Cross Cultural Awareness

‘It s generally agreed that culture is behind people’s behavior on the job or in  a business context.Often without realizing it, culture is the one influencing people’s simplest actions:how close they stand,how loud they speak,how they deal with conflicts etc. Culture in general is concerned with beliefs and values on the basis of which people interpret experience and behave , individually and in groups . Broadly and simply put , “culture”refers to a group pr community of people sharing common understanding that shape their understanding of the world.

The same person, thus,  can belong to different cultures depending on his or her birth place, nationality , family status, gender , age , language, education, physical condition ,sexual orientation, religion , profession and also the place of work and its corporate culture.

Culture could be regarded as a”lens”through which people perceive the world.It basically determines what they see, how they interpret what they see and how they express themselves accordingly.’ -UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA

Culture has a very great impact on an individual’s behavior . As explained above, even the basic traits of a person have an impact of its culture. There a number of businesses who have excelled in one nation but were a failure in another.The reason was not that they were inefficient in their skills but the reason actually was that they were not able to adjust themselves according to that culture. Moreover,it is very important for an organisation working on large scale to maintain harmony among its workers who have different background. For example – lets take an example of ‘INDIA’ . Just like its multi- colored flag , India is a nation formed with multi-colored people,from different backgrounds. If an organisation is working at National level ,  then it should take steps to to make healthy interaction of its employees who are working together from different backgrounds. It can organize various events like cricket matches, festive celebrations etc . This will create a healthy atmosphere in the organisation. Employees will feel more satisfied , will work together harmoniously towards the organisation’s growth.

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