Case Studies in Cultural Communication Patterns in South Africa
Journal Title: Journal of Intercultural Management - Year 2012, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Based on the Case Study of actual IT workshops conducted for thetelecommunication company in South Africa in 2011 and 2012 the observation ofcultural, ethnic-based, communication patterns has been performed. As the workshopswere conducted in multi-national environment, with most distinct participants beingIndian nationals, white South Africans, South Africans from Previously DisadvantagedIndividuals, Nigerian and a Portuguese, it has been analyzed which of the alreadyresearched communication patterns can be observed. It has been analyzed whetherthose patterns influence the final workshops outcome. Particular attention was paidto: spoken communication, argumentation and decision-making. The author of thepublication is a practitioner in IT consulting and holds an MBA degree from the
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Jakub Bielikowski
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