High-Context Culture

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High-Context Culture

A culture in which a great deal of emphasis is placed upon the context, tone or circumstance of words used in addition to the meaning of the words themselves. For example, suppose one says, "I am fine," in response to the question, "How are you?" In a high-context culture, it should not necessarily be assumed that one is doing fine and that no further query needs to be made. Confusing cultural signals between a high-context and a low-context culture can create significant misunderstandings in both business and politics.
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Additionally, an important finding in our study is that even though individuals from high context cultures are significantly less certain about communication overall, neither CA nor SPCC is predictive of communication certainty in either intracultural or intercultural relationships for those from high-context cultures.
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"Because of the strength of the relationship or connection, the communication is understood through implication and less is communicated in an explicit manner" For example, in high context cultures, a company's management team might communicate with its employees a hit more vaguely, allowing and trusting individuals to interpret their meaning.
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