INT 113 Week 2 Discussion 1

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2-1 Discussion: Cultural Analysis

Use this discussion sample pdf as a guide when completing your own analysis.

Due to the significant impact of culture in the business environment, use Hofstede's compare countries resource to choose a country for your project and conduct a cultural analysis of your project country, using the resource to investigate the specific culture scores for Hofstede's dimensions of culture. In this discussion, you will work on the following critical elements: Values and Communication and Business Etiquette.

·         Discuss Hofstede's dimensions of culture that influence business in your project country.

·         Use The World Factbook and Commisceo Global Culture Guides to expand this further by identifying specific elements of communication, both verbal and non-verbal.

·         Finally, using Commisceo Global Culture Guides, identify five rules of business etiquette that would directly influence business interactions.

What risks or opportunities can you identify from this analysis of culture? Consider areas of management that can be adjusted when considering cultural drivers.

Respond to two of your classmates and make observations based on the information they provided. Work to include personal insight and research to supplement your classmates' analyses.

Once you have received feedback from your peers and instructor, you will insert your data and summarize your analysis findings in the Final Project Presentation Template provided. Use the Final Project Guide to help you generate presentation ideas.

This is your second step toward the comprehensive final project presentation. Your first final project checkpoint submission will be in Module Three.

Note: You will not be able to see any of your peers' discussion posts until you have created and posted your own discussion thread.