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After reviewing section 2.4 of the text titled International and Intercultural Interpersonal Communication, visit The Hofstede Centre (http://geert-hofstede.com/national-culture.html) and continue to explore national cultural dimensions. Using the navigation bar, hover over the "Cultural Tools" item, and then click on "Country Comparison" from the drop-down menu. Here you will choose two countries to compare and contrast in terms of cultural dimensions.

Develop a two-page, APA-formatted paper that addresses the following:

Describe how the two countries are similar in terms of Hofstede's five cultural dimensions.
Describe how the two countries are different in terms of Hofstede's five cultural dimensions.
Given a scenario where two organizations, one located in each country, are to do business with each other, provide recommendations that would be beneficial in helping management address communications in terms of the different cultural perspectives.

Your paper must be two pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite at least two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

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The countries selected are China and the United States. In terms of cultural dimensions, the two countries are similar in terms of masculinity and uncertainty avoidance. In case of masculinity, the score of China is 66 and the score of United States is 62. In case of uncertainty avoidance the score of China is 30 and the score of United States is 46.

In terms of cultural dimensions the two countries are different in terms of power distance, individualism, and long term orientation. In case of power distance, China's score is 80 whereas United States is 40, in case of individualism the score of China is 20 whereas the score of United States is 92. in case of long term orientation the score of China is 87 whereas the score of United States is 26 (3).

If there were two organizations, one in the United States and one in China the difference in power distance score means that in China the ...

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