Culture Influence On Communication Styles

According to E.DuPraw and Axner (1997) Culture directly influences working styles in six patterns;

• Different communication style

• Different approaches to complete tasks

• Different approaches to knowing

• Different attitude towards conflicts

• Different decision making styles

• Different attitude toward disclosure

Let’s start with differences in communication styles. Language plays very important role since even if the language is same in some countries there are words which are used with different meanings, for example the meaning of the word “yes” for some cultures is “maybe, I’ll consider it” and for other cultures is “definitely so” . Body language also comes under communication styles for example when a person raises his two fingers (Index & middle finger)

For example a person who works in private sectors needs to have a set of styles different than the one works in government sectors. According to Hay-McBer (2013) there are six key management styles which are; directive, authoritative, affiliative , participative, pacesetting and coaching. Now let’s have a brief about each style:

• Directive: These types of managers ask the employees to do the work based on their instruction without any discussion and they motivate their employees by threats and discipline. This style can be effective if there was an emergency or crisis situation whereas it’s not affective at all if the employees were not yet fully developed as well as if the employees were highly skilled which can made them frustrated and discouraged.

• Authoritative: these types of managers are firm but fair; they give their employees clear directions and motivate them by their advice. This style is affective when such instructions are seriously needed and when the manager is trustable whereas it is least affective if the manager was not trustable since no one will follow a person which they do not