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Fachhochschulstudiengänge Burgenland Ges.m.b.H. Studiengang Informationsberufe Information Knowledge Management HIGH-CONTEXT AND LOW-CONTEXT COMMUNICATION STYLES Angela Gamsriegler Differences in high-context and low-context communication styles across cultures influence the way people perceive information. English VI – th Semester Seminar Paper (V. Dal-Bianco/M. Deissl O’Meara) Fachhochschul-Studiengang Informationsberufe June 2005 Fachhochschulstudiengänge Burgenland Ges.m.b.H. Studiengang Informationsberufe Information Knowledge Management Table of Contents HIGH-CONTEXT AND LOW-CONTEXT COMMUNICATION STYLES 1 TABLE O CONTENTS 2 1.INTRODUCTION 1 2.DE INITION OF USED TERMS 1 2.1.Communication 1 2.2.Culture 2 2.3.Intercultural communication 2 3.THE ROLE O CULTURE IN COMMUNICATION2 3.1.Culturally affected areas of communication 3 3.2.Communication styles across cultures 3 3.2.1.Low-context communication3 3.2.2.High-context communication 4 3.3.Perception of information across cultures 4 4.PROBLEMS IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 6 4.1.Misperception6 4.2.Misinterpretation 6 4.3.Misevaluation 6 5.CONCLUSION 7 6.RE ERENCES 8 7.BIBLIOGRAPHY 8 Fachhochschulstudiengänge Burgenland Ges.m.b.H. Studiengang Informationsberufe Information Knowledge Management 1. Introduction Communication is an important part of everyday life and, as such, present at all times. However, its perpetual presence often implies simplicity and mutual understanding. Such forgone conclusions have put businessmen around the world into numerous delicate situations. Many of these situations have provided the basis for, more or less helpful, books on cultural etiquet