cross cultural communication and motivation global managers
Global managers must recognize that Cross Cultural Communication and Cross Cultural Motivation influences themselves as well as others, and they must be able not only to overcome the barriers raised by those differences but also to leverage them for higher performance. ... The major barriers of cross cultural communication that managers must deal with to leverage them for higher performance include deciding on the most appropriate mode of communication, the most meaningful content for a message, the nature of the language whether it be a high or a Low context culture. Motivation is defined as “the willingness to exert high levels of effort to reach organizational goals, conditioned by the efforts ability to satisfy some individual need” The major barriers when dealing with Motivation across cultures is being able to determine their values and needs, whilst also analyzing whether or not Money incentives, Job enrichment programs and teamwork in different cultures influences Global managers to leverage for a higher performance. ... Culture influences how global managers make decisions. ... Global managers must realize that culture influences communication. Communication is often taken for granted, it is not until the processes of communication breaks down that global managers become aware of how complex it may be to overcome these barriers and leverage for higher performance. In order for Global managers to overcome these barriers an ideal mode of communication must be selected. ... In striving for a higher performance managers must be sensitive to the needs of others as well as having a clear understanding of their own needs. A message produced or received by the wrong person may cause a barrier in the communication process. It is critical for a Global manager to determine a cultures power distance in order to address the right person. ... Global managers must deliver a message with content, which has a purpose. Communication will fail and a barrier will rise when the content has meaning in which the addressee does not understand. ... The nature of language in the communication process must be understood. ... This speeds communication for those who are familiar with the language but adds difficulties for those who don’t know it.