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Edward and Mildred Hall and Geert Hofstede are arguably among the most well-known leading researchers in the field of cross-cultural communication. They have developed much of the theoretical foundation on which cross-cultural analysis has been built. Their key ideas are in many cases complementary and provide a basic theoretical and methodological approach to a clearer understanding of the relationship between culture and communication. This chapter aims to assess their key research and to show how their findings can be applied.
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Hurn, B.J., Tomalin, B. (2013). Key Thinkers in Cross-Cultural Communication (1). In: Cross-Cultural Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230391147_2
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