Deliverable Length: 3–5 pages (not including title page)
Assignment Description:
Your global expansion project is expanding, and you are to develop a global franchise team and establish a presence in the countries. You invite all of the players to the
headquarters in the United States for a big meeting to explain the project and get to know one another.
You are concerned with effective communication and need to address the following issues:
What are the implications of the cultural variables for your communication with the team representative from each country in the face-to-face meeting?
What are examples of barriers and biases in cross-cultural
business communications that may impact the effectiveness of communication?
What are some of the issues you should be concerned about regarding verbal and nonverbal communication for this group to avoid misinterpretations and barriers to
communication?
Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Discuss the impact on communication in face to face settings.
Provide examples of barriers.
Describe the issues around verbal and nonverbal communication.
Organization: Assignment presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic.
Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors
Assignment Objectives:
Demonstrate knowledge of intercultural communication processes.
Develop effective intercultural communication skills.
Examine regional, international, and cultural differences in communications.
Explain how different cultures use verbal communications and how cultural intelligence can positively affect communication outcomes.
Produce effective cross-cultural
approaches, styles, and tones of written and verbal business communications, including those used in social media.
