BUS4_M3_S3

Running Head: The Cultural Environment of International Business

For this session, find out as much as you can about the national culture of the Philippines. A good place to start is Hofstede’s indices on national culture:

http://geert-hofstede.com/philippines.html

There is no need to consider all six dimensions of national culture, but pay close attention to individualism and power distance.

Keep in mind that it is controversial to try to quantify national culture, so do not rely only on Hofstede on this paper, but find other sources to gather information to support your answers on cultural aspects of doing business in the Philippines.

Then write a 3-4 page paper addressing the following issues:

1. What do Hofstede’s measures of national culture tell you about doing business in the Philippines?

2. What other information besides Hofstede’s have you been able to find about culture in the Philippines? How does this impact doing business?

3. Overall, does the national culture of the Philippines make it easy or difficult to do business? What cultural pitfalls might an American company in the Philippines face?

Assignment Expectations:

· Continue to write about the Philippines, which was selected at the beginning, throughout the entire course.

· Write a 3-4 page paper focused on the issues above.

· Try not to rely on one source; use multiple sources and list them in the references with website details appropriately.

· Use appropriate writing style: organization, grammar, and spelling.

· Include both a bibliography and in text citations. Times New Roman, Font 12, Double Spaced

Answer the questions directly and thoroughly.

Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; do not go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to general background materials.

List supporting references and cite sources in proper APA Format. Provide all sources with website information is required if Internet is used.