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Business Communications: Search Strategy

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Keyword Search Ideas

Identify "keywords" (main concepts) that describe your research topic. To get the best set of search results, also think of synonyms or alternate terms for each of your keywords.

Combine your keywords with "and" and/or use quotation marks to search phrases. To search for articles on specific countries or geographic regions,  add and country name to the main search concept e.g. "business communication" and China.

Subject Search (find these in library catalog records)

Business communication - your country

Intercultural communication

Corporate culture - your country or region

Business etiquette - your country or region

Communications in management - your country or region

Management--Social aspects

Points of Focus

Areas of potential differences:

Social

Legal and ethical 

Contextual 

Nonverbal 

Religion

Age

Gender

Contextual

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