Rhonda Sparks
Phase 1 Basic Concepts of International Communication (DB2)
MGM316-1401B-01: International Business Communications
Instructor: Edmund Winters
02/16/2014

In today’s society the economy is like a roller coaster for the United State of America. This has a lot to do with politics or the lack of. Our stock market has been dropping over the past few days and weeks on hand. This is due to the republicans not wanting to meet our president halfway by playing politics with the people it is supposed to govern. As we all know the United States is a republican state. Our family values as a whole has gotten out of control by the way we now define marriage. And it is harder for students graduating from High School to enter into college. This is in part due to cut backs with the spending for students who depend on government grants and loans (as the loans yield a high percentage for return). This society is broken and it has been for a while, before Obama became President.

If I was to do business in the United States I would be aware of social media such as Facebook, radio and television. This is one platform that I will utilize for my company when trying to promote my business as well as the internet such as paying for pop-up blockers ads. This is due to most households have a least one computer or laptop; if not someone in the household has access to one. Facebook is used to promote events and networking for different organizations. This will give me the opportunity to network in a bigger pool versus newspapers or magazines.

I would use the AUTHORITATIVE (Visionary) style because this give me the opportunity to state what direction I want to take the company in as well as what my long-term goals and vision are. But taking an authoritative approach I can encourage my employees on their performance, sit in when needed, delegate what needs to be done and how, and promote from within due to what I have observed. When dealing with the country now, you need someone who is not afraid to take control and evolve on their platform.

To overcome the barriers of communication I would have a diverse population for my employees. This is to ensure that I can keep pace in my industry when dealing with other cultures and countries. That is why the saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” is so true. Meaning, I cannot send a woman to represent my company to promote business with China because she is not a man. And when doing business with China you must appear to be a type of father figure and look them in the eye when speaking. Therefore, I would do as they are custom to when trying to do business with China. Regardless of the sector in which you operate – finance, technology, or computers and consumer electronics –global cultural differences will directly impact on you and the profitability of your business (WBC, 2013)

References

World Business Culture. (2013). Chinese Management Style: China. Retrieved from www.worldbusinessculture.com/Chinese-Manafement-Style.htm Wikipedia Encyclopedia (2104). Politics of the United States. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States M.U.S.E. (2010). International Communication. Retrieved from Career Education Corporation:
https://campus.ctuonline.edu/courses/MGM316/p1/hub1/hub.html