Trang 2 About HighlandsCompany Overview“A bottle of water = 60 minutes sitting at the store”Problem 1Miscommunication between staff members and a foreign customerProblem 204Lessons can b
Trang 1BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
GROUP 1 CASE STUDY OF HIGHLANDS COFFEE
Trang 2About Highlands
Company Overview
“A bottle of water = 60 minutes sitting at the store”
Problem 1
Miscommunication between staff members and a foreign customer
Problem 2
the case study
Conclusion
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Trang 3COMPANY OVERVIEW About Highlands Coffee
01
Trang 4About
Highlands Coffee
In 1999, the Highlands Coffee brand was born with the
spirit of traditional and modern coffee
Up to now, Highlands Coffee has more than 350 coffee
shops across the country.
Trang 5PROBLEM 01
“A bottle of water = 60 minutes
sitting at the store”
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Trang 6Reasons to study the situation
- The lack of communication between head
managers and branches lead to serious
consequences.
- How business corrects the unverified
information speared on the social media is
important.
Trang 7The wrong process of
business communication
When this “60 minutes rule”
had been made, there must
have not been a kind of receipt
or contract to confirm the
terms of an agreement.
The ineffective use of means
of communication
A significant problem caused
by the shortcoming of persuasion technique and the lack of skillful training of the staff.
Using an adjustment message unsuccessfully
In this case, Highland Coffee fail
to use an adjustment message since they did not approve their customer’s claim
Trang 8Consequences
Numerous articles were posted on
this topic and the hashtag
#tẩy_chay_highlands spread like
wildfire with hundreds of posts and
shares
The scandal gives Highlands
Coffee's competitors an
opportunity to surpass.
Trang 9So lu tion
THE MANAGER TEAM THE STAFF TEAM
“Design-Thinking” Method:
● Take up training days for staff
before they get started working.
● Make plans to respond if this
situation happens
● Prepare basic knowledge carefully before serving customers
● Update information for the customers they will serve on their own initiative
Trang 10PROBLEM 02
03
Miscommunication between the staff members and a foreign customer
Trang 11Reason to study the situation
Cultural awareness is the key to global
business
Provide a solid basis for the success or failure of communication
Respond quickly and appreciate the values, customs and beliefs of other cultures
Trang 12Reasons for the situation
YOUR LOGO
Trang 13The language barrier in a
multicultural environment
It is a major difficulty that the staff face
when communicating with foreign
customers as not all countries in the world
use the same language for their business
operations.
Trang 14Low-context and high-context
cultures differences
Logical, analytical, and action-oriented
Depend little on the context of the situation
Leave much unsaid Use body language, facial expression, and voice inflection instead
More intuitive and contemplative
Low-context (The foreign customer) High-context (The staff)
Explicit, objective and efficient
Depend on physical and social settings
Trang 15Consequences
Customer’s attitude
The anger and disappointment of the foreign customer for not being understood to get the information needed
Negative feedback
The lack of language skills, as well as the conservation of Highland Coffee services
to protect their brands.
Trang 16Respond complaint emails
Upskilling to all employees
Provide the staff with courses
on languages and global cultures
Trang 17CONCLUSION
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Trang 18LESSONS FROM THE FIRST CASE
Delivering great customers experience
Communicating better between staff and customers The flows of information
Trang 19LESSONS FROM
THE SECOND CASE
Cross-cultural communication
Develop a global mindset and cultural awareness
Cross-cultural negotiation & conflict
management tactics
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