Image via Wikipedia Business leaders know that intercultural savvy is vitally important – not just because they have to deal increasingly with globalization, but also because the work force within their own national borders is growing more and more diverse. Culture is, basically, a set of shared values that a group [...]

In anthropology, high-context culture and low-context culture is a measure of how explicit the messages exchanged in a culture are, and how important the context is in communication. High and low context cultures fall on a continuum that describes how a person communicates with others through their …

Understanding whether international colleagues or employees come from high or low context cultures can help a person working internationally adapt.