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International Memo

International Memo

Q Homework Instructions: (Intercultural Communication) Automatic Zero if one of the following occurs: • No final version you want me to grade • No revision page showing track changes or hand-written changes • No reference page with internet sources • 6 or more grammatical errors • Not submitted as a PDF file AND a printed copy at the start of class on 2/14 Requirements: • Must be a country from Africa • Memo Format Email Actions • All pages must be stapled together and submitted on paper by the start of class on 2/14 • 3/4 to 1 full-page for the final draft, 3 total pages turned in (could be more if revision is over one page), see next line o Final draft on the top page (1st page), one revision on the next page (middle page/pages), 3 internet sources on the bottom page (last page) • APA format for the 3 internet sources • Additional content and requirements discussed in class and in the book Overview: Research international communication and write an advice memo. 1. 1. You will take the view that your company is opening a new international division in your chosen country in Africa. You are sending a couple of managers, and you need to communicate to the managers the cultural differences of conducting business between that country and the United States. 2. First, using the cultural values from Chapter 4 and Hofstede's Cultural DimensionsLinks to an external site., learn how the country you chose differs from the United States. Next, research items such as verbal and non-verbal communication, customs, business practices, and other related items that will help you explain the differences in conducting international business. Using all the information you have researched, produce a professional business document contrasting the cultural differences of conducting business in your chosen country to the United States. Very briefly mention and explain two of the cultural values that are different from the US. The rest of the document should give advice for specific business customs that are different from the US, and this should take up most of the paper. Use bullets to help make it more clear and concise. Do not mention any similarities in conducting business, only differences. This document will be formatted as a memo format e-mail and be 3/4 to one full page. Here is a student submission from a previous semester. This student received 48/48 points: Chapter2StudentExample.pdf Actions PreviousNext

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