Instructions

My country is Iraq. In your research you should focus on the Business Communication topics addressed in the Bovee and Thill textbook (see Chapter 3). You should include an overview of how business communication is handled in that country, as well as a comparison of your selected country and the United States. Include items that might be barriers to effective communication and mention how those barriers might be addressed (see Chapter 3 for possible topics i.e. social differences, legal and ethical differences, contextual differences, nonverbal differences, religion differences, age differences, gender differences, culture differences, etc.). Submit a formal business report that is at least 8 pages of “content.” *Note: the Title Page, Reference Page, Memorandum, and Executive Summary summarizing your research are in addition to the actual report and are not part of the 5-page min. All items must be in the same document. This is NOT a history of the country, but should focus on business communication in the selected country and compared to that of the U.S. Make sure you cite your sources both within the paper and on a Reference page (utilizing APA format) and be sure to use headings (both first and second level) for the report. This report should be professional in appearance. Since this report is brief, a Contents Page is not necessary. I do ask that you please double space the report to make it easier for me to read. This will also help with the min. page requirement as well. Please use APA formatting for citing references, both in-text and on the Reference page. You should cite/reference the text somewhere in the report and have a min. of (5) additional references cited/referenced, for a total of 4 min. • In text citation format examples in APA: • Direct quotes – “Business communication is essential” (Bovee & Thill, 2021, p. 123). • Paraphrasing – Business communication is important (Bovee & Thill, 2021). Page 11 of 14 ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE: Class, if it helps, for the report, you are my researcher and I will be conducting business in your chosen country. You are researching and reporting to me the best business communication practices, etc. for me to conduct my business there. Therefore, the memo is addressed to me.