Discussion Question - Cultural Influences

NEED BY 8:00 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME.  DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LENGTHY.

“Cultural Influences.”  Please respond to the following:You are meeting with an international client in the Middle East and want to make sure you have addressed any cultural issues that might impact the success of your meeting. 

• Numerous theorists discuss cultural concepts. Using this information as a basis, discuss the concepts you would want to analyze and evaluate in order to prepare you and other company executives for the upcoming meeting.
• Determine which of the concepts you discussed would be the hardest to analyze. Explain your reasoning.
• Describe a worst case scenario involving the muddling of culture concepts. Determine the steps you (or your company) can take to ensure something similar never happens to you.