umuc amba660 session 4 topic 1,2,&3 latest 2017

Session 4

Topic 1. Governmental Influence on Trade: Catfish Dispute

Begin by reading the following two articles from this session's readings list, conduct your own scholarly and reliable non-scholarly research, and then discuss the two questions listed below:

Brown, T. (2001). South and Southeast, Vietnam embroiled in catfish controversy. Marketing News, 35(22), 50.

Carter, D. (2001, December 28). Congressional ruling shuts Vietnamese catfish out of U.S. market. The Washington Times. Retrieved from www.washingtontimes.com

Discussion Questions:

What are the pros and cons of government interventions in this case?

What lessons do you see for managers operating within conflicting sets of national regulation and interests, and any regional agreements?

Hybrid sections only: Come to the F2F class prepared to discuss Topic 1. No online postings required for Topic 1

Online sections: Start your Topic 1 discussion by Saturday midnight. Complete postings by Tuesday midnight. Respond to two of your classmates’ comments (two total responses to classmates for the week).

Topic 2 WTO - Trade Disputes

Select a country from the list of countries posted in Session 5 -- you must choose different countries, first come, first served. Conduct a search at https://globaledge.msu.edu/global-insights/by/country

to identify the current import policies, tariffs and trade restrictions in the country. Other useful sites include the World Trade Organization (https://www.wto.org/). Enter the country's name in the WTO search box (top right corner).

Discuss

Has the country you selected been a complainant or respondent in a case before the WTO in the last 5 years? If so, describe briefly the nature of the dispute. Has the complaint been resolved?

What role did WTO play in the dispute?

What is the country’s trade policy and why have they established it?

What industries or who benefits from these policies?

Does it affect the country's economic structure? If so how?

Hybrid sections: Discuss Topic 2 and Topic 3 online.

All sections: Start your discussions by midnight Saturday. Complete your postings by midnight Tuesday. Respond to at least two of your classmates' comments.

Topic 3 Reflections & Lessons Learned

You read about catfish, WTO disputes, and your classmates’ comments on the questions.

Discuss

What lessons can the industry your team chose to study learn from the cases?

Taking into consideration the current public opinion on trade agreements in the U.S., what is your position on keeping or renegotiating NAFTA? Explain.

Online sections: Respond to all three topics.

Hybrid sections: Discuss Topic 1 in class. Respond online to Topics 2 & 3.

Start your online discussions by midnight Saturday. Complete postings by midnight Tuesday. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ comments.