Intern Project - Cultural Dimensions

Intern Project - Cultural Dimensions 

Dwellworks recently grew our global foot print by the successful acquisition of (5) five separate destination services providers in Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. Help the Dwellworks team to better understand the cultural dimensions that exist in each of our service centers. 

Instructions

Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory is a framework for cross-cultural communication, developed by Geert Hofstede. It describes the effects of a society's culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior, using a structure derived from factor analysis. There are six dimensions the theory focuses on: Indulgence vs. Restraint, Long term vs. Short Term, Masculinity vs. Femininity, Tolerance of Uncertainty, Individuality, and Power Distance. 

Working as a team, use Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory to identify and explain the cultural dimensions that exist in each of the countries Dwellworks has service centers in. Dwellworks currently has service centers in the following countries: Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Luxembourg, United Kingdom and United States. 

Based on your findings, draw conclusions, for best practices while conducting business in each country and between countries (i.e. Canadian doing business in US, LUX, UK etc.).

The intern group will meet on a weekly basis for a 30-45 minute conference call. During the call, the group will focus on delegation of presentation topics as well as the piecing together of the information. Each intern is required to set aside time during the week to complete their portion of the research project. 

The length of the presentation should be approximately 25-30 minutes; allowing for an additional 15 minute question & answer period following the presentation. Every intern is required to present an equal segment of the project. 

On Thursday, July 10th we will have a ‘mock presentation’ day.  At this time, the HR team will meet with the group and will provide constructive feedback on the presentation. The intern group will then have two weeks to practice and make any necessary changes. The final presentation will be presented to senior leadership and is scheduled for Thursday, July 31st at 10 AM ET.  

Purpose

The internship project will give you a chance to work with other interns on an assignment.  You will gain experience in webinars, conference calls and giving presentations. The purpose of this project is for you to gain a solid understanding of doing business from a global perspective. We want you to use your great teamwork and organization skills and create a presentation that will not only improve your resume, but also our entire team here at Dwellworks!