International Business Unit I Assignment Template Part 1: Pick three individual countries, one in the Middle East, one in Asia, and one in Europe. Apply Hofstede’s characteristics to each one, and state if the characteristic is low, medium, or high in each country. Also, explain why you think each country deserves that description. Characteristics [Middle East] [Asia] [Europe] Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Individualism/Collectivism Masculinity/Femininity Long-term/Short-term Orientation Part 2: Given your descriptions, explain which country is most like the United States and which country is most unlike the United States. Answer: Ashford 4: - Week 3 - Assignment Summarize Your Sources for the Final Research Paper If you'd like to see a bigger version of the tutorial, please click here. Please review the instructions for the Final Research Paper in Week Five before you begin working on this assignment. This assignment is designed to help you get started on your Final Research Paper by requiring you to choose the topic and sources you will use, as well as summarize those sources. It will also give your instructor a chance to provide you with feedback on your thesis statement and your topic. Please review the Tutorial for the Week 3 Worksheet before beginning to fill out the worksheet for this assignment. See the Final Paper Flow Chart for a quick overview of the Final Research Paper. Now that you’ve reviewed the Final Research Paper requirements, you are ready to complete the Week Three Assignment Worksheet, which contains further instructions. Writing specialists are here 24/7, every day of the year, ready to support you! · Click HERE to instantly chat with an online tutor. · Click HERE to submit your paper for a review. Papers are returned within 24 hours with a revision plan. · Click HERE to email us any writing questions. · For additional writing resources like Grammarly, click on the Writing Center tab in the left navigation pane. Late Policy: Written assignments (essays, journals, presentations) are due on the specified days in the course. Written assignments will be subject to a late penalty of up to 10% per day up to three days late. If written assignments are submitted after 72 hours past the due date, instructors can give a penalty up to and including a grade of 0 for the assignment. Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. In Ashford courses, there are two different ways to submit assignments for grading. Depending on the system the course utilizes, assignments will either be submitted via the classroom Assignment Basket  or Waypoint . Waypoint Assignment Submission The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint.  Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment. 1. Click on the Assignment Submission button above. The Waypoint "Student Dashboard" will appear. 2. Browse for your assignment. 3..

1. International Business
Unit I Assignment Template
Part 1: Pick three individual countries, one in the Middle East,
one in Asia, and one in Europe. Apply Hofstede’s
characteristics to each one, and state if the characteristic is low,
medium, or high in each country. Also, explain why you think
each country deserves that description.
Characteristics
[Middle East]
[Asia]
[Europe]
Power Distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Individualism/Collectivism
Masculinity/Femininity

2. Long-term/Short-term Orientation
Part 2: Given your descriptions, explain which country is most
like the United States and which country is most unlike the
United States.
Answer:
Ashford 4: - Week 3 - Assignment
Summarize Your Sources for the Final Research Paper
If you'd like to see a bigger version of the tutorial, please click
here.
Please review the instructions for the Final Research Paper in
Week Five before you begin working on this assignment. This
assignment is designed to help you get started on your Final
Research Paper by requiring you to choose the topic and sources
you will use, as well as summarize those sources. It will also
give your instructor a chance to provide you with feedback on
your thesis statement and your topic.
Please review the Tutorial for the Week 3 Worksheet before
beginning to fill out the worksheet for this assignment.
See the Final Paper Flow Chart for a quick overview of the
Final Research Paper.
Now that you’ve reviewed the Final Research Paper
requirements, you are ready to complete the Week Three
Assignment Worksheet, which contains further instructions.

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used to evaluate your assignment.
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Ashford 6: - Week 5 - Final Research Paper
Final Research Paper
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here.
In the Final Research Paper, you will examine your own culture
from an etic (outsider’s) perspective and another culture from
an emic (insider’s) perspective to demonstrate your
understanding of cultural relativism and examine
misconceptions and ethnocentric beliefs concerning each of
these cultures. Keep the distinction between cultural relativism
and moral relativism in mind as you write your final paper.
Even if you do not personally agree with a cultural practice,
demonstrate your understanding of the practice in its cultural
context. Avoid opinionated or judgmental language in your
paper.
Cultural relativism is the idea that the beliefs and practices of a
culture should be understood within the context of that
particular culture’s background, history, and current events
surrounding it. We should not ethnocentrically impose our own
beliefs and opinions, which are products of our own
enculturation.
Cultural relativism is not the same as moral relativism,

5. however. As Crapo (2013) notes
We need not, for instance, come to value infanticide in order to
understand the roles it may play in peoples’ lives in a society
where it is customary. What cultural relativism requires of us is
simply that we do not confuse our own feelings about such a
custom with understanding it. To do the latter, we must
investigate the meanings the custom has for those who practice
it and the functions it may fulfill in their society. (section 1.4,
“Cultural Differences: Cultural Relativism,” para. 3)
Keep the distinction between cultural relativism and moral
relativism in mind as you write your Final Research Paper. Even
if you do not personally agree with a cultural practice,
demonstrate your understanding of the practice in its cultural
context. Avoid opinionated or judgmental language in your
paper.
Your Final Research Paper will consist of two main parts,
framed by an Introduction and a Conclusion. See the Final
Paper Flow Chart for a quick overview of the assignment. See
the following instructions for information on each part of the
paper.
Introduction
Begin with an introductory paragraph that has a thesis statement
at the end. The introduction should set up your topic, giving a
preview and summary of the analysis you will present in the
body of the paper. The thesis statement is the last sentence or
two of the introduction and states what the main point
structuring your paper will be.
Here is an Example of an Introduction.
Part I
Using the article by Miner (1956) and the feedback you received
from your instructor on your worksheet in Week Three, describe
one aspect of your own culture from an etic perspective. See the
appropriate Sections in the Textbook in the List of Topics,
based on your chosen topic from Week Three, for information
on how to approach your paper from an anthropological
perspective. You can describe American culture in general, as

