Formal Business Report on France

APT 380

Formal Business Report (FBR) – ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Special note: Failure to submit your FBR with a minimum score of 70% results in an automatic “F” for this class regardless of points accumulated from other assignments/quizzes. The FBR is a required component of this class.

Style: Follow APA guidelines for citations and references (bibliography), and general formatting.

Spacing/Formatting: Double space report; indent paragraphs; include main headings and side headings to correspond to your Table of Contents. Include at least two (2) but not more than four (4) graphs, charts, or pictures. Length requirement is 7-10 pages for the body of the report and does not include the graphics/pictures, preface, and appended pages.

Required components of report (in order):

Title Page

Letter/Memo of Transmittal in proper format (at least 3 paragraphs)

Table of Contents (not the outline; include page numbers with topics)

Executive Summary (one page with highlights of report)

Body of Report (does not include above pages in 7-10 page requirement)

7-10 pages (body of report only; does not count other pages above)

Margins:

Font: Times New Roman 12 points or Calibri 11 points

Number pages

Margins 1 inch (top, bottom, right, left)

Internal citations required (APA) for direct quotes/paraphrasing

(Appended items if required)

References (a minimum of five sources is required)

Sources of information: Textbook, general research online or library. Wikipedia is not an

acceptable source.

TurnItIn: Your Originality Report percentage in TurnItIn must be 25% or less. Use direct quotes sparingly for the assignment. Rewrite and resubmit until 25% or less on the Originality Report is achieved. Submit through the CANVAS link in Module 6. Use CANVAS link to submit. Do NOT go directly to TurnItIn.

Scenario for FBR: Your company is considering moving into the global arena. Your supervisor has asked you to investigate how business is conducted in a foreign country of your choice. This is an informational report. Select a country and research information concerning doing business in that country. Your country selection must be approved by your instructor by June 13, 2022. Check the submission link for approval or disapproval until country selection is finalized.

country by the due date, I will assign a country for you to research. A zero means that you have a comment. Check to see if you need to select another country.

Submit your FBR as a saved Word document through the TurnItIn assignment link in Module 6 by July 11, 2022. See my course calendar for all submission dates. You will be using your research from the report to construct a video presentation that will be your final exam. Late

Below is a list of seven topics that you must include in your FBR. Seven to ten topics are typically needed for a report of this length. You may add other topics that you find of interest. Be sure to use main and side headings to correspond to these topics. Two of the main topics are expanded below to help get started. Be sure to expand the other main headings in your report to include at least 3 subheadings.

· Brief history of country

· Cultural aesthetics

· Personal communication, including nonverbal communication styles

· Values and attitudes

· Manners and customs

· Social structure

· Religion

· Education

· Official language/business language

· Business environment and customs

· Meetings

· Dining

· Corporate culture

· Greetings

· Gift giving

· Business attire

· Negotiating

· Business card exchange

· Time difference between Central Standard Time and the selected country

· Transportation

· Currency/currency exchange

· Role in International trade

· Political system, legal system, and political risk

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