Q Instructions For this assignment, you must select someone who is from a different culture than you but are in a close vicinity to you such as your work environment or in the neighbourhood where you stay. The aim of the assignment is to get a better understanding of the person’s culture which you can use in future when dealing with people of the same culture. Who knows, this person’s culture might just as well be representative of a current or future customer, colleague, or business partner!

Q Use the following guiding questions to construct a comprehensive and cohesive the assignment: • How much do you know about this person’s culture? Describe what you know and if you do not know much, itemize the areas where you have deficiencies. • What biases, if any, do you have about this person’s culture? • How will you navigate those biases to remain objective, supportive, and professional? • Do you have any cultural anxiety and concern for building a strong working partnership? • What measures can you take to cope with that anxiety and effectively communicate? • Where can you go to get more context on social and behavioral aspects of the person’s culture, including possible language considerations? (NOTE: This may include specific online databases, books, or extended social and professional networks of people). • Where does this culture fall in Hofstede’s cultural dimensions? • How will Hofstede’s cultural dimension impact your communication approach? (Refer to work done on milestone 1 to help you answer this question.)

Q General assignment submission requirements Assignments must meet the following requirements: 1. A cover page which must include: • Learner Name and ID • Course Code and Course Name (BUS 0000 – Doing Business in Another Country) • Assignment identification (Module 1 – International Business Strategy) 2. Worksheet based assignments should be completed on the worksheet provided. The following must be added into the worksheet if not provided for on the worksheet: • A cover page • Source references 3. Written assignments should adhere to the following: • An introduction paragraph of about 250 words which introduces the assignment. Some of you might refer to this as an abstract. • The body of content as per the assignment instruction. • A concluding paragraph of about 250 words which summarises the discussion in the assignment with some concluding arguments.