Cultural Norms Powerpoint
Imagine you currently work at a company in the United States. The company is expanding overseas to an additional location–you decide the country/location. You are tasked with developing training materials for those employees who will be relocating to the overseas location to help them with the cultural transition and to assist them in operating the business successfully in your country of choice.
Step 1: Choose a country.
Step 2: Develop training materials that minimally cover the following topics related to your country (30 points) ï‚· Business communication etiquette/norms (5 points) – Examples: Casual and relaxed (Australia), firm handshake (Russia), wait to be introduced (South Korea), make direct eye contact (Russia), prefer face-toface meetings (Brazil), bow when meeting someone (Japan) ï‚· Cultural norms (5 points) – Examples: Remove your shoes before entering the house (China), family is very important (South Korea), group culture (Brazil), values harmony and peace (China) ï‚· Management/leadership style (5 points) – Examples: Hierarchy is important (Russia/China), nonconfrontational (India/South Africa), decisions are made slowly (Saudi Arabia) ï‚· Valued soft skills (5 points) – Examples: Patience (Brazil/Russia), humility and showing respect (China), loyalty (Japan), compassion (South Africa) ï‚· Dining etiquette (5 points) – Examples: You may arrive up to 30 minutes late without offending anyone (South Korea), do not get up until invited to do so (Russia), food is eaten with your fingers, specifically your right hand (India), slurp noodles and soup (Japan) ï‚· Dress etiquette (5 points) – Examples: Conservative dress (China), shoes should be highly polished (Russia), manicures are expected (Brazil), women should cover their collarbone and knees (Saudi Arabia) ï‚· Any additional information that might be helpful that is unique to that country
It is expected that your assignments will be written using proper grammar, punctuation and spelling, as the work for this class should reflect the professionalism you should exude in a professional workplace.
Here is the technical grading scale: ï‚· Assignment is well-written, easy to read and understand, and has few, if any, grammar and punctuation errors: -0 ï‚· Assignment is well-written, easy to read and understand, has some significant grammar and punctuation errors (i.e. misspelled words, capitalization errors, run-on sentences, fragments, contractions, etc.): -1 ï‚· Assignment doesn’t flow as well as it could and is sometimes difficult to follow; significant grammar and punctuation errors exist (i.e. misspelled words, capitalization errors, run-on sentences, fragments, contractions, etc.): -2 ï‚· Assignment is not well-written, is not easy to read and understand, and has several significant grammar and punctuation errors (i.e. misspelled words, capitalization errors, run-on sentences, fragments, contractions, etc.): -3
