Claire is having trouble understanding what her manager is asking her to do. She thinks she may have let him down, but she is not sure because her manager is using vague language to describe his concerns. Which of the following cultural differences could explain this miscommunication?

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In a low-context culture, a supervisor might reprimand an irresponsible employee openly, to make an example of the individual. In a high-context culture, however, the supervisor probably wouldn't reprimand the employee publicly for fear of putting the employee to shame, causing him or her to "lose face."The supervisor would likely use ambiguous language to convey what the employee was doing wrong, "talking around"the issue instead of confronting it directly.

Claire Is Having Trouble Understanding What Her Manager Is Asking