Cultural Influence on Interpersonal Relations (Essay Sample)

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Arab culture
The Arabic culture is very diverse and exemplifies a society whose people are etiquette and kind. However, many Arabs keep their personal information private portraying them as monochromic. Issues like family matters, personal problems or spouse related problems are a secret even to close friends. However, in their office operations, Arabs are but polychromic. Open office door structures, carrying out multiple tasks at the same time and flexible schedule of their activities characterizes Arabs (Usunier and Lee 123). They often hold their business transactions with less confidentiality relative to those from western countries.
Arabs maintain a high context culture when holding out their communication. They believe that their communication partners understand the basic principles and subject of the conversation. Moreover, they employ human touch as a means of relaying further indirect information and creating close relationship with their business partners (Usunier and Lee 83).
Arabs culture emphasizes on the importance of respect, etiquette and kindness in communication. For these reasons, verbal communication provides the best mode of communication for the Arabs. Besides passing on message, communication among Arabs should entail more than just conveying a message but also aim at creating a long lasting relationship (Usunier and Lee 78).
Technological advancements have prompted revolution in many sectors of organizational structure. Worth noting is the influence of telecommunication in reforming the office structures that have, over time observed standard architectural design. Current office design aims at allowing easy flow of information from one office to another, centralizing interrelated departments and maintaining an office structure that outlines the organizational scalar of chain (Tapscott 7).
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