Business

Effects of cultural believes and values

Cultural believes and values affect the way we relate with individuals from other cultural societies. Different cultural values and believes can be a big challenge especially if the cultural values and believes of the involved individuals contrast. This is because cultural norms affect the way we think and thus our perception of other cultures. The western culture and the Japanese or Chinese culture contrast in various aspects. The American culture encourages individualism which makes it hard for Americans to accept other peoples point of view. On the other hand, the Chinese culture encourages collectiveness among the society members. The interdependence culture of the Chinese enables them to relate with other cultures while the independent values held by the western cultures have a large impact on communication (Nauert, 2007).

Communication technology in workplaces

The advancement of communication technology has brought about revolution in the way people relate with each other and thus the way they work. Today, a worker can chat with a fellow worker hundred of miles away and exchange ideas. An engineer can receive or send urgent proposals and designs while stuck in the traffic or while in a holiday miles away from his or her workplace. Technology has therefore facilitated effective communication and thus keeping workers informed. However, communication at workplaces has been subjected to misuse. Workers lose a lot of working hours on personal use of internet services. There are cases of information getting into the wrong hands and technology has been used to damage the companys name. However, this can be solved by promoting responsible use of communication technology among the workers. The institution should also set laws and regulation that govern the use of communication technology in the organization (Place, 2000).