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How Cultures Differ

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Chapter 2 described some of the important differences of background and societal position that increasingly exist between people who interact at work. This chapter considers some explanations how those differences arise and of how they can affect the organisational environment of work communication.

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Guirdham, M. (1999). How Cultures Differ. In: Communicating Across Cultures. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27462-8_3

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