Assessment 2: Individual Assignment – 40%

Selected Market Cultural Report

You are required to prepare a market cultural report on a country of your choosing. You are to provide insights on the culture of the host market, how it is different you’re your home country, and highlight what cultural factors to take note of when doing business in that country.

Develop an eight to ten page report covering:

a.      The rationale for your country of choice.  This could be related to your business (your work), your studies (further education), your family (relatives residing), or personal reasons (honeymoon, holiday, retirement, etc).

b.      A detailed Cultural analysis of the host country   Showcase and explain some unique cultural components of your chosen host country.

c.      Highlight the business culture of the host country, and how it differs from that of your own.

d.      Explain how the unique cultures impact international business, and what businesses need to consider in order to operate effectively in the chosen host country (focus on the elements of culture and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions). e. Conclusions.

f.     List of references, in proper APA (American Psychological Association) format.

End of Assignment Question

*Note: Late submission of assignment copies will have marks deducted in accordance with the school’s late work policy, and/or may NOT be accepted once past the submission deadline. 

Peer & Evaluation Form

Student Names /

:             Group # 

You are to rate yourself and all other members of your team.  All team members must be rated including yourself.  All ratings will be kept confidential.  No team member will see the rating sheets.  The course instructor will use this information to help determine individual team members’ contribution to the overall team efforts.

First rate yourself on the following:

1.   Always attended meetings                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Never attended meetings

2.   Available when needed                                       7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Unavailable when needed

3.   High quality ideas                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low quality ideas

4.   Dependable                                                                           7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Undependable

5.   High quality work                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low quality work

6.   Facilitated goal achievement                                              7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Hindered goal achievement

7.   Did more than fair share                                      7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Did less than fair share

8.   Easy to work with                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Difficult to work with

9.   High OVERALL evaluation                                    7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low OVERALL evaluation

Name of second team member being rated: __________________________________

Please rate this team member on the following:

1.   Always attended meetings                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Never attended meetings

2.   Available when needed                                       7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Unavailable when needed

3.   High quality ideas                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low quality ideas

4.   Dependable                                                                           7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Undependable

5.   High quality work                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low quality work

6.   Facilitated goal achievement                                              7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Hindered goal achievement

7.   Did more than fair share                                      7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Did less than fair share

8.   Easy to work with                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Difficult to work with

9.   High OVERALL evaluation                                    7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low OVERALL evaluation

Name of third team member being rated: __________________________________ Please rate this team member on the following:

1.   Always attended meetings                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Never attended meetings

2.   Available when needed                                       7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Unavailable when needed

3.   High quality ideas                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low quality ideas

4.   Dependable                                                                           7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Undependable

5.   High quality work                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low quality work

6.   Facilitated goal achievement                                              7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Hindered goal achievement

7.   Did more than fair share                                      7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Did less than fair share

8.   Easy to work with                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Difficult to work with

9.   High OVERALL evaluation                                    7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low OVERALL evaluation

Name of fourth team member being rated: __________________________________ Please rate this team member on the following:

1.   Always attended meetings                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Never attended meetings

2.   Available when needed                                       7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Unavailable when needed

3.   High quality ideas                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low quality ideas

4.   Dependable                                                                           7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Undependable

5.   High quality work                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low quality work

6.   Facilitated goal achievement                                              7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Hindered goal achievement

7.   Did more than fair share                                      7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Did less than fair share

8.   Easy to work with                                                 7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Difficult to work with

9.   High OVERALL evaluation                                    7  6  5  4  3  2  1     Low OVERALL evaluation