Management has approved your previous memo detailing your expansion plan to bring Target to the country of Canada and they have asked you to join the next meeting to expand on your ideas for this expansion. The managing director has asked you to prepare a cultural profile as one tool to support the organizations expansion effort detailing the culture of the proposed location and how the U$.$S$.$ operations and this new location facility will work together.

$-$Your report should include the following topics:

$*$develop an extensive cultural profile of the country of Canada that includes research in the following area:

$-$Use the Hofstede research to briefly explain the cultural dimensions of the country.

$-$Discuss the Cultural Predisposition that the company will take regarding operations.

$-$Discuss any cross$-$cultural similarities or differences that might arise in the operations or the environment of the new location including two factors necessary for the successful implementation of this expansion effort.

$-$Describe any cultural barriers to communication that might occur. Think in terms of high$/$low$-$content communication factors related to styles and how communication flows.