Brenda is a new employee orientation trainer for a global corporation with subsidiaries all over the world. She needs to convey information to new employees that will help them in communicating across cultures.
-Brenda explains to new employees that ________ cultures rely heavily on nonverbal cues and subtle situational cues in communicating with others, and a person's official status, place in society, and reputation carry considerable weight.
A) low power distance
B) high power distance
C) uncertainty avoiding
D) low-context
E) high-context

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E) In high-context cultures such as China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, people rely heavily on nonverbal and subtle situational cues in communicating with others, and a person's official status, place in society, and reputation carry considerable weight. What is not said may be more significant than what is said.

Brenda Is a New Employee Orientation Trainer for a Global