Instructor Resource
Neuliep, Intercultural Communication, 8e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
Discussion Questions
Chapter 11: Intercultural Communication in Business, Health Care, and
Educational Settings
1. How are the dominant cultural values of the United States reflected in U.S. management styles
and U.S. company policies?
2. How might the U.S. management style of participative management affect a U.S. manager in
Mexico? China?
3. How might the U.S. emphasis on time (i.e., monochronic) affect how you would do business
in Mexico?
4. What considerations would you make in preparing for a presentation in a German or a Chinese
organization?
5. What does it mean to be a student in Mexico? China? Germany?
ETHICS AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS, HEALTH
CARE, AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS
Below are some situations for your students to consider that take into account concepts from
Chapter Eleven.
Instructor Resource
Neuliep, Intercultural Communication, 8e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
1. You’re working for a company that sells high tech computer software and has many
2. You’re studying abroad in a high contact culture. Many of the other students in the class
invade your personal space and touch you frequently and think nothing of it. What will you do?
3. Recently a woman from Saudi Arabia visiting the U.S. was injured in an automobile accident