High-Low Context Communication in Busisness Communication of Indonesian

Keywords

Cross-Cultural Communication, high context, Low Context, Indonesian Culture

Abstract

Cross-cultural communication is an integral part of Indonesia. Using the characteristics of high context and low context from Edward T Hall, this study intends to describe the style of communication in Indonesia, whether included in the communication of high context or low context. This research uses interview and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to 25 exchange students from Vienna University and 25 Users consisting of lecturers, politicians and employees in Bandung. Results show that Indonesia is in a high-context communication, it can be seen from the communication that involves and emphasizing physical contact, interpersonal relations, meaning internalized, non-verbal messages, the physical settings and social settings, as well as cultural values. Indonesia is expected to adjust to the high context cultures of other countries both in the context of business and politics.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Marheni Eka Saputri
AU  - Gilang Trisha Saraswati
PY  - 2017/11
DA  - 2017/11
TI  - High-Low Context Communication in Busisness Communication of Indonesian
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Transformation in Communications 2017 (IcoTiC 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 288
EP  - 293
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/25902408
ID  - Saputri2017/11
ER  -