Many U.S. companies are doing business internationally‚ but many complex situations can arise. Having an understanding of cultural differences in the workplace becomes important‚ and to understand these differences‚ people need to know and understand a culture’s ecological correlations‚ or in other words‚ the concepts that describe a culture (Brislin‚ P. 278). In reading the case “Negotiations – BWA Discovers the Indonesian Way” in Understanding and Managing Diversity‚ many cultural issues had
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1. Explain the emergence and reasons for longevity of the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire emerged because of its’ favorable geographic location. It was located on a defensible peninsula which had a natural harbor called the Golden Horn‚ which provided trading ships to enter easily. It also controlled the prosperous Mediterranean lands‚ which led to zones of trade‚ communication‚ and interaction – especially with Slavic‚ Arab‚ European‚ and Asian peoples and traditions. Its’ location provided
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1- Why do you think people start using drugs? A. I’ve never used drugs‚ so I really don’t know. It’s most likely curiosity and peer pressure. 2- What would happen if your child began using drugs? A. I would try to stop her from using drugs by spending more time with her so she has no time to do drugs. 3- Have you ever known anyone who used drugs? A. Yes‚ I do know a guy from grad school and he’s openly taking marijuana and openly supporting legalizing other drugs. 4- As a teen‚ how often would you
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Discussion Questions for Starbucks Case The discussion questions below will be the focus of the in-class case discussion. Try to answer them with as much detail as you can. Write down your answers and bring them to the class for discussion. Starbucks operates in the retail coffee market. In the home‚ it has 4% share specialty coffee. In the food service channel‚ it has 5% share. In the grocery stores‚ it has 7.3% in the ground coffee and 21.7% in the whole beans category. 1. What is Starbucks’
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CHAPTER 5 Ethics and Social Responsibility in International Business Chapter Objectives After studying this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Describe the nature of ethics. 2. Discuss ethics in cross-cultural and international contexts. 3. Identify the key elements in managing ethical behavior across borders. 4. Discuss social responsibility in cross-cultural and international contexts. 5. Identify and summarize the basic areas of social responsibility. 6. Discuss how organizations
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The history of international relations is often traced back to the Peace of Westphalia of 1648‚ where the modern state system was developed. Prior to this‚ the European medieval organization of political authority was based on a vaguely hierarchical religious order. Westphalia instituted the legal concept of sovereignty‚ which essentially meant that rulers‚ or the legitimate sovereigns‚ would recognize no internal equals within a defined territory and no external superiors as the ultimate authority
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Page 1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: LECTURER MANUAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: Challenges in a Changing World Janet Morrison LECTURER MANUAL © Janet Morrison‚ 2009. Page 2 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: LECTURER MANUAL Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................3 Designing your course in international business .................
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Chapter FOUR The ECONOMIC Environment CLOSING CASE: Meet the BRICs [See Fig. 4.5.] Over the next 50 years‚ changes in the relative performance‚ scale‚ and scope of the world’s economies will be dramatic. Most notably‚ data indicate that the combined economies of Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China—the so-called BRICs—should surpass those of the G7 nations by 2050 [see Fig. 4.5]. In fact‚ of the original G7 nations‚ only Japan and the United States will still rank among the world’s largest
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Read the case study entitled "Foreign Assignment" on pages 621-622 of your text(Ethical Theory and Business -Tom L Beauchamp and Norman E Bowie‚ 2004). After the meeting with Sara‚ Tom Fried emailed you. In the email‚ he explained the situation and asked your advice. In your email reply back to Tom‚ address the following: What obligations do you feel the bank has to ensure that its employees are not harmed‚ for instance‚ by having their chances for advancement limited by the social customs of a
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can Western countries do to help improve the political climate for doing business in Vietnam? Give examples. a. By continuing and growing their exports‚ this can help to improve business in Vietnam. After the Vietnam war Vietnam became communist in 1975. Even though a lot has changed
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