Week 4 Assgnmt 1
Assignment 1: How Big Global Businesses Compare
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Select one (1) global industry, such as the automobile or cell phone
industry. Next, use the Internet to research three (3) major
international competitors within the chosen industry. Take note of manner
in which the popular international business press (e.g., newspapers,
magazines, e-zines, press releases, etc.) depicts the selected companies.
Write a four (4) page paper in which you:
1. Compare and contrast the three (3) models of culture. Next, select
one (1) of the researched international competitors, and ascertain the
model of culture that is most appropriate for the selected international
competitor. Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Recommend the type of economic system that best relates to each of
the researched international competitors. Predict three (3) potential
effects of such an economic system on the societies in which the system
is involved. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Speculate on the major reasons why certain countries have lagged
behind other countries in economic development. Recommend three (3)
generic actions that the three (3) researched major competitors could
take in order to encourage economic progress within these countries.
Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Imagine that you have been given the opportunity to lead one (1) of
the three (3) researched international competitors. Select one (1)
company in which you are interested in leading, and provide a rationale
for your choice. Propose the necessary major steps—including education,
social development, community activities, bargaining skills, language
skills, conflict management skills, etc.—that you would need to take in
order to propel you from where you are today to a global leadership /
management position at your chosen company.
5. Suggest two (2) global changes in expansion, technology, marketing,
products, services, human resources, and customer service, etc., that you
would make as CEO of the selected international organization from Question
4. Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as
academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page length
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