Group Assignments Instructions for Walmart Germany Joint Venture Negotiations

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Group Assignments Instructions
You will need to form group of 5 â€“ 8 people to work on group assignments. Â
Minimum 2 pages no maximum â€“ MS Word / PDFÂ
Use any sans serif font (11/12) with a line spacing of 1.5 (Left aligned document)
Use APA format for referencing.Â

Case:Â
Lack of research about the culture of a new market can hurt, even destroy, international business plans. For example, after ten years of struggling in Germany, Walmart exited in 2007. One of Walmartâ€™s errors was to ignore the cultural differences between North America (US & Canada) and Germany.

Your group have been hired as the new advisory board of Walmart Germany to explore the business opportunities in that country once more. The group is scheduled to travel to Germany to visit with a potential partner and enter into the final negotiations of a joint venture agreement. How should the group prepare for the negotiations? Include a table that compares the four listed cultural dimensions of these countries and then prepare a report outlining how your team should approach the negotiations in consideration of the cultural differences. (Between North America and Germany)

The four cultural dimensions are:
â€¢ Power Distance
â€¢ Individualism vs Collectivism
â€¢ Uncertainty Avoidance
â€¢ Long-Term Orientation vs Short-Term Orientation

Group Assignment#1 Rubrics:Â

Â	4 (Expert)	3 (Proficient)	2 (Learner)	1 (Novice)
Integration of Information	The assignment demonstrates that the group has applied concepts learned in the course. Concepts are integrated into group insights and provide concluding remarks that show analysis and synthesis of ideas.	The assignment demonstrates that the group for most part applied concepts learned in the course. Some of the conclusions, however, are not supported in the assignment.	The assignment demonstrates that the group to a certain extent understands and has applied concepts learned in course.	The assignment does not demonstrate that the group has fully understood and applied concepts learned in the course.
Use of evidence and referencing	Â§Â evidence of intimate familiarity with relevant research and concepts Â§Â rich, detailed use of sources that supports argument Â§Â use of sources extends classroom discussions and assigned readings All work cited and complete reference list; as per APAformat	Â§Â evidence of a strong appreciation for the relevant research and concepts Â§Â use of suitable sources Â§Â some evidence of independent research that extends beyond classroom discussions and readings Most work cited and referenced.	Â§Â basic understanding of some core ideas evident Â§Â use of primary and secondary sources superficial or incorrect Â	Â§Â inadequate understanding of key concepts Â§Â factual or conceptual errors Â§Â confused or ineffectual use of source material as evidence Â§Â little to no referencing, as per APA format Â
Depth of Discussion Â Â	In-depth discussion & elaboration in all sections of the assignment. Â	In-depth discussion & elaboration in most of the sections of the assignment.	The group has omitted pertinent content or content runs-on excessively. Quotations from others outweigh the groupâ€™s own ideas excessively.	Cursory discussion in all the sections of the assignment or discussion in only a few sections.
Cohesiveness	Ties together information from all sources. Answers demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the material obtained from all sources.	For the most part, ties together information from all sources. Answers demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the material obtained from all sources.	Sometimes ties together information from all sources. Answers do not demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the material obtained from all sources.	Does not tie together information. Answers Â do not demonstrate understanding of any relationship among the material obtained from all sources.
Grammar and Spellings	The assignment contains no errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling and/or all sentences are complete, well-constructed, and stated in business terms.	1 to 2 errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling and/or all sentences are complete, well-constructed, and most are stated in business terms.	3 to 4 errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling and/or most sentences are complete, well-constructed, and but not stated in business terms.	More than 4 errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling and/or contains sentence fragments or run-on sentences.