IBUS6002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fundamental Attribution Error, Object Language, Proxemics

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: International Business
• Course: IBUS6002
• Professor: Connie Chui S. Chan

Document Summary

Cultural noise: cultural factors that undermine the communication of the intended meaning. Attribution: the process in which people look for the explanation of another persons behavior; the explanation is usually attributed to the other person s characteristics (the fundamental attribution error) Exa(cid:373)ples high/lo(cid:449) perfor(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e orie(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)e orie(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) po(cid:449)er dista(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Cultural variables affecting communication attitudes: attitudes : underlie the way we behave and communicate and the way we interpret messages from other people. Ethnocentric attitudes are a particular source of noise in cross-cultural communication. Social organizations: our perceptions can be influenced by differences in values, approach, or priorities relative to the kind of social organizations to which we belong. Thought patterns: the logical progression of reasoning varies widely around the world. Roles: societies differ considerably in their perception of a managers role. Much of the difference is attributable to their perception of who should make the decisions and who has responsibility for what.