This document discusses cultural influences on global business. It covers 4 topics: culture around the world, culture and social organizations, communication across cultures, and values around the world. Each topic contains lessons on influences of culture, family relationships and societal institutions, direct/indirect communication and nonverbal cues, and how values vary between individualism/collectivism, technology, leadership, religion, and time concepts. The document aims to describe cultural impacts and adjusting to differences across global business interactions.