Today, the
movement of people between countries is more prolific because economic and
political spaces between countries have got minimized with the passage of time.
This movement has facilitated the growth of international trade and has
increased the demand of globally competitive employees with optimum exposure of
different cultures.
Cultural
background of a person vastly influences his behavior. Cultural differences can
arise among colleagues due to lack of cultural awareness and can lead to
misunderstandings resulting in decline in the performance. Thus it is very
important to learn about differences in various cultures and customs that
followed within theses cultures. Cultural awareness will help the individuals
to resolve the complications easily as every person interpret circumstances
differently thus choosing the best solution to the problem.
Cultural exchange programs have become an integral part of staff training programs. International
companies are sending their staff for different cultural exchange programs like
cultural training program, cross cultural team building and communication
programs to secure their place in the global market. The main objective of this
program is to give insight to employees to effective analyze the manifestations
of culture in workplace. This will help
in providing understanding of culture of their colleagues and clients thus
resulting in efficient interpersonal interaction, mutual trust and respect to
each other perspectives.
