Assessment : Individual assignment

Word count: Min 2700 Max 3000 word report - excludes Appendix and Appendices. Max 4 pages for appendices

Requirement:

Student selects one of the following topics and discusses as require:

Topics:

1. Choose a global fashion, automobile or grocery/supermarket company that has expanded across borders into Asia. Discuss and critique its approach to ‘Internationalisation' including a clear analysis of the strategies and process it has used to expand acrossborders. Also provide a detailed analysis of the challenges and problems the business has faced as it has expanded into the Asian market.

2. Research, discuss and identify how ‘globalization' impacts business today, and what international managers must know to stay ahead of the game. Identify and discuss how outsourcing and offshoring contribute to globalization using a company case study to identify the challenges, opportunities and problems that globalization presents.

3. Choose the government of any company that is a member of the World Bank. Analysethe activities of the World Bank as it relates to improving the infrastructure of the said country through its government. How has that country improved in that particular infra -structural area and how have the related organizations managed in this global context.

4. Conduct an analysis of the socio-cultural implications for managers in the course of doing business between Australia and China and/or India. Use a case study company that has shown success in it's global strategies in this regard.

5. Understanding NationalCulture and its differences has a significant impact on the international manager's ability to effectively deal with different cultures. Discuss the concept of an ‘Ethnocentric' versus ‘Polycentric' and 'Geocentric' approach to management. Identify a company that has expanded globally and how it has had to change its management approach to work effectively across different values and national cultures.

6. Research, identify and discuss the key differences in negotiation and decision making processes used between American and Middle Eastern companies/businesses. Identify an American company that has expanded into the Middle East and use it as a case study to discuss what changes American managers would need to make in order to ensure success in this market.

Suggested limits are as follows:

Executive Summary: ideally one page but no more than two.

Sections 1: Introduction 400 - 600 words,

Section 2: Main body of the essay 2,000 - 2,500 words,

Sections 3: Conclusions 100 - 300 words,

Appendix (words count excluded)

References (5-15references)