Each Discussion Question response should be at minimum 150 words and include one scholarly source each. Please separate each response (i.e. bold question, then response, followed by source. continue to repeat sequence)
Unit 1
Read Bringing the World into Focus (page 7). Do you agree with this statement? “Trade between individuals, tribes, and then nations has occurred for thousands of years. Throughout the centuries, the desire to control trade and trade routes has often been the cause of conflict between countries. Why or why not?
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Unit 2
Discuss the essential elements of psychological empowerment? How can leaders affect the psychological empowerment of followers? What factors play a role in an individual’s psychological empowerment?
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Unit 3
Ethnic ties, old colonial alliances, and shared languages appear to affect international trade. Why might this be so? If true, how does this affect international businesses’ strategies regarding which markets to enter? Does government intervention in international trade help or hinder global business strategies?
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Unit 4
Assume you are leading a team composed of representatives from British, Mexican, Brazilian, and Egyptian subsidiaries of your firm. The team must make a number of major decisions. What guidelines might you develop for yourself for leading the team through its decision- making process? What steps might you take to enhance the team’s cohesiveness? How successful do you think such an effort would be?
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Unit 5
Read Building Global Skills (P. 560) regarding being an international HR manager and carefully consider the strengths and weaknesses of each of the four leading candidates for the job. Select the individual you think is the best candidate.
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Unit 6 –
What are the key lessons that you learned in this course? Why are these lessons important to you?
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APA Source: Griffin, W., R., Pustay, W., M. International Business: A Managerial Perspective, 8/e. [VitalSource]. Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780133506433/
