Compare the three models of culture.

1. Select one of the researched international competitors and ascertain the most appropriate cultural model for that competitor. Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors.
   1. Social institutions also form part of the national context.
      1. Some examples of social institutions are religion, education, and the economic system but in essence social institutions provide us with the norms, values, and role expectations that the people making up society have devised.
      2. The three key social institutions that are most likely to influence the business environment are the economic system, industrialization, and types of religion.
      3. The educational system and the level of social inequality also need to be considered as they are both linked to the business environment.