International Business
Date: Week 2, 2020, due 03/20/2020 Student Name:
Activity: ONLINE Assignment, Chapters 2 and 3
Instructions:
Dear Students,
For this assignment, please use this form and do the following:
- Read Chapter 2 and 3 of our textbook as assigned last week.
- Read the articles and watch the videos posted (I attach down there)
- Please add your own research if you like.
- Feel free to use additional sources and if you do, please include information/links in your document.
- 3 pages
Use these Video and article to finish the Questions down there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzicXbnmllc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOoffXFpAlU&list=PLa_ZSYFNmJvvtaPCcfY-xQljsJDyhMtWe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMwjscSCcf0
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-culture-map-8-scales-for-work-2015-1
https://worldfinancialreview.com/the-culture-map-decoding-how-people-think-lead-and-get-things-done-across-the-world/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=972f5e02cf789eab3c66ffcbe2a818bdeae247a7-1584409583-0-ARkTh5VyZdblVeUhQhZPeIOAvo2S5PMaT3By4XP3M6LkiNgwE_YWTkgBOoLg8Eb7c7uRANJAMWx-yu00gUpjWCnz9n_Sh-bbHuDsvvrQzxBe1ghWMajozg6L1X8iXtj1y6RcV_-O77H_5V055YuLF1u0pdNRuOfE-Y3xykEqIXDYkocgM_4kohLbLSJ3HaB9HW3FnWVMxpol9yAWErIPeJjM9MgjqE1mKaaVDHKaCDZXmS8kSi1BFQOSquvdGpS40dlahftdnCfdm6AXpHc-CpMw-Ix4zGAGx1uH57BSpvMSVv5-6FlUOz0Lcyx7i4TcA0e_qkQVpO76F5s_My8OPQH7rEjJ6_hwlRG6uEcXat6af2bIb3wtFfnIbytrRf19vQ
QUESTIONS:
- (20 Points)
Discuss the concept of international social responsibility. What role does it play in the relationship between a company and its host country?
- (20 Points)
What is meant by international business ethics? How does the local culture affect ethical practices? What are the implications of such local norms for ethical decisions by MNC managers?
- (20 Points)
Describe the four dimensions of culture proposed by Hofstede. What are the managerial implications of these?
- (20 Points)
Discuss the types of operational conflicts that could occur in an international context because of differences in attitudes towards
- time,
- change,
- material factors, and
Give examples relative to specific countries.
- (20 Points)
Discuss collectivism as it applies to the Japanese workplace. What managerial functions are affected?