Аннотация:Intercultural business communication (IBC) is a complex disciplinary endeavour. The fundamental constructs of culture and communication involve an array of well-established and highly developed fields of enquiry, with their distinctive and sometimes overlapping approaches, theories and methodologies, and the added dimension of the business context clearly increases that complexity. This paper selectively reviews the disciplinary fields of relevance to research in IBC. It briefly outlines current debates, identifying key topics and their potential contribution to the exciting 'diversity' that exists within IBC, and it concludes with a brief introduction to the four papers that make up the remainder of this Special Issue.
