Due Date: December 3, 2014 at 9:00pm
International Business Communication
Write 500–600 words that
respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be
substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Knowing details about
the culture of a prospective international client before a meeting assures a
successful intercultural communication encounter.
A Chinese businessman whom you have never met is coming to the United States to
visit you. You and your female boss invite him to lunch. You call the in-house
“culture coach” and ask the following questions:
·
How should you handle
the introduction, greeting, and handshaking?
·
How do you exchange
business cards?
·
How do you explain your
position and your boss’s position?
·
Where should you take
him to lunch, and when?
·
Should you exchange
gifts?
·
How will you begin
business discussions?
·
What should not be
brought up in business discussions?
·
Is there anything else
you should prepare for?
*Must
be written in APA format
*Must
have at least 3 references, in-text citations, Headings, in APA format
