Intercultural Communication: Analysis of UK Business Culture Report

This report delves into the realm of intercultural communication, providing a comprehensive analysis of its impact on business environments, particularly within the context of the United Kingdom. It begins by establishing a foundational understanding of global communication and the increasing need for professionals skilled in cross-cultural interactions. The report explores the core concepts of culture and intercultural communication, emphasizing the significance of cultural nuances in business settings. It then focuses on the specific factors influencing UK business culture, including qualities, mentalities, innovation, and legal aspects. Furthermore, the report examines various social science theories relevant to intercultural communication, such as face negotiation theory, conversational constraints theory, and anxiety uncertainty management theory. It critically evaluates these theories, highlighting their strengths in identifying communication differences and removing barriers, while also acknowledging their weaknesses, such as the difficulty in predicting human behavior and the potential for cultural insensitivity. The report concludes by providing a comprehensive overview of the topic and offering a detailed analysis of the subject matter.

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Cover content
» Introduction
» Culture
» Intercultural communication
» Business culture of UK
» Culture factors
» Different theores
» Strength and weakness of different theories
» Conclusion
» References

INTRODUCTION
Global communication is the process in which interaction
between cross countries take place. It is due to the increase in
technology and advancements of business culture which has
increased total demand in the environment. It has also raised
the needs for skilled labour specially those who can
communicate across culture. The given report will discuss
various theories of inter culture theories and will also do the
evaluation of each which will bring the positives and negatives
of each belief. The given text will enlighten user regarding the
culture difference which is faced by an individual when
operate operations in another country

CULTURE
It is a set of social system in which a particular society behaves.
It is a part of surroundings in which an individual lives. Culture
is developed among different people as it is not a part of their bi
ological traits. There is an effective interrelation between how a
n individual communicate and what is his culture.

Intercultural Communication
The basic meaning of this is people from different culture inte
racting with one another. It creates a distinct standard of infor
mation among parties who has different backgrounds. Commu
nication is a Latin word “communicare” which means to shar
e. Through this process a person can exchange his thoughts an
d ideas with others and for same various mods can be utilised
which are verbal and non verbal.

Business social of a particular
nation
 In order to understand the communicationconcept UK is
choosen to do the analysis of intercultural communicatio
n.

UK culture factors
 Qualities and mentalities
 Instruction

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 Innovation and material Social
 Laws and legislative issues

Social science theory
 Face negotiation theory
 The conversational constraints theory
 Anxiety uncertainty management theory

Strength and weakness of
various theories
Strength:-
 Appropriate strategy for identifying differences between c
ommunication between various groups.
 According to this theory an individuals always respect fee
lings of other person who belongs from different culture.
 Very useful in removing communication barriers which cr
eates problems while interacting cross culture.

Weakness:-
 It is not easy to predict the communication between humans.
 Failed to identify all the variables which may influence com
munication process.
 Few methods in this approach are not culturally sensitive.
 Investigators are failed in understanding cultural groups wh
ich they are studying.

References
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