Cultural obstacles

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this is again a very interesting presentation because it is related to IB(international business) concerned with cultural barriers at the workplace environment as different people are from different backgrounds on the basis of language,religion,life style,attitude,value,belief system etc. they have their own thinking . for eg. in India , we do greet people by joining hands together but in American, they shake hands while greeting the people.India have sub culture like marathi,gujrati,bengali etc.Its really a very interesting topic.one must know about the culture of other countries so that it becomes easy to make friends and to make rapport with new people and to maintain the relationship.

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CULTURAL OBSTACLES

Presented by:Radhika Goyal

MBA-07

CROSS CULTURE COMMUNICATION

Culture: The way we live in

• Low context• More emphasis on

Verbal Communication

• Eg. The USA, THE UK, and GERMANY.

• High Context• More emphasis on

Non-verbal Communication

• Eg. Japan, India and the middle east.

FACIAL AND BODILY GESTURES

JAPAN AND AMERICA COUNTRY CULTURE

• JAPAN• More colletivism• pay more attention to the

eyes• Hide their feelings but

use eye as an indicator to express their feelings

• AMERICA• More Individualistic• Pay more attention to the

mouth• Express their feelings

clearly

Cont..

Cont..• When one is late, a

person expresses remorse and apologizes to make sure the other does not think their lateness means they don’t value the relationship. The reason for being late is not so important.

• Speak indirectly• Friendship for a lifetime

• When one is late, for example, a person often explains what happened first to provide a factual reason for their lateness and justify their actions.

• Speak directly to the point.

• Friendship for a short period of time.

What does the following sign mean to you?

Cont..

• In most of Europe and in the USA, the previous sign symbolises the word ‘ok’.

• However, in other cultures it means something different.

• For example, in Japan it can mean ‘money’.• In countries such as Germany, it is used

offensively (in the same way 2 fingers are in the UK).

• In Brazil the sign has a sexual meaning.

MARTIN LUTHER KING

• American federal holiday• Holiday promoted by labor unions

THANK YOU