written report on the culture of a particular country(India)

Students will be put into groups of 3 by the instructor to produce a written report on the culture of a particular country. The goals of this project are to help students develop a more profound cultural understanding of a particular country and region, apply class theories to their projects and develop writing and presentation skills.

Students will be randomly allocated a “cluster” of countries from which they must choose a specific country to research and study.

The report shall be 6 pages long plus references and a cover page (i.e. 8 pages in total). Reports should be single spaced with a 11-12 point font. Clearly mark the group members and country on a cover page.

The instructor shall allocate time IN CLASS to doing the research, writing the report and creating a presentation.

Students will present their findings in class. Presentations will last 10-15 per group and all group members are obliged to speak.

The contents of the report shall be as follows:

· Cluster Name

· Country Name

· Brief history of the country, cultural influences

· Principal Religions

· Principal Languages

· Ethnic groups

· Political system and current political situation

· Economic System and current Economic situation (e.g. principal exports, imports, industries, currency, openness to foreign investment etc.)

· Cultural indicators (see later in course)

· Managerial Culture (how firms manage, what a foreign firm should think about adapting to manage successfully in this country)

· What a Canadian manager in Canada should take into account when managing an immigrant employee from that country.