Javier Enrique Acosta Duarte Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Workshop: IW5-2 International Business and Multicultural Skills Instructor: Gary Palmer Final Assessment Paper Instructor Gary has asked the class to provide an informal assessment paper in which he would like to know how do we feel about culture and ethics before taking this Workshop and how do we feel now after taking it? Being originally from Venezuela, I can say that I was aware of the ethics and culture impact in business and relationship amongst different countries before taking this course, however not to the level of specific details that I learned from this course. But for sure I was aware that the way of thinking, doing business, solving conflicts and approaching relationships varies greatly in every culture. One of the topics I really liked about this course was the High and Low Context Culture Graphics. It was great to know that countries from Japan, Arabia, Italians are at the High Context Culture by fact which means that contexts is as important to what is actually said. This information will definitely impact the way I do business with them in the future. Another aspect that I learned from this course was the importance to consider that culture affects virtually all aspects of a business relationship. I understood that business ethics can vary amongst different cultures, and this is the main cause of conflict and gross misunderstanding between individuals who don’t share the same background (culture, ethics) as me. Being a person without an international Supply Chain Experience, I now know the fact that there are vital differences in cultures and ethics between countries and the fact that culture affects how an individual or group perceives one thing or situation as good or bad; therefore, it is important to focus on those differences in order to ensure international success.