Communication is an essential part of daily life of every individual. Without proper communication our
ideas and views cannot be informed to others.
Usually communication process starts when a need arise to convey the message to another.
Communication refers to the process of exchanging ideas and facts from one person to another.
“Communication may be defined as the process by which an individual (or group of individuals)
transmits information about ideas, feelings and intentions to another person (or group of persons)”
Different factors influence the communication process. Some of them are culture, language…etc.
Cultural differences of the people in a group/team affect effective communication among them both
positively and negatively. This paper dwells on this aspect using a descriptive approach.
The culture has a significant influence on the communication process. The cultural differences can
create conflicts and misunderstanding between parties involved in the communication process Culture’
has often been defined in simplistic terms as life-style of people of a community.
But culture means much more; it encompasses various attitudinal and behavioral dimensions such as
values, beliefs, expectations, norms, etc. All these make culture a complex thing to understand and has
drawn the attention of researchers to study the various dimensions of culture and its impact on the
people living within that culture.
Within a culture there may be various sub-cultures on the basis of ethnic groups, religious groups,
professions, etc. , and differences exist among them. Many studies by behavioral scientists prove that all
the people who belong to a particular culture have similarity in their thinking and behavior.
Culture differs from one group to another and these differences can affect the level of trust and
openness in communication that one can achieve with people of other cultures. Therefore the cultural
difference should be properly understood in order to ensure an effective communibehavio
Communication without considering the cultural difference may not give expected result in majority of
the cases. To communicate effectively with people of other culture, understanding their culture is very
important. Understanding their culture removes the attitudinal and behavioral barriers in
communication. Without understanding the culture, communication can lead to misunderstanding.
Communication
is an essential part of daily life of every individual. Without proper
communication
our
ideas
and views cannot
be informed
to others.
Usually
communication
process
starts
when a need arise to convey the message to another.
Communication refers to the
process
of exchanging
ideas
and facts from one person to another.
“Communication may
be defined
as the
process
by which an individual (or
group
of individuals)
transmits information about
ideas
, feelings and intentions to another person (or
group
of persons)”
Different
factors influence the
communication
process
.
Some
of them are
culture
, language…etc.
Cultural
differences
of the
people
in a group/team affect effective
communication
among them both
positively
and
negatively
. This paper dwells on this aspect using a descriptive approach.
The
culture
has a significant influence on the
communication
process
. The cultural
differences
can
create conflicts and misunderstanding between parties involved in the
communication
process
Culture’
has
often
been defined
in simplistic terms as life-style of
people
of a community.
But
culture
means much more; it encompasses various attitudinal and behavioral dimensions such as
values
, beliefs, expectations, norms, etc. All these
make
culture
a complex thing to understand and
has
drawn the attention of researchers to study the various dimensions of
culture
and its impact on the
people
living within that culture.
Within a
culture
there may be various sub-cultures on the basis of ethnic
groups
, religious groups,
professions, etc.
,
and
differences
exist among them.
Many
studies by behavioral scientists prove that
all
the
people
who belong to a particular
culture
have similarity in their thinking and behavior.
Culture differs from one
group
to another and these
differences
can affect the level of trust and
openness
in
communication
that one can achieve with
people
of other
cultures
.
Therefore
the
cultural
difference should be
properly
understood in order to ensure an effective
communibehavio
Communication without considering the cultural
difference
may not give
expected
result in
majority of
the
cases. To communicate
effectively
with
people
of other
culture
, understanding their
culture
is
very
important
. Understanding their
culture
removes the attitudinal and behavioral barriers
in
communication
. Without understanding the
culture
,
communication
can lead to misunderstanding.