... collective opinions or ideas, and the restraint of personal and emotional expressions along with the protection of group members, sometimes at all costs. In intercultural research, British, French, German, Scandinavian, Swiss, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and the US cultures have been identified as cultures high in individualistic value tendencies. In contrast many East Asian, Southeast Asian, Mediterranean, Latino, Middle Eastern and ... ...

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... collective opinions or ideas, and the restraint of personal and emotional expressions along with the protection of group members, sometimes at all costs. In intercultural research, British, French, German, Scandinavian, Swiss, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and the US cultures have been identified as cultures high in individualistic value tendencies. In contrast many East Asian, Southeast Asian, Mediterranean, Latino, Middle Eastern and ... ...

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... , p. 44 ) states, that high context cultures, such as Asian, Arab and Latino substitute verbal communication with " cues and messages - where as, low-context cultures, such as Americans, Germans and the Swiss " typically focus on precise, direct, logical verbal communication". Gestures are often used to compensate for verbal communication difficulties, however, these often lead to misunderstanding rather than effective communication. It is ... ...

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... one might face. From my past experience, before heading to Switzerland for a short-term job, I took a week off from school and went there just to get a better understanding of the Swiss people (mainly my co-workers), their ways of doing business, and most importantly, their corporate culture and values. The effect of my preliminary visit was remarkable since I knew what to ... ...

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