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Peer reviewedKohl, John R.; And Others – Technical Communication, 1993
Analyzes ambiguity as a factor in Japanese language and culture as they affect technical communication. Presents and interprets results of a survey of Japanese and U.S. aerospace engineers and scientists concerning the kinds of communication products they produce and use and their ideas of what should be taught in technical communication courses.…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Communication Research, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedUlijn, Jan M.; St. Amant, Kirk – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 2000
Examines how various cultural communication practices and perceptions affected the way in which individuals from different cultures perceived the same negotiation process. Demonstrates that culture affected how Dutch and Chinese observers perceived and interpreted the same videotaped Chinese-Dutch negotiation. (SR)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Cross Cultural Studies
