Word Count: 1200-1500 words (not including reference list or title page) You are employed at a company called Here'n'There, a consultancy firm to help corporations improve their intercultural communication. One of your clients, GoGlobal, is based in Australia and is looking to expand into new markets. However, before doing so, the CEO of GoGlobal, would like to know more about the national and organisational cultures in these countries to ensure GoGlobal, is prepared and cultural miscommunication is minimized. You have been commissioned with writing a report for the CEO of GoGlobal, to identify the main cultural similarities and differences between Australia and the country assigned to you. You will need to highlight these cultural differences and recommend areas in which cultural miscommunication may occur. To identify the cultural differences, refer to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, and Hall's Context Model, at a minimum. Structure A report is written to compile information that has come from analysing an issue, problem or data. Its purpose is to both inform and to provide recommendations in relation to the issue/problem/ data. In this report, you will provide recommendations of how Australian GoGlobal employees should modify their behaviour when operating in your assigned country. You may use the template provided to you in Moodle to assist you. An example structure you can use for your report is: Title Page Give a title to your report, student name, Number 1.0 Executive Summary This is the 'abstract', a short, one sentence description of each of the sections. 2.0 Table of Contents Include page numbers; be mindful of formatting. 3.0 Introduction Describe the importance of intercultural communication; Introduce the theories used to make comparisons. 4.0 Findings - Country Profiles 4.1 Australia Use data from your research (e.g.. Hall/Hofstede) to highlight Australia's national/organisational culture. 4.2 Assigned Country Use data from your research (e.g.. Hall/Hofstede) to highlight Australia's national/organisational culture. 5.0 Recommendations Explain recommended behaviour for Australian staff when operating in your given country, with examples. 6.0 Conclusion Sum up the content of the report. 7.0 Reference List List your references according to CIHE policy. CIHE BUS101_S2_22 Useful Readings: This is a list of some useful resources that you may use for research. However, you are expected to expand further in your research and use other sources. A good place to start could be the ProQuest Database. Hofstede's cultural dimensions C21, Communicating in the 21st Century, Ch. 15, pp. 534-539 A tool to help you compare countries according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions: https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/ Hofstede's 6 Dimensions: https://hi.hofstede-insights.com/national-culture Hofstede's 6 Dimensions with examples: https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/professional-issues/cultural-competence/examples-of- cultural-dimensions/ https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_66.htm Hofsetede's 6 Dimensions - Marketing https://www.findabledigitalmarketing.com/blog/cross-cultural-marketing-examples/ House's GLOBE Project C21, Communicating in the 21st Century, Ch. 15, 539-542 https://globeproject.com/results?page_id=country#country https://globeproject.com/study_2004_2007?page_id=data#data Hall's Context Model C21, Communicating in the 21st Century, Ch. 15, pp. 543-546 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKViQSnW-UA Other Japanese get word from on high. Drop the formality. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/30/world/japanese-get-word-from-on-high-drop-the- formality.html

My Assigned country is Japan.