Importance Of Relationships In Organizations

Importance of relationships in organizations

A lot of full-time employees spend most of their time with co-workers than they do with their families.Therefore, it is important for employees to build good relationships with their co-workers.There are many benefits for organization that foster good relationships in the workplace.(McFarlin, n.d.)

Eg;

Improved Teamwork - When co-workers have good relationship, they can communicate with each other better and they understand each other's strengths and weaknesses better.

Lower turnover rates -When employees has a sense of belonging to a company, they will be less likely to seek employment at a different company.

According to the Gallup Organization, people who have good friends at work are

Thais feels that foreigners don’t know their place and foreigners feels that Thais are self-satisfied when they don’t spot mistakes.(Tuohy, 2016)

Language Differences

Language differences is a distinct barrier to intercultural communication.Words don't normally translate from one language to another exactly the same. The same English word may have different meanings to people from different cultures.(Farnen, 2017)

Feelings and Emotions

Most Thais keep their emotions in disguise, whereas Italians are more comfortable with showing their emotions to others.Talking loudly in public might be unusual and embarrassing for an Asian, but it is an Italian way to express their excitement. Differences in culture and communication styles can even cause anxiety. As a result of these negative emotions, people from different cultures may be discouraged and refuse to communicate with each other.(Farnen,

If a Thai colleague has something negative to tell you, they will do it privately and carefully. They might try to disguise negative feedback as advice.(Tuohy, 2016)

Body Language

People sometimes take offense because of differences in body language across cultures. (Farnen, 2017)

Level of Context

Thais sometimes say "yes" or "maybe" when they actually mean "no," according to the Diversity Council. (Farnen, 2017).Thais use high-context communication.There is subtleness and second meaning in their conversations which foreigners don’t often pick up on.Foreigners are used to low-context communication so they say what they mean and mean what they say. They prefer to engage in simple, straightforward conversation with little subtext and expect the same from others.

The conflict starts when foreigners expect their Thai friends to be straightforward and say what’s on their mind with less guessing on the other hand Thais often get annoyed when their foreign friends don’t follow the communication rules and are blunt.(Tuohy,