Sociology

1000+ WORD COUNT!!
You work for an international construction company that has been contracted 
to build the tallest skyscraper in the world in Rio De Janeiro. The financing is 
coming from Dubai, the materials are coming from China, the engineering and 
technology are coming from Germany, and the labor will be hired locally with 
management from the United States. You invite all of the players to the 
headquarters in the United States for a big meeting to explain the project and 
get to know one another. The people seem to be staying with their own groups and 
not mingling.

•	What is the cultural phenomenon here?
 
•	How do you explain the lack of intercultural communication?
 
•	What do you know about these cultures—specifically their economic, 
political, educational, and social systems—that could help you in getting them 
together?
 
•	What are some of the contrasting cultural values of these countries?
 
You are concerned about some of the language issues as you start the meeting, 
particularly the fact that the United States is a low-context country, and some 
of the countries present are high-context countries. Furthermore, you only speak 
English, and you do not have an interpreter present.

•	How will this affect the presentation?
 
•	What are some of the issues you should be concerned about regarding verbal 
and nonverbal language for this group?
 
•	What strategy would you use to begin to have everyone develop a relationship 
with each other that will help ease future negotiations, development, and 
implementation?