Intercultural Communication
COMM 335
Professor Diane Carter
University of Idaho
Instructions:
Create a 400 to 800-word blog post in which you address the following:
1. What business protocols and practices operate in the culture you've been studying?
● What are common/expected business greeting behaviors?
● What are appropriate initial conversation topics?
● What are the rules for personal/professional appearance?
● How do people in your selected culture handle gift-giving?
2. Identify at least three potential communication challenges that an American
businessperson could face if they were to find employment in an international
organization in your chosen country.
3. Imagine that you are a U.S.-based manager who has been assigned a new employee
who recently moved to the U.S. from the country you are studying. What strategies
can you use to help your new employee and your existing employees navigate
differences in cultural expectations related to attitudes toward work, decision-making,
and conflict management?
Remember, for full points on this and all subsequent blog posts, you must provide hyperlinks to
the reference sources you used to support your claims.
COMM 335
Professor Diane Carter
University of Idaho
Instructions:
Create a 400 to 800-word blog post in which you address the following:
1. What business protocols and practices operate in the culture you've been studying?
● What are common/expected business greeting behaviors?
● What are appropriate initial conversation topics?
● What are the rules for personal/professional appearance?
● How do people in your selected culture handle gift-giving?
2. Identify at least three potential communication challenges that an American
businessperson could face if they were to find employment in an international
organization in your chosen country.
3. Imagine that you are a U.S.-based manager who has been assigned a new employee
who recently moved to the U.S. from the country you are studying. What strategies
can you use to help your new employee and your existing employees navigate
differences in cultural expectations related to attitudes toward work, decision-making,
and conflict management?
Remember, for full points on this and all subsequent blog posts, you must provide hyperlinks to
the reference sources you used to support your claims.
