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- Title
AN ANALYSIS OF TOPIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND TURN-TAKING BEHAVIOR IN THE HONG KONG BILINGUAL ENVIRONMENT.
- Authors
Du-Babcock, Bertha
- Abstract
This study builds on and contrasts with the earlier published framework of Du-Babcock by analyzing the topic management patterns and turn-taking behaviors of 10 additional groups of Hong Kong bilingual Chinese in their first-and second-language decision-making meetings. Although 8 of the 10 groups matched Du-Babcock's earlier findings, two groups did not and offered new reasons for such a result. The 8 replicating groups confirmed that different communication behaviors emerged in the domain of topic management for both Cantonese (first language) and English (second language) meetings, whereas the 2 nonreplicating group results indicated that second-language proficiency is likely a contributing factor that affects the topic management of Chinese bilinguals when participating in Cantonese and English meetings. This article discusses why the topic management patterns and turn-taking behaviors emerged as they did across these 10 additional groups. The article also suggests implications for international business communication practice and further research.
- Subjects
BUSINESS communication -- Social aspects; BILINGUAL communication in organizations; CROSS-cultural differences; COMMUNICATION &; culture; SOCIOCULTURAL factors; COMMUNICATION in management; SOCIAL aspects of decision making; ORGANIZATIONAL communication -- Social aspects; ORGANIZATIONAL behavior -- Social aspects; CULTURAL values
- Publication
Journal of Business Communication, 2006, Vol 43, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
0021-9436
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0021943605282373