The Country of my Selection is: Japan
- Title of the essay is: Navigating Intercultural Business Communication: Avoiding Microaggressions and Embracing Diversity Consciousness
Japan is a highly collectivistic society that values harmony, respect, and politeness. In Japan, a highly collectivistic society, effective communication hangs on indirectness, relationship-building, and hierarchical respect.
When conducting business with a Japanese organization, prioritize building relationships, embracing indirect communication, emphasizing harmony, appreciating hierarchy, and being punctual and organized. In a multicultural setting, adapt your communication style to suit the specific cultural group.
Therefore, to avoid microaggressions, educate yourself about different cultures, question your assumptions, and embrace diversity consciousness. Be mindful of nonverbal cues, exercise patience and flexibility.
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First, select a country and research its culture, communication style, and business practices. Second, watch the video on microaggressions provided below:
Do we all have microaggressions in the workplace? Watch this short video to see examples.
Based on your research, and also informed by the assigned reading in the textbook, including barriers to effective communication, what would your communication strategy include for conducting business with an organization based in that country? How would your approach differ if you were conducting business in your own country, but in a multicultural setting? In the absence of this research and new knowledge, how could cultural encapsulation lead to microaggressions and other unintended consequences? Fully describe your approach and rationale. Include a minimum of one researched source to inform your contentions.
In response to at least two of your peers, comprehensively respond with any additional insight, commentary, and further considerations with respect to their provided examples of communication strategies informed by the cultural context that emulates diversity consciousness.