There can be pitfalls in doing business in a foreign country, from culturally inappropriate hugging to accidental obscene hand gestures. By researching and understanding the culture
INT 220 Module Two Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
There can be pitfalls in doing business in a foreign country, from culturally inappropriate hugging to accidental obscene hand gestures. By researching and understanding the culture of a foreign country, you can better prepare yourself and your team to avoid mistakes and leverage cultural protocols to your advantage.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your knowledge of cultural competence from this week’s module resources to compare the culture of the United States with the culture of the country you chose in Milestone One. You will show how doing business can be very different from one country to another.
Directions
Use the Module Two Assignment Template, which is linked in the What to Submit section below, to create a cultural comparison guide between the country you selected for your course project and the United States. In Part One of the template, you will identify common information, including the cultural background and business etiquette for both countries. In Part Two of the template, you will identify the six dimensions in the Hofstede model of national culture for both countries. In Part Three of the template, you will draw conclusions on how doing business in the country you selected will differ from doing business in the United States and provide tips for individuals doing business in your selected country.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Part One: Common Information for Each Country
- Basic Country Facts: Identify government types, languages, and religions for both countries.
- Business Etiquette: Identify common business etiquette in both countries (for example, how to greet men and women, negotiating styles, and acceptable business attire).
- Tips for Doing Business: Identify three tips you would give to those individuals doing business in the non-U.S. country you selected. Tips could be about behaviors to avoid, such as things as innocent as posture or body language, attitudes regarding punctuality, or approaches to business.
Part Two: Hofstede Model of National Culture
- Cultural Dimensions: Identify and examine the six dimensions in the Hofstede model of national culture for both countries.
Part Three: Conclusions
- Conclusions: Identify any significant differences in scores between the two countries and provide conclusions on the impact of the differences.
What to Submit
Submit your completed Module Two Assignment Template as a Microsoft Word document. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.
Module Two Assignment Rubric
| Criteria | Exceeds Expectations (100%) | Meets Expectations (85%) | Partially Meets Expectations (55%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Country Facts | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Identifies government types, languages, and religions for both countries | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing additional information when identifying government types, languages, and religions for both countries | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
| Business Etiquette | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Identifies common business etiquette in both countries | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing additional business etiquette examples for both countries | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Tips for Doing Business | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Identifies three tips to give to those individuals doing business in the selected non-U.S. country | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying tips that would prove more helpful to those individuals doing business in the selected non-U.S. country | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Cultural Dimensions | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Identifies and examines the six dimensions in the Hofstede model of national culture for both countries | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing information for all six dimensions for both countries | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
| Conclusions | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Identifies any significant differences in scores between the two countries and provides conclusions on the impact of the differences | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing additional differences between both countries | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Clear Communication | Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 10 |
| Citations and Attributions | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors | Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution | 10 |
| Total: | 100% | ||||