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IBUS 462 Term Paper Important Reminders

  • Format discussion in the same order as presented in the Term Paper Outline.

  • Place a space between each item of discussion or otherwise note each different discussion point.

  • Hofstede discussion should be ½ - ¾ of a page maximum. Just discuss those dimensions where your culture shows at one extreme of the other.

  • Your findings for Hofstede dimensions and language/communication style (high or low context) provides insights into many of the subsequent issues for discussion.


  • Remember Edward T. Hall as a resource for both:

    • Language context.

    • Time use – monochromic/polychronic


  • Remember no more than two web-based resources are allowed. The Hofstede model is one of those web-based resources.

  • The course text can and should be cited frequently as an information resource. However, it does not count as one of the six required resources.


  • Remember that resource citations must be in one of the three formal citation formats – MLA, MPA, CMS.


  • Remember an in-person interview with a person from your subject country counts as a resource.