MGT 510 Week 4 Assignment 1 How Big Global

Businesses Compare
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Assignment 1: How Big Global Businesses Compare

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Select one (1) global industry, such as the automobile or cell phone
industry. Next, use the Internet to research three (3) major international
competitors within the chosen industry. Take note of manner in which
the popular international business press (e.g., newspapers, magazines, e-
zines, press releases, etc.) depicts the selected companies.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1. Compare and contrast the three (3) models of culture. Next, select
one (1) of the researched international competitors, and ascertain the
model of culture that is most appropriate for the selected international
competitor. Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Recommend the type of economic system that best relates to each
of the researched international competitors. Predict three (3) potential
effects of such an economic system on the societies in which the system
is involved. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Speculate on the major reasons why certain countries have lagged
behind other countries in economic development. Recommend three (3)
generic actions that the three (3) researched major competitors could
take in order to encourage economic progress within these countries.
Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Imagine that you have been given the opportunity to lead one