It is evident that, social culture for many years has been a predicament or challenge to international business around the world because, the social culture of one country is different with that of another country. This article is dealing with social culture and it effect on international business in Makeni Bombali district, Sierra Leone. In this article, there are two main focuses. The first focus is, to investigate what understanding do the Addax Bioenergy company manager, employee and community resident in the area where Addax Bioenergy company is operating know about the concepts of social culture and international business. Secondly, is to investigate how social culture affect Addax Bioenergy company, employee and community resident in the area where Addax Bioenergy is operating (Makeni Bombali district). The findings of this article were obtained from three categories of informant. These are manager, employee of Addax Bioenergy company and community resident in Makeni Bombali district (the people living in the area where Addax Bioenergy company is operating). This article gives a conclusion and recommendations that will be of importance or significant to future researchers, international businesses and companies, government and investors.
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