CHALLENGE OF CROSS-CULTURAL CORPORATE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH WITHIN GLOBAL WORKPLACE

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In the current globalized marketplace, English has emerged as the main communication medium in businesses in the workplace around the world. Although English has served as a common ground, cross-cultural differences in communication styles, attitudes, and perceptions tend to pose challenges that hamper organizational productivity, teamwork and employee morale. This paper will look at some of the major pitfalls of cross-cultural corporate communication in English when it comes to multinational organizations such as misinterpretation of meaning, and various communication norms, hierarchical perception and non-verbal cues. By means of an integrative interpretation of the available literature and through case-related reflections, the research reveals linguistic and cultural obstacles to efficient interaction. A qualitative approach based on secondary data was used and entailed a synthesis of academic publications and organizational reports. The results suggest that being skilled in English is not enough; cultural intelligence and intercultural preparation, inclusive communication strategies are no less important to eliminate miscommunication. Of great importance is a focus on practical solutions, including adaptive leadership, intercultural workshops, and digital communication tool application. The paper will conclude that in the future global workplace, intercultural competence, in addition to English proficiency is needed in order to maintain productiveness and harmony. There are practical constraints form the use of secondary data and the lack of primary field information that can limit the contextual extrapolation. Future perspectives would require investigations based on empirical analysis and multinational case studies and the creation of AI-based communication support systems to maximize clarity in cross-cultural corporate environments.