short essay on importance of intercultural awareness in the workplace
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7/24/2019 Short Essay on Importance of Intercultural Awareness in the Workplace
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[RAHMATULLAH RAHMATI (ID#13596)
Importance of intercutura in t!e "orpace an$ %ef&a"arene%%
Communicating by diferent means and being able to respond to verbal queries
rom everywhere is todays improvement and by help o technology that has
afected every part o our lie. But most important thing is to be able to work and
communicate with people rom diferent background and ethnicity who are diferent
in terms o verbal communication and word meanings. More important sometimes
their attitude and reaction toward some tiny cultural diferences are so
sophisticated. Proessional needs to learn the importance o intercultural and sel
awareness in workplace.
People mostly come rom diferent background! ethnicity! diferent region " religion!
and diferent country and create heterogeneous workplace. #ometimes $nefective
communication or misunderstanding o cultural values in the work environment can
even lead to discrimination and harassment. $t does not only hurt an individual but
also the organi%ation reputation among the society.
&orkplace! where you will be interacting and communicating with colleagues at
least eight to ten hours a day and this interaction and communication play a key
role in success and ailure o workplace and efective work environment. Part o the
issue selawareness and many people are unaware o what their own culture is.
#elawareness which is de'ned by e(perts as understanding your own culture is
another main reason or studying intercultural communication. $t allows people to
know their own culture! cultural identity and cultural background. )his will lead to
avoid conusion misunderstanding o the culture and its concepts in society.
*urthermore! proessionals mostly ocus on amiliari%ing themselves with their own
culture and then studying others culture and see the diferences and use it as
positive marketing tools.
$n conclusion! +ecogni%ing and understanding cultures diferences and showing
respect to others cultures prevent discriminations. )his understanding paves ground
or more su,cient and riendly work environment. Most o multiculture companies
recruit people rom diferent background and diferent culture and society to have a
diversity workplace and to avoid con-ict o interest at most. ack o inormation
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about employees with diferent identities will lead to poor and inefective
communication in the workplaces and will result in loss o human resource and
'nancial lose.
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