Business+Customs

In Chapter 3 we studied that a country's culture is an important factor that determines the way that businesses in that country will operate. As Americans conducting global business, it is important to understand the customs and culture of a country so that we can effectively conduct our business transactions. For this project, prepare a Power Point presentation for your country that will be presented to the class. Please address the following issues:

12. If you were going out for a business dinner, what is a dish that would be common to order in this country?
 * 1) What are the three largest industries in this country?
 * 2) What is the official language used in conducting business?
 * 3) What are the normal working hours/days in this country?
 * 4) What are the holidays that this country observes?
 * 5) List three tips about doing business in this country that you might want to know before you go.
 * 6) What is the proper title or form of address when meeting business associates?
 * 7) What is the protocol (unwritten rules) concerning business gifts/entertaining?
 * 8) What is considered a proper greeting in a business setting (kiss, bow, shake hands)?
 * 9) In this country, what is the role of women in the business world? Are there any gender differences as far as appropriate behaviors?
 * 10) What is the predominant religion (or religions) in this country? You may use a chart if appropriate.
 * 11) What is a business custom in the US that would be considered offensive in this country?

Your Power Point should be professional in appearance and include graphics. Upload your Power Point presentation to [|www.slideshare.net] and embed your presentation in your group wiki.

Grading Rubric for Project
 * **CATEGORY** || 25 || 20 || 15 || 10 or less ||
 * Content || Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. || Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. || Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. || Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. ||
 * Organization || Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. || Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. || Content is logically organized for the most part. || There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. ||
 * Attractiveness || Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. || Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. || Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. || Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content. ||
 * Originality || Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. || Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. || Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. || Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit. ||