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High-context and low-context cultures: value system variations for American and Japanese university students and their resultant communication patterns

Creator:

Yamaguchi, Shinobu Yume

Abstract:

This exploratory investigation focused on the validity of the concepts of high-context and low-context as a meaningful and powerful construct for examining cultural differences. Specifically, American and Japanese value differences and communication patterns were examined. The study tested the hypotheses that Japanese students would rank high-context group orientation values higher...

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Masters Thesis

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