. In order to reach our goal of providing quality products, management
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