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Intercultural Communication in Chinese-owned organisations in Tanzania in the Context of New African Discourses

Neue afrikanische Diskurse in interkultureller Kommunikation in chinesisch-tansanischen Business-Interaktionen
[journal article]

Mayer, Claude-Helene

Abstract

This article presents selected African concepts and discourses, such as African Renaissance and Pan-Africanism, as well as more recently evolved concepts, such as Afrofuturism, Afrotopia and Afropeanism, thereby taking new theoretical approaches into account.In parallel to these theoretical discours... view more

This article presents selected African concepts and discourses, such as African Renaissance and Pan-Africanism, as well as more recently evolved concepts, such as Afrofuturism, Afrotopia and Afropeanism, thereby taking new theoretical approaches into account.In parallel to these theoretical discourses, organisations in Africa are challenged by experiences of cultural diversity and globalised work spaces. This organisational situation is subject to new research on intercultural and international collaboration and communication.This article focuses on intercultural communication in Chinese-Tanzanian organisational contexts, using a case study approach within the hermeneutical philosophical frame. The study follows a qualitative research paradigm. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews in three different organisational and entrepreneurial contexts and observations were made in one selected organisation. Data were analysed through a five-step model of content analysis. The observations supported the interpretation of empirical findings.Findings show that Chinese and Tanzanian employees experience intercultural communication with regard to four topics: within and across cultural and hierarchical boundaries, in online communication, with regard to support and in terms of working conditions.The discussion interlinks theoretical African discourses and empirical insights on intercultural Chinese-Tanzanian communication. Finally, conclusions are drawn and recommendations for theory and practice are given.... view less


Der Artikel präsentiert ausgewählte afrikanische Konzepte und Diskurse, so wie African Renaissance und Pan-Afrikanismus, als auch neue Ansätze wie Afrofuturismus, Afrotopia und Afropeanismus. Parallel zu diesen neuen theoretisch-philosophischen Diskursen, sind Organisationen praktischerweise in afri... view more

Der Artikel präsentiert ausgewählte afrikanische Konzepte und Diskurse, so wie African Renaissance und Pan-Afrikanismus, als auch neue Ansätze wie Afrofuturismus, Afrotopia und Afropeanismus. Parallel zu diesen neuen theoretisch-philosophischen Diskursen, sind Organisationen praktischerweise in afrikanischen Kontexten herausgefordert, mit kultureller Diversität und globalisierten Arbeitskontexten umzugehen. Diese organisationale Situation ist zu einem neuen Forschungsfeld geworden, das interkulturelle und internationale Kollaboration und Kommunikation einschließt. Der Artikel zeigt empirische Ergebnisse zur interkulturellen Kommunikation zwischen chinesischen und tansanischen Arbeitnehmern. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass chinesische und tansanische Angestellte interkulturelle Kommunikation im Blick auf vier differenzierte Themen hin erleben: interkulturelle Kommunikation über kulturelle und hierarchische Grenzen hinweg, in der Online-Kommunikation, im Blick auf Unterstützung und hinsichtlich der Arbeitsbedingungen.... view less

Keywords
intercultural communication; China; Tanzania; Africa; interaction; cultural diversity; globalization

Classification
Applied Psychology
Interpersonal Communication

Free Keywords
Organisationskontext; qualitativ-hermeneutisches Paradigma; Organisational Contexts; Qualitative-Hermeneutical Paradigm

Document language
English

Publication Year
2019

Page/Pages
p. 33-52

Journal
interculture journal: Online-Zeitschrift für interkulturelle Studien, 18 (2019) 32

Issue topic
Interkulturelle Kommunikation in / mit Afrika: neue Perspektiven

ISSN
2196-9485

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0


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