Select at least one from the following topics to answer or respond to others' posts (i.e., a minimum of one post is required for this discussion board). Video recording use the simple Canvas reply tool is highly encouraged.

The discussion board will close at the end of the week, i.e., Sunday mid-night. Please refer to the syllabus for grading criteria and requirements. If you reply directly to the following topics, please indicate the topic number you are responding to.

A.  Somebody argue that due to globalization, the cultural identify became more blurred and weakened and thus cultural differences play less and less role in international business. Some others argue that the self-identify of culture is more vivid with the presence of alien culture and also it is not easy for different cultures to mix together due to the embeddedness of culture into a broader social, economic, and historical roots. What's your position? Tell us a little bit about your justification.

B. Are cultural values the same worldwide or are there marked differences?  Are these values changing over time or are they fairly constant?  Please do some research on Japanese culture with a focus on its possible changes over time, and show us your findings.
 

C. Watch the following YouTube video and tell us what you think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmnRKnK-12I&embeds_widget_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fcanvas.uhv.edu%2F&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fuhv.instructuremedia.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fuhv.instructuremedia.com&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title