Intercultural Competence in Business: Cultural Autobiography, Similarities and Differences, and Cultural Frameworks for Evaluation

Intercultural
competence in business

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Cultural autobiography questionnaire and its influence on own life......................................1
Cultural autobiography questionnaire of different background colleague.............................3
Identify both similarities and differences of two biographies................................................5
Using cultural frameworks to evaluate culture similarities and differences..........................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Intercultural competence in business can be defined as the diversification of assorted
competencies which impacts the effective working environment of the organization and efficient
functioning in a multi cultural environment. It is responsible in understanding of an individual's
background and cultures in order to have lasting and satisfying relationships along with the
management of operations as well (Holubnycha, Kostikova, Leiba and Chornovol-Tkachenko,
2019). There are some examples of intercultural competence such as adaptation skills and
attitude of modesty and respect along with the understanding of the concept of culture and
knowledge of the host country and culture which is followed by relationship-building and self-
knowledge and also the intercultural communication and organizational skills (Ferreira-Lopes,
Elexpuru-Albizuri and Bezanilla, 2021). The following discussion is based on the cultural
autobiography questionnaire and its influence on own life and cultural autobiography
questionnaire of different background colleague along with the identification of both similarities
and differences of two biographies and using cultural frameworks to evaluate culture similarities
and differences.
MAIN BODY
Cultural autobiography questionnaire and its influence on own life
Cultural autobiography questionnaire
1) I am comfortable in communicating with people who have different culture.
a) Yes
b) No
2) I am more convenient in working individually instead in a team or a group.
a) Yes
b) No
3) I prefer in equality on the basis of gender, colour, caste and religion in professionalism.
a) Yes
b) No
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