Understanding Communication Practices for Managing Global Teams Across Diverse Cultural Frameworks
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This study explores how managers navigate intercultural communication to ensure cohesion and effectiveness within global teams. Drawing on qualitative literature, it examines the adaptive strategies, communication frameworks, and relational skills employed by managers to align diverse cultural perspectives. The research identifies key practices such as norm-setting, inclusive feedback, trust-building, and conflict resolution adaptation as central to managing intercultural dynamics. It also discusses the impact of technological mediation, language asymmetry, and cultural interpretation on team interaction. By synthesizing research from cross-cultural communication, organizational behavior, and virtual leadership studies, the findings demonstrate that cultural intelligence and empathy are indispensable tools for managing international teams. Managers who create shared communication expectations, embrace relational openness, and demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences help foster collaboration across boundaries. The discussion underscores that managing across cultures is not about erasing difference, but about engaging it deliberately and respectfully. This paper contributes to the growing discourse on global team management by highlighting the communication capacities that translate cultural complexity into collaborative strength.
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