High and Low Context Cultures

you you the context of a situation depends on who you are communicating with where you are what you are communicating about and why you are communicating in the first place in low context cultures the way people communicate doesn't vary so much it tends to be more formal and people focus on the subject matter rather than the person they are communicating with in a business setting problems and differences are often dealt with early on once an agreement has been reached the details are often recorded and written down in low context cultures detailed contracts are an essential part of doing business once a contract is signed it can rarely be changed and it is used to settle any disagreements that might arise in the future you in high context cultures the focus is on the people involved relationships are a key part of communication when doing business people remain flexible and change can happen at any time problems are often put to one side and only dealt with when absolutely necessary you you you

Channel: Intercultural English

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Keywords: High Context, Low Context, Cultural Dimensions, Cultural Differences, Cultural Models

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Length: 3min 6sec (186 seconds)

Published: Sun May 19 2019