BU208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Body Language, Individualism, Active Listening
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And of appropriate values, norms, attitudes and behaviours. Learn our concepts of gender, age and social class. Physical orientation religious practices sexual orientation communication difficulties when: Assume they are normal take our cultural behaviours for granted. Canada is a country of diverse cultures. 200 ethnic groups foreign born population second only to australias. Is diversity just based on ethnicity ? for the first time is history we are going to have 4 generations in the work force. Cultural assumptions and expectations determine both the form and content fo every business interaction. The use and adoption of technology: differences in communication styles, changes in approach to working. Most information is inferred from the context of a message. They would assume that you know lots of different things. Example: chinese or arabic cultures fit this. Context is less important; most information is explicitly spelled out. Example: german, scandanavian, and dominant north american cultures are examples.
