MGT 448 All Assignments

Week 1

Individual Assignment Globalization Questionnaire

Prepare a comprehensive response to the following questions in 350 words.

What is globalization, and what are some of the traditional international trade theories that support the concept of globalization?

List the major drivers of globalization and provide three examples of each.

Explain at least four effects of globalization that affect your community and your organization.

Week 2

Individual Assignment Regional Integration for and Against Articles

Select a region approved by your instructor and choose a trading bloc (NAFTA, EU, ASEAN, etc.) within that region.

Write two 350- to 500-word articles, one article in favor of regional integration and another article against regional integration.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of regional integration and relate the stage of economic development of the economically integrated region to potential business opportunities.

Team Assignment Comprehensive Analysis Presentation

Select a product and a country for a global business venture. Conduct a regional, country, and product analyses for your new global venture. Prepare a 5- to 7-slide summary presentation illustrating the following:

Region Analysis

o Regional alliances and economic integration

o Social, health, and cultural conditions

o Terrorism threats

o Technology status

o Economic conditions /Finance options available

o Environmental concerns/Physical environment and its affect on trade

o Political stability/climate

Country Analysis

o Social, health, and cultural conditions

o Terrorism threats

o Technology status

o Economic conditions /Finance options available

o Environmental concerns/Physical environment and its affect on trade

o Political stability/climate

Organization and product or service analysis

o Description of your organization

o Product needs assessment of the target country

o Description of product to meet the need

o Global Mission Statement

Format your written paper consistent with APA guidelines. Use the template provided to assist with compliance of format and content.

Week 3

Learning Team Assignment Country Risk and Strategic Planning Analysis Paper

Prepare a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper in which you conduct a country risk analysis for your selected global business venture. Analyze the following risks in your paper:

Political, legal, and regulatory risks

Exchange and repatriation of funds risks

Competitive risk assessment

Taxation and double taxation risks

Market risks (four Ps)

Distribution and supply chain risks

Physical and environmental challenges to entering and operating in a target market

Social and cultural risks

Cyber or technology

Describe how you would manage these risks

Summarize your strategic planning process:

Define and clarify mission and objectives

SWOTT analysis of target country

Make strategy selection

Select and justify an appropriate mode of entry for your global product or service

Control and evaluation

Devise contingency plan

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Week 4

Individual Assignment Case Study Nike Sweatshop Debate Case Study

Select one of the following cases from the International Business Textbook:

Nike: The Sweatshop Debate at the end of Part 2

Google in China at the end of Chapter 4

Boeing versus Airbus: Two Decades of Trade Disputes at the end of Part 3 (Video is not required to complete this case.)

Week 5

Individual Assignment Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms

Choose one of the following topics. Prepare a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you analyze one of the following global financing and exchange rate topics:

Purchasing power parity and the Big Mac index

Currency hedging

Hard and soft currencies

Countertrade

Financing via letters of credit and EXIM Bank and commercial banks

Tariff and nontariff barriers

Roles of international financial institutions (e.g. IMF, World Bank, ADB, etc.)

Euro currency markets

Define your selected topic.

Explain how your topic is used in global financing operations and describe its importance in managing risks.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

The Russian Ruble Crisis and Its Aftermath at the end of Part 4

Molex at the end of Part 6

Merrill Lynch in Japan at the end of Part 6

Write a 500- to 750-word paper in which you address the following topics:

Describe the legal, cultural, and ethical challenges that confront the global business presented in your selected case study.

Determine the various roles that host governments played in this particular global business operation.

Summarize the strategic and operational challenges facing global managers illustrated in your selected case.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.