CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 1 DQ 1,DQ 2
& DQ 3
DQ 1
Review the Discussion
Participation Scoring Guide (linked in the Resources) to familiarize yourself
with the participation guidelines and grading criteria for course discussions.
For this discussion:
- Write a two- to three-paragraph
essay describing your background. Include any cultural experience you may
have from living in another country or working for a business that has an
international component. For example, do you speak any other languages? Do
you live in an area or work for a company where there is ethnic diversity?
- Identify two or three attributes
that successful global managers must possess. You will review these
attributes at the end of the course to see if—and how—they have changed.
- Note any expectations you have for
this course.
Response
Guidelines
Once you have posted your
discussion essay, read other learners' essays. Respond to two classmates'
postings. Please choose learners who have not yet received feedback.
DQ 2
For this discussion,
consider the "quality vs. low cost" issues a U.S. company might face
in outsourcing its supply chain (including manufacturing) overseas. Respond to
the following:
- Identify the elements of
globalization, discussed in Chapter 1, that support such an outsourcing
decision.
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to two other
learners, identifying any cultural or global economic variables that might
affect such a decision.
DQ 3
Global
Economy
Answer Question 7c on page
32 of your textbook: "What would happen if the U.S. required that
flat-panel displays sold in the United States must also be made in the United
States? On balance, would this be a good or bad thing?" (Hill, 2016, p.
32).
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Reply to two learners: one
with a similar viewpoint and one with an opposing viewpoint. The responses
between you and the other learners should take the form of a debate. Do you
agree or disagree with their positions? Why or why not?
Reference
Hill, C. W. L. (2016). Global business today(9th
ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 2 DQ 1,DQ 2
DQ 1
Read the "Venezuela
under Hugo Chávez, 1999–2013" case study on page 42 in your textbook.
(Note: This study was written before Chavez's death in March, 2013, but is
still relevant to the political and economic situation in Venezuela.)
Answer the following
questions (derived from an earlier version of this case study:
- How did the high level of public
corruption in Venezuela impact future growth rates?
- Venezuela benefited from a boom in
oil prices. What happened as oil prices retreated from those high levels?
- Support your positions with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Once you have posted your
essay, respond to at least two other learners.
DQ 2
Read the "World Expo
2020 in Dubai, UAE" case study on page 122 in your textbook.
- Answer Question 3 on page 122:
"If you were in a position to advise a Western company that was
considering doing business in UAE for the first time, what would your
advice be?"
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Once you have posted your
discussion essay, respond to at least two other learners.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 3 DQ 1,DQ 2
DQ 1
Read the "Making
Apple's iPod" case study on page 131 of your textbook. Given the readings
in the course thus far, answer the following questions.
- Why does this case raise an
ethical dilemma?
- Can retailers ever be truly
surprised by the unintended consequences of their continuous pressure on
manufacturers to lower prices?
- Should consumers in the United
States care?
Support your position with
one additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two
other learners. When responding, act as a manager who is seeking new ways to
maintain ethical business practices.
DQ 2
Research (via the Capella
Library or the Internet) the issue of cyber-freedom and Internet censorship in
China as it relates to Google. Then Consider the Philosophical Approaches to
Ethics (starting on page 142), including the Friedman Doctrine, when answering
the following question:
- How does Google reconcile
responsibility to its stockholders, as measured by company profits, with
the issues and decisions they have made?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to two other
learners. When responding, consider whether this is how you would have reacted
to the situation. Propose an alternative decision. Read what your classmates
have posted about your discussion post and adjust your evaluation, based on
their feedback.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 4 DQ 1,DQ 2
DQ 1
Read the "Trade in
Hormone-Treated Beef" case study on page 204 of your textbook and answer
the following:
- Should the European Union be
allowed to ban certain types of meat, even though numerous other countries
consider the meat safe and the World Health Organization considers the EU
ban illegal?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to two other
learners' posts.
DQ 2
Read the "China Limits
Exports of Rare Earth Materials" case study on pages 219–220 in your
textbook and answer the following:
- What is the impact of quotas on
rare earth materials from China on the price of rare earth materials in
the United States, and in the country you have chosen for your course
project?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to two other
learners' posts.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 5 DQ 1,DQ 2
DQ 1
For this discussion, refer
to the "DP World and the United States" case on page 236 in your
text:
- To what do you attribute the
success of DP World in terms of a strategy of international expansion?
- Explain what the future
implications of globalization are for various types of ports in the U.S.
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two
other learners. Take a position regarding foreign ownership of U.S. ports:
- Should U.S. ports be owned and
managed only by U.S. corporations?
- Do you agree or disagree with your
peers' positions? Why or why not?
DQ 2
In part based on the
readings for this week, answer the following questions (based on a previous edition
of our textbook):
- In hindsight, do you think it is
better to protect vulnerable industries such as textiles, or to let them
adjust to the changes that follow entering into free market agreements?
