The cultural interview should be conducted with someone who has a different nationality from yours or has a different national origin.
This may not be a person from your family (either by marriage or a distant relative).
Sample interview questions are attached here for inspiration. Download Sample interview questions are attached here for inspiration.
Carefully review these assignment guidelines and the grading rubric.
Purpose
The main purpose of this interview is to discover, consider, evaluate, and analyze cultural similarities and differences.
This assignment supports two different student learning outcomes (SLO):
SLO 1 – Develop cross-cultural sensitivity to interact with individuals from different business cultures.
SLO 2 – Analyze the cultural, legal, political, and economic forces of international business environment.
To earn maximum possible points, your paper must cover all points listed below in this order (see grade rubric for details):
1. Describe your own cultural background as the basis of your cultural comparison.
a) Briefly introduce how you met the interviewee.
b) Briefly describe your interviewee’s demographic information such as age, education, family situation, occupation, etc.
2. Explain similarities and differences between your culture and her/his culture. Use course concepts – specifically naming elements and dimensions of culture – to guide your analysis.
a) For example: consider attire, etiquette, government, education system, diet, religion, family structure, etc.
3. Use Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to compare your two cultures:
a) First, run a country comparison on Hofstede’s website: Links to an external site.for your two nations,
b) List the index number for each nation for each of the six Hofstede cultural dimensions:
1) Power Distance (high versus low),
2) Individualism versus Collectivism (individualist versus collectivist),
3) Masculine versus Feminine**
**Note the terms masculine/feminine on this cultural dimension usually mislead students. Scholars agree these terms are outdated and mean something different than what most assume in modern terms. In their original form, the term ‘masculine’ culture refers to cultures focused on material success, achievement, ambition, power, and assertiveness over cultures that value group harmony, collaboration, quality of life, and compassion for the weak. High scoring masculine cultures foster distinct and complementary gender roles.
4) Uncertainty Avoidance (high versus low),
5) Long-term Orientation, and
6) Indulgence versus Restraint.
c) Briefly explain/describe what each index number means within the context of that cultural dimension for both countries,
d) Interpret and analyze what you consider each dimension to mean by incorporating supporting evidence from your interview. In this section, you must integrate statements from your interviewee and determine whether these quotes align with Hofstede’s data.
4. Finally, provide a minimum of two recommendations for handling cultural differences and interacting with people of your interviewee’s culture at work or while conducting business.
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