Google search on articles about Hofstede.

"Ghana Construction" and "Hofstede US Mexico" (athttps://sites.psu.edu/global/2016/10/23/mexico-vs-united-states/)and the Excel file on [Hofstede Country Indices.xls].

Read Ghana Construction. The US-Mexico article is in the link above.

Assignment:

From the xls file, look at the indices of your own country.my country, India hasPDI = 77, IDV =48, MAS= 56, UAI =40, LTO =51, IVR =26

Canada: PDI = 39, IDV =80, MAS= 52, UAI =48, LTO =38, IVR =68 Japan: PDI = 54, IDV =46, MAS= 95, UAI =92, LTO =88, IVR =42

Based on the examples from write ups on Ghana, US, and Mexico, the Hofstede andyour own experienceswith various cultures,

What stereotypesright or wrong--might others have about your own country? What business and social practices are compatible or might clash between India and Canada, and India and Japan? Prepare to explain in class. In short, you will have to make two comparisons of India with Canada and Japan.

What could you do to break bad stereotypes, or minimize conflict in your dealings with foreign cultures?