business comunication

#1Assignment Objectives

Identify regional, international, and cultural differences in communications.

Discuss how different cultures use verbal communications and how cultural intelligence can positively affect communication outcomes.

Demonstrate knowledge of intercultural communication processes and list ways to develop effective intercultural communication skills.

Simulate effective cross-cultural approaches, styles, and tones of written and verbal business communications, including those used in social media .

400- 600 WORDS

Explain how different cultures influence the negotiation process

Briefly discuss the economic, political, educational, family, and marital systems of a country of your choice. Include a response to the following questions in your discussion:

•If your company was to do business in your chosen country, what kind of social hierarchies and social interactions should you be aware of?

•What kind of management style would you use to be most effective given the cultural attributes of the country?

•How would you overcome the barriers to communication?

•Do you agree with the saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” when it comes to doing business with another country?

#2Assignment Objectives

Identify regional, international, and cultural differences in communications.

Discuss how different cultures use verbal communications and how cultural intelligence can positively affect communication outcomes.

Demonstrate knowledge of intercultural communication processes and list ways to develop effective intercultural communication skills.

400-600 WORDS

You are preparing for business negotiations with potential partners from Mexico, China, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). You understand that these cultures are vastly different. They have different business customs, social protocols, and languages. However, they also have a strong relationship with several of your vendors so they may be viable business partners for your hamburger franchise expansion project.

1.In order to prepare for your first outreach effort with each country, analyze the cultural similarities and differences that exist between the countries and the United States using Geert Hofstede’s 6 Dimensions as discussed in class. Provide a discussion of these comparisons (400-600 words).

2.Using the United States as a basis for comparison, evaluate each country’s similarities and differences. Use your textbook and the Library to help identify cultural characteristics that will be important during your first meeting with each country. Use a bar graph or table to highlight how the four countries compare to the United States.

#3Assignment Objectives

Explain how different cultures influence the negotiation process.

Identify regional, international, and cultural differences in communications.

Simulate effective cross-cultural approaches, styles, and tones of written and verbal business communications, including those used in social media.

Discuss how different cultures use verbal communications and how cultural intelligence can positively affect communication outcomes.

Demonstrate knowledge of intercultural communication processes and list ways to develop effective intercultural communication skills.

400 -600 WORDS

Knowing details about the culture of a prospective international client before a meeting assures a successful intercultural communication encounter. A Chinese businessman whom you have never met is coming to the United States to visit you. You and your female boss invite him to lunch. You call the in-house “culture coach” and ask the following questions:

•How should you handle the introduction, greeting, and handshaking?

•How do you exchange business cards?

•How do you explain your position and your boss’s position?

•Where should you take him to lunch, and when?

•Should you exchange gifts?

•How will you begin business discussions?

•What should not be brought up in business discussions?

•Is there anything else you should prepare for?

How should the culture coach respond to these questions?

#4 Explain how different cultures influence the negotiation process.

Identify regional, international, and cultural differences in communications.

Simulate effective cross-cultural approaches, styles, and tones of written and verbal business communications, including those used in social media.

Demonstrate knowledge of intercultural communication processes and list ways to develop effective intercultural communication skills.

Discuss how different cultures use verbal communications and how cultural intelligence can positively affect communication outcomes

800 -1000 words

Your fast-food franchise has been cleared for business in all 4 countries (United Arab Emirates, Israel, Mexico, and China). You now have to start construction on your restaurants. The financing is coming from the United Arab Emirates, the materials are coming from Mexico and China, the engineering and technology are coming from Israel, and the labor will be hired locally within these countries by your management team 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. In preparation for the meeting, you want to avoid cultural silos, while ensuring all parties engage with each other. Answer the following questions in preparation:

•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?

As you begin to plan, you are concerned about some of the language barriers, 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 planned at this time. 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? Address the following questions in your response.

•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?

#5Summative Discussion Board

350-600

Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on the following:

•What were the most compelling topics learned in this course?

•How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified?

•What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?