Business Management communication

International and Intercultural Communication
After reviewing section 2.4 of the text titled International and Intercultural Interpersonal Communication, visit The Hofstede Centre (http://geert-hofstede.com/national-culture.html) and continue to explore national cultural dimensions. Using the navigation bar on the left, click Countries. Here you will choose two countries to compare and contrast in terms of cultural dimensions.

Develop a two-page, APA-formatted paper that addresses the following:

Describe how the two countries are similar in terms of Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions.
Describe how the two countries are different in terms of Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions.
Given a scenario where two organizations, one located in each country, are to do business with each other, provide recommendations that would be beneficial in helping management address communications in terms of the different cultural perspectives.

Your paper must be two pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite at least two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

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Hofstede’s cultural dimension has five cultural differences. They include the power distance, the individualism also known as the collectiveness, the masculinity- Femininity, Uncertainty avoidance and the short or the long term orientation. The first similarity in the dimension of the culture between Canada and China is that they all believe that all individuals in the society are not equal. In both countries, the power distance defines the extent to which the less powerful members of an institution and…

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