Cultural Differences in Communication Styles
Critically reflect on the differences and cultural barriers to communications in organisations.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
Cultural Differences in Communication Styles
Explore the cultural barriers to intercultural business communications
Develop a comprehensive understanding of communications in a multicultural context, on this illuminating online course.
Examine different cultural barriers to intercultural business communication, and begin to build skills for dealing with conflicts and to enhance your intercultural communication.
What topics will you cover?
- Communication theories
- Communication styles
- Cultural differences in communication
- Managing approaches to conflicts caused by cultural differences
- Links with the Principles for Responsible Management Education
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify diversity and apply appropriate methods for managing communication with a diverse team
- Explore cultural barriers that affect the process of communication
- Describe different communication approaches in various cultural contexts
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone who is looking to manage on an international scale and for those who want to know more about and build their skills in cross-cultural management, including managers with an existing diverse workforce.
Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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