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Culture Influence On Communication Styles

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According to E.DuPraw and Axner (1997) Culture directly influences working styles in six patterns; • Different communication style • Different approaches to complete tasks • Different approaches to knowing • Different attitude towards conflicts • Different decision making styles • Different attitude toward disclosure Let’s start with differences in communication styles. Language plays very important role since even if the language is same in some countries there are words which are used with different meanings, for example the meaning of the word “yes” for some cultures is “maybe, I’ll consider it” and for other cultures is “definitely so” . Body language also comes under communication styles for example when a person raises his two fingers (Index & middle finger) …show more content…

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