ASSIGNMENT

Identify concepts (e.g., ethnocentrism, cultural value preferences, international strategies, organizational design, etc.). Name concepts and discuss them on paper. Ten pages, in Times New Roman, 12-font, double spaced, 1″ margins. Cover pages, content tables, quotations, images, and reference pages are not required and not count towards the minimum page requirement if provided. Paper must be of professional quality and style (not necessarily APA/MLA). No gossip, bad language nor disrespect towards the opinions of other people (i.e., cultures). Address the nine G/I objectives mentioned in the syllabus, as far as they are relevant to the case:

1.Develop an understanding and appreciation of why managers should study international business even though they may not be planning for an overseas career.

2.Identify the environments to which international business is subject.

3.Describe the international monetary system.

4.Develop an awareness of the economic theories on international trade, development and investment.

5.Differentiate the types of international organizations.

6.Describe the influence of sociocultural, political and legal forces.

7.Describe how the fundamentals of accounting, finance, management, and marketing assume new and different dimensions when two or more countries are involved.

8.Demonstrate knowledge and recognition of complexities inherent in global and/or intercultural issues.

9.Interrelate knowledgeably, reflectively, responsibly, and respectfully with a society of increasing intercultural connections.