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Abstract:
This study is an in-depth literature review of cross-cultural communication
barriers and ways to cope with these problems. It includes discussions of theories and
research findings of over 50 books and articles on cross-cultural communication.
The study begins with a review of essential aspects of and factors affecting
communication, causes of communication in organizations with multi-national
employees, and recommended ways to improve cross-cultural communication.
The strategies of researchers in different nationalities have been employed to
handle existing and possible conflicts caused by cross-cultural communication
barriers. These are recognition of and learning in the host culture, and awareness of
the barriers to cross-cultural communication. These have been reported, along with
the studys discussion and further research suggestions.