Consequence of Cross Cultural Misunderstanding – A Shipboard Perspective

Abstract

Cross cultural issues are on the rise, be it a shore based environment or a shipboard environment. If cross cultural issues are not identified at the grass root level, it can cause disharmony in an individual or group productivity eventually affect- ing the integrity in a working environment. Several research studies are being done on this issue to haul out feasible solu- tions to subdue and surmount cross cultural issues before it could surface. One such solution is to provide cross cultural awareness training to an individual during the induction process and progress it throughout the period of employment. At times solutions that are implementable in a shore based set up may not bring out the much expected outcome in a shipboard environment. This paper brings out the impact of cross cultural issues more so in the case of shipboard work- ing environment.