Men and women also have different job satisfaction, especially when it involves doing their job as well as interacting and communicating with their co-workers, "females are more satisfied with jobs where their interactions with others is supportive and cooperative, whereas males are more concerned with more autonomous behaviors" (Amason & Allen, 1997, p. 958). Job satisfaction is very important when a manager is trying to make sure that their employees are happy and plan on staying with the organization, job satisfaction is important no matter the gender of the employee and is crucial for making sure that there are no conflicts or problems that the organization needs to work on changing for the benefit of the organization as well as its employees.
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Individuals in other cultures express themselves and interpret nonverbal communication as well as feelings and emotions of others differently. Different countries and cultures lean more towards collectivism while other cultures lean towards individualism, "there are important cultural differences in emotional experience and expression as a function of the value system dimension that Hofstede (1980) termed individualism-collectivism" (Burleson, 2003, p. 7). Individuals from more individualist cultures or societies, the U.S. being one of them, are more independent and tend to be more focused on their own personal goals. With that being said, those who are from cultures that are more collectivist expect those who are communicating with them to understand their feelings and nonverbal cues, "collectivism manifests itself in communication that is subtle, indirect, highly contextual, and relatively nonexpressive" (Burleson, 2003, p. 8). Men and women from different cultures also have differences, but a lot of the gender communication differences that are faced in the U.S are the same or similar in other …show more content…
This form of communication is defined in the article Gender-specific Nonverbal Communication: Impact for Speaker Effectiveness as "behavior that is not part of verbal, formal language" (Spangler, 1995, p. 410). Nonverbal communication occurs many times when individuals may not even know that they are communicating nonverbally, nonverbal communication can be eye contact, smiling or frowning, posture and any gesture that someone does with their hands and can even include a person's body language. Being that nonverbal communication occurs many times when an individual is unaware of doing so, it is important to make sure that employees become aware and are able to effectively and mindfully communicate nonverbally. This method of communication also has gender differences, but when dealing with those of different cultures, it is important to be aware of what could be considered rude, it is important to be careful to make sure that no employee or cultural group feels singled out or discriminated against. Nonverbal communication is important for men and women of all cultures, it is important to know how to interpret gestures and what they may mean, though they can occasionally be interpreted differently from person to person. For example, many people feel that the "thumbs up" gesture is
Individuals in other cultures express themselves and interpret nonverbal communication as well as feelings and emotions of others differently. Different countries and cultures lean more towards collectivism while other cultures lean towards individualism, "there are important cultural differences in emotional experience and expression as a function of the value system dimension that Hofstede (1980) termed individualism-collectivism" (Burleson, 2003, p. 7). Individuals from more individualist cultures or societies, the U.S. being one of them, are more independent and tend to be more focused on their own personal goals. With that being said, those who are from cultures that are more collectivist expect those who are communicating with them to understand their feelings and nonverbal cues, "collectivism manifests itself in communication that is subtle, indirect, highly contextual, and relatively nonexpressive" (Burleson, 2003, p. 8). Men and women from different cultures also have differences, but a lot of the gender communication differences that are faced in the U.S are the same or similar in other …show more content…
This form of communication is defined in the article Gender-specific Nonverbal Communication: Impact for Speaker Effectiveness as "behavior that is not part of verbal, formal language" (Spangler, 1995, p. 410). Nonverbal communication occurs many times when individuals may not even know that they are communicating nonverbally, nonverbal communication can be eye contact, smiling or frowning, posture and any gesture that someone does with their hands and can even include a person's body language. Being that nonverbal communication occurs many times when an individual is unaware of doing so, it is important to make sure that employees become aware and are able to effectively and mindfully communicate nonverbally. This method of communication also has gender differences, but when dealing with those of different cultures, it is important to be aware of what could be considered rude, it is important to be careful to make sure that no employee or cultural group feels singled out or discriminated against. Nonverbal communication is important for men and women of all cultures, it is important to know how to interpret gestures and what they may mean, though they can occasionally be interpreted differently from person to person. For example, many people feel that the "thumbs up" gesture is