6. Miner does, or you can describe an American subculture, such
as a specific geographical group (e.g., New Yorkers), a
particular ethnicity (e.g., African Americans), or an age-related
category of Americans (e.g., millennials).
Use reputable statistics and/or scholarly research to support any
factual statements. Do not rely solely on personal experience or
opinion.
Here is an Example of Part I.
Part II
Refer to the article you chose for Part II of the worksheet
assignment in Week Three and describe an aspect of another
culture from an emic (insider’s) perspective. You do not have to
do research beyond reading your chosen article; however, if you
do choose to conduct additional research make sure to use
reputable statistics and/or scholarly sources to support any
factual statements. Do not rely upon personal experience or
opinion.
Here is an Example of Part II.
Conclusion
End with a concluding paragraph that reinforces your thesis.
Summarize and tie together your main points for the reader.
Provide a brief self-reflexive analysis of what you learned while
writing this paper.
Here is an Example of Conclusion.
The Final Research Paper
· Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (excluding
title page and references page, meaning it will be seven to eight
pages total), and formatted according to APA style as outlined
in the Ashford Writing Center (see the APA Essay Checklist for
Students).
· Must include a title page (see title page) with the following:
· Title of paper
· Student’s name
· Course name and number
· Instructor’s name

7. · Date submitted
· Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct
thesis statement.
· Must have well-structured body paragraphs with clear
transitions from one topic to the next. Incorporate in-text
citations (see In-Text Citation Guide) from your scholarly
sources to support your analysis throughout the paper.
· Must describe an aspect of your own culture from an etic
perspective for Part I.
· Must describe an aspect of another culture from an emic
perspective for Part II.
· Must demonstrate a perspective of cultural relativism
throughout, avoiding judgmental and opinionated language.
· Must end with a conclusion that that reinforces the thesis and
provides a self-reflexive analysis.
· Must use at least one scholarly resource in addition to the
textbook, the Miner article, and the article chosen from the list
in Part II of the Week Three assignment.
· Must document all sources in APA style in the body of the
paper and on the references page as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Center.
· Must include a separate References Page that is formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center. Here is an Example of a References Page.
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Writing Tips
· To avoid potential errors in acknowledging your sources, run

8. your paper through Turnitin (review Using Turnitin Through
Waypoint) to check for any problems.
· Review how to interpret a Turnitin report starting on page nine
of Turnitin: For Students: A Guide for Using & Understanding
This Resource.
· To correct any mistakes, review the Ashford Writing Center’s
Guidelines for Paraphrasing Sources and Integrating Quotes into
Your Essay.
Late Policy: Written assignments (essays, journals,
presentations) are due on the specified days in the course.
Written assignments will be subject to a late penalty of up to
10% per day up to three days late. If written assignments are
submitted after 72 hours past the due date, instructors can give
a penalty up to and including a grade of 0 for the assignment.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be
used to evaluate your assignment.
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Cultural relativism
Cultural relativism is the idea that the beliefs and practices of a
culture should be understood within the context of that
particular culture’s background, history, and current events
surrounding it. We should not ethnocentrically impose our own
beliefs and opinions, which are products of our own
enculturation
Cultural relativism is not the same as moral relativism,
however. As Crapo (2013) notes:
"We need not, for instance, come to value infanticide in order to
understand the roles it may play in peoples’ lives in a society
where it is customary. What cultural relativism requires of us is
simply that we do not confuse our own feelings about such a
custom with understanding it. To do the latter, we must
investigate the meanings the custom has for those who practice
it and the functions it may fulfill in their society."(section 1.4,
“Cultural Differences: Cultural Relativism,” para. 3)

9. Final Paper Requirements
(Click links below)
Introduction
will cover. Everything covered in your paper should relate back
to the introduction and thesis statement.
statements in the Week Two Locating Scholarly Resources
assignment to help you craft your own thesis statement.
from your Week Three Summarize Your Sources for the Final
Research Paper assignment. View Accessing Feedback in the
Gradebook to see how to reviewing your instructor’s feedback.
from the Ashford Writing Center on Moving
from Prompt to Thesis--How to Turn a Prompt Into a Thesis and
Introductions and Conclusions.
Part I
- to two-and-a-half pages long.
ources”
assignment from Week Two to find your source in the Ashford
University Library.
not let one discussion overshadow the other.
this section. Do not use opinionated or judgmental language.
would an anthropologist describe the topic you've chosen?
Evaluating Scholarly Sources tutorial from the Ashford Library.
-text citation every time you include
information you learned from one of your sources.
Part II
the “Locating Scholarly Sources”

10. assignment from Week Two to find your source in the Ashford
University Library.
not let one discussion overshadow the other.
stic perspective throughout
this section. Do not use opinionated or judgmental language.
description. How would an anthropologist describe the topic
you have chosen?
-text citation every time you include
information you learned from one of your sources.
Conclusion
should be one paragraph.
thesis statement. Reiterate what you have covered in the paper.
-reflexive analysis from the
“Self-Reflexive Journal” entry you created in Week Four.
In Ashford courses, there are two different ways to submit
assignments for grading. Depending on the system the course
utilizes, assignments will either be submitted via the classroom
Assignment Basket or Waypoint .
Waypoint Assignment Submission
The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint.
Please refer to the instructions below to submit your
assignment.
1. Click on the Assignment Submission button above. The
Waypoint "Student Dashboard" will appear.
2. Browse for your assignment.

11. 3. Click Upload.
4. Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by
viewing the appropriate week's assignment tab in Waypoint, or
clicking on Check Assignment Status within the Meet Your
Instructor unit in the left navigation panel.
For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial.