Although it is said that there are many other barriers to intercultural communication, the main 7 include; Ethnocentrism, the belief that the specific patterns of behaviors desired in one's own culture are universally valued, which is considered a barrier because when problems could occur between people of different culture because they'll think that their own culture is the right way to do things.
Stereotypes, a mental picture of the main characteristics of another group, creating preformed ideas of what people in this group are like, being a barrier because all cultures make stereotypes, making themselves think differently of the other person.
Chronemics, the study of how a culture perceives time and its use, and it's a barrier because if different cultures are on different time frames or don't use their time wisely, it is hard to do business and communicate.
Proxemics, the study of cultural space requirements, it is a barrier because cultures have different personal spaces issues, and if you violate it, problems could occur.
Haptics, the study of touch, having the same issues as proxemics.
Kinesics, the study of body language, for if you're doing a certain gesture, someone of another culture could take it the wrong way.
Finally, there's language, communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. If you don't speak the same language, it will be very difficult to communicate and do business.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Smart Stock Portfolio 8/22/12
Apple
T.S- AAPL
Shares- 200
P.P- $615.21
C.P- $662.99
Gain- $9,555
Current Event- Apple is working on improving China's labor conditions and give the workers better places to work.
Best Buy
T.S- BBY
Shares- 100
P.P- $25.96
C.P- $17.78
Gain- $-818.08
Dick's Sporting Goods
T.S- DKS
Shares- 3000
P.P- $41.96
C.P- $49.62
Gain- $22,973.10
DirecTV
T.S- DTV
Shares- 1500
P.P- $46.54
C.P- $51.45
Gain- $7,362.45
Current Event- DirecTV plans on having there stocks and profit increase drastically when football season comes around because of the season pass they're going to provide.
Finish Line
T.S- FINL
Shares- 2000
P.P- $22.39
C.P- $22.33
Gain- $-139
Hershey
T.S- HSY
Shares- 500
P.P- $61.69
C.P- $72.31
Gain- $5,309.80
Humana
T.S- HUM
Shares- 1500
P.P- $87.44
C.P- $68.75
Gain- $-28,043.80
Nike
T.S- NKE
Shares- 2000
P.P- $104.38
C.P- $95.49
Gain- $-17,792.60
Current Event- Nike is now charging $315 for the new Lebron X basketball shoes. They haven't been too successful in selling these shoes so far.
Pepsi
T.S- PEP
Shares- 1000
P.P- $64.95
C.P- $72.76
Gain- $7,804.50
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
T.S- VIG
Shares- 400
P.P- $58.13
C.P- $58.89
Gain- $304.64
Monthly Group Ranking: 29th
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Ch 1: Communication Intro/Failure
1. Communication: the process of exchanging information and meaning between or among individuals though a common system of symbols, sings, and behavior. In other words, to explain the communication process includes expressing feelings, conversing, speaking, corresponding, writing, listening, and exchanging.
2. Proper and effective business communication is essential in order to be successful in today's work environments. Recent studies of executives document that abilities in writing and speaking are major causes of career success in many fields. Even though communication is necessary in everyday life, it might not come automatically in the business world.
3. Communication breakdown can occur in multiple ways, such as when words are not present in the receiver's vocabulary, or when there are nonverbal signals that contradict a verbal message. A major breakdown could also be when expressions such as "uh" are used or when someone dresses inappropriately.
4. The 3 ways that messages or communication can be transmitted are two-way; face to face, two-way; not face to face, and one-way; not face to face. I think the best sort of communication out of the 3 is two-way communication, face to face. I say this because you can actually meet and interact with the person. You can see them physically and understand their personality and the attitude, which is a good thing to know when doing business. The worst type of communication is one-way communication, not face to face. It's the worst because it will be hard to have a full conversation and you aren't actually speaking to each other, it's all through technology.
5. There are 3 different types of barriers to effective communication, one of which is the difference in education, experience, and other complexities of encoding and decoding messages. Another barrier can be physical interference occurring such as a noisy environment, interruptions and uncomfortable surrounding when having conversations. The last, but not least, barrier is mental distractions, like being worried about other subjects other than listening and decoding messages. These could all be dangerous because if a co-worker or partner can not understand what you're trying to tell them, mistakes could happen and situations could be bad.
2. Proper and effective business communication is essential in order to be successful in today's work environments. Recent studies of executives document that abilities in writing and speaking are major causes of career success in many fields. Even though communication is necessary in everyday life, it might not come automatically in the business world.
3. Communication breakdown can occur in multiple ways, such as when words are not present in the receiver's vocabulary, or when there are nonverbal signals that contradict a verbal message. A major breakdown could also be when expressions such as "uh" are used or when someone dresses inappropriately.
4. The 3 ways that messages or communication can be transmitted are two-way; face to face, two-way; not face to face, and one-way; not face to face. I think the best sort of communication out of the 3 is two-way communication, face to face. I say this because you can actually meet and interact with the person. You can see them physically and understand their personality and the attitude, which is a good thing to know when doing business. The worst type of communication is one-way communication, not face to face. It's the worst because it will be hard to have a full conversation and you aren't actually speaking to each other, it's all through technology.
5. There are 3 different types of barriers to effective communication, one of which is the difference in education, experience, and other complexities of encoding and decoding messages. Another barrier can be physical interference occurring such as a noisy environment, interruptions and uncomfortable surrounding when having conversations. The last, but not least, barrier is mental distractions, like being worried about other subjects other than listening and decoding messages. These could all be dangerous because if a co-worker or partner can not understand what you're trying to tell them, mistakes could happen and situations could be bad.
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