Business ethics in global prospect

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Business ethics in global prospect
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BUSINESS ETHICS IN GLOBAL PROSPECT
Table of contents
Advantage of cross-cultural communication for business.........................................................2
Measures to overcome barriers in cross cultural communication..............................................3
Low context and high context cultures......................................................................................3
Stereotyping: an extension of ethnocentrism.............................................................................4
Promoting cultural adaptation....................................................................................................5
Culture and career......................................................................................................................5
Communication styles of India and Australia............................................................................6
Embodiment of group characteristics.........................................................................................7
Stereotyping people....................................................................................................................7
Negative effects of cultural differences.....................................................................................8
References................................................................................................................................10

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Advantage of cross-cultural communication for business
Communication possesses flexibility towards solving the problems of the people. This
is because communication results in the achievement of effective solutions, which can
mitigate the intensity of the problems. Communication is an important determinant of one’s
culture. The kind of language used by the people reflects his socio-cultural background
(Padhi, 2016). Cross-cultural communication conglomerates different cultures, enhancing the
cultural diversity. All these aspects seem true even for the workplace conditions. As a matter
of specification, cross-cultural communication increases the adjustability between the
employees.
Eagerness and willingness in this adjustability gives rise to teamwork, which helps in
completion of the tasks within the stipulated time. Teamwork results in transfer of
knowledge, skills and expertise from the senior employees to the junior employees. In this
process, the perspectives of the employees are broadened, which inculcates innovative ideas
for executing the allocated duties and responsibilities. This expansion of the scope and arena
of knowledge helps in undertaken prospective decisions for the betterment of the business
(Cascio, 2018).
One of important advantages of the cross-cultural communication is the provision of
platform for continuous improvement. This is in terms of the conservations, which helps the
people to evaluate their communication skills, abilities and competencies. Communication
helps the employees in gaining effective suggestions for improvements.
Along with this, cross-cultural communication is advantageous for the clients. This is
in terms of interacting with the clients from diverse backgrounds for fulfilling their needs,
demands and requirements.

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Measures to overcome barriers in cross cultural communication
Multiculturalism gives rise to conflicts, discrimination and harassments, which
contradicts the true essence of communication. This is due to the difference of opinions; the
major drive behind this is the different socio-cultural background of the employees.
Competence is one of the essential factors for overcoming the barriers within the cultural
communication (Padhi, 2016). This competence is crucial in terms of dealing with the
conflicting issues. One of the ways in solving the barriers of cross-cultural communication is
counselling, which enhances the awareness of the managers towards the issues encountered
by the employees. Here, rationality helps in protecting the culture of the employees.
Organizing discussions and open forums prove effective in terms of enhancing the
communication skills of the employees. These discussions can be organized under the
supervision of the statutory bodies. This is needed in terms of preventing the issues of
conflicts and differentiation in opinions. Absence of the regulatory bodies can aggravate the
complexities. Herein, lays the appropriateness of competence in terms of tackling the issues
in tactfully.
Prior experience is vital in terms of catering to the culture of the clients. Here lays the
ethics, which determines the personality of the personnel. Complying with the standards and
codes of Data Protection Act (1998) proves helpful in terms of safeguarding the culture
(Adekola & Sergi, 2016).
Low context and high context cultures
Culture is an important parameter within the societal aspects. Culture has different
contexts, which helps in gaining an understanding towards its importance within
communication. “high” and “low” context of the cultures can be considered as the
fluctuations in the process of communicating with the people from other socio-cultural