Kimi, the CEO of Technosoft Solutions, a multinational corporation based in Tokyo, Japan, decided to pay a visit to the Indian headquarters. Kiko, her personal assistant, sent an instructional email to the human resource manager of the Indian office listing the dos and don'ts ahead of Kimi's visit. Because of differences in culture, the human resource manager was unable to decode Kiko's message properly. In this scenario, the human resource manager was unable to decode the message due to _____.
A)synergy
B)chronemics
C)interference
D)proxemics

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The human resource manager was unable to decode Kiko's message properly due to interference, which refers to any obstacle or barrier that affects the communication process. In this case, the barrier was cultural differences, which interfered with the message's meaning, leading to misinterpretation. The other options, synergy, chronemics, and proxemics, do not apply to this scenario.

Kimi, the CEO of Technosoft Solutions, a Multinational Corporation Based