What would the benefits of protection be? What would the cost be?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two
other learners.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 6 DQ 1
Based on the textbook
readings for this week, as well as additional research via the Capella Library
and the Internet, respond to the following:
- Why do you think the Chinese
government originally pegged the value of the yuan against the dollar?
- What were the benefits of doing
this for China? What were the costs?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response Guidelines
Respond to two other
learners.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 7 DQ 1,DQ 2
DQ 1
Read the "Tesco's
International Growth Strategy " case study on page 375 in your textbook
and respond to the following:
- Based in part of your readings for
this unit, relate the different discussions of strategy to the case.
- How should Tesco manage their global
brand?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to two other
learners.
DQ 2
Read the "The Jollibee
Phenomenon - A Philippine Multinational" case study on page 378 in your
text and respond to the following:
- What is the strategic rationale
underlying Jollibee's entry into the Middle East and later the United
States?
- Given that capital to fund
expansion is limited, does it make more sense for Jollibee to expand its
presence in existing geographical markets, or to expand into new
geographical markets such as India?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Evaluate at least two other
learners' posts.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 8 DQ 1
DQ 1
For this discussion:
- Using globalEDGE, the Capella
library, or both sources, identify and briefly evaluate at least two state
and federal economic development resources available to small businesses.
- Support your positions with
additional resources from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to two other
learners.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 9 DQ 1 & DQ 2
DQ 1
Read the "Global
Branding of Avengers and Iron Man" case study on pages 449–450 in your
Hill text. Respond to the following questions:
- What marketing promotional
strategy and tactics are Marvel Studios using to optimize their global
success with Avengers and Iron Man?
- How might Marvel Studios evolve
their marketing strategy and tactics to be even more successful on a
global basis in the future?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two
other learners.
DQ 2
Read the "Managing Expatriates
at Royal Dutch Shell" case study on page 496 in your textbook. Respond to
the following:
- Given the difficulties in
recruiting key personnel for foreign postings, why does Royal Dutch/Shell
continue to emphasize international mobility of its workforce?
- Support your position with one
additional resource from eitherglobalEDGE
or the Capella library.
You mustuse proper APA references
and in-text citations to identify both the textbook and your additional
resource.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two
other learners.
CAPELLA BUS4016 UNIT 10 DQ
1 & DQ 2
DQ 1
Post your draft
presentation as an attachment for classmates to review and provide you feedback
to include in your final version, which is due Friday. In preparation for the
peer review activity, read the Guidelines for Effective Peer Review.
Then provide feedback to
two classmates.
A peer review provides
objectivity and a fresh perspective, and can be used to add clarity to your
work. The feedback you receive encourages self-reflection, as you consider how
to incorporate these comments to revise and strengthen your work. The end
result is a stronger body of work.
Giving
Feedback
When giving feedback,
address the following criteria using the peer review feedback form provided in
the resources section:
- Identify
the strengths of the work first, then identify areas that would benefit
from expansion or clarification.
- Comment
on how well the draft analyzes the cultural communications that affect
international business in the country selected.
- Comment
on how well the draft evaluates various patterns of organizational
structures and hierarchies.
- Comment
on how well the draft distinguishes how culture affects methods of
negotiation in international business in the country selected.
- Comment
if the draft recommends whether or not to launch the product in the
selected country.
- Comment
on how well the draft complies with APA formatting guidelines for
citations and references
- Comment
on the specific feedback questions posted by the author.
As you respond to each of
the items above, provide specific examples from the paper of what is working or
not working for you. Also, avoid focusing your comments on issues of grammar
and copy editing, but if there are glaring issues within the work you can
mention it. Remember to be constructive and respectful in your comments. The
bulk of your feedback should be about how well the learner is achieving the
objectives of the project.
Receiving
Feedback
When receiving feedback
from other learners, you may:
- Thank
them for their time and comments.
- Ask
any follow-up questions regarding their comments.
- Let
them know how their feedback will be used to improve the project.
Be sure to refer to the
Feasibility course project description as create your draft and as you provide
feedback to your fellow learners. As a reminder, the project criteria are as
follows:
- Analyze
the cultural communications that affect international business in the
country selected.
- Evaluate
various patterns of organizational structures and hierarchies.
- Distinguish
how culture affects methods of negotiation in international business in
the country selected.
- Recommend
whether or not to launch product in selected country.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two
learners.
DQ 2
Return to the first discussion activity of the course
("Introductions"). Review the attributes you identified that a
business manager needs, to conduct global business. Reflect on those
attributes, based on what you have learned in this course. Identify any areas
and topics of the course that you would like to see changed or added, and any
areas that you feel were especially useful.
Response
Guidelines
Respond to at least two other
learners.
