The impact of cultural differences on organizational communication in multinational corporations

The last decade has witnessed enlargement of multinational companies in parallel to the global economic development. The differentiation process in commerce; disappearance of county boarders and globalization have had a relative affect on the multinational companies and their management styles. Reduced numbers of boundaries and international quotes have resulted in managerial changes. Present cultural differences between multinational companies and their subsidiaries have started to be taken into account by the management and during the decision making processes. Successful cultural difference management is now considered as an important issue for the organizations; as it is considered to enhance the success itself. Studying the effect of culture on the management has been relatively an important issue for the last twenty years. Culture influences individuals and the working environment on various scales. Managing multinationals while at the same time uniting different national cultures has gained a considerable degree of significance. The management of communication between different cultures as well as the difficulties arising from their differences is an issue that needs to be improved. On the other side; communication is the ability that we sometimes use consciously or unconsciously. Managerial science points out that, organizations do not only differ from one another on the managerial point of view but also in terms of management of the cultural differences as well. It is important to have internal communication channels and communication standards for multinational organizations so as to manage and control effective and profitable operations. While generating these channels, cultural differences should be taken into account and an appropriate communication strategy should be created and applied throughout the operation.