The effect of intercultural competence on intercultural communication

Júlia Sz?ke ()
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Júlia Sz?ke: Széchenyi István University

No 7010033, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: Intercultural competence is a relatively new term and may be more relevant than ever due to the growing number of misunderstandings and miscommunication during intercultural interactions. Experts generally point out that it is the existence of intercultural competence which facilitates intercultural communication. The purpose of the present paper is to discuss the effect of intercultural competence on intercultural communication. Therefore the paper reviews the most relevant literature of the topic, and emphasizes the consequences of the lack of intercultural competence on intercultural communication with the help of some case studies collected among Hungarian businesspeople working with partners with different cultural backgrounds. Finally, the paper draws conclusions about the effect of intercultural competence on intercultural communication.

Keywords: intercultural competence; intercultural communication; misunderstandings; critical incidents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 F23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9 pages
Date: 2018-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 42nd International Academic Conference, Rome, Oct 2018, pages 366-374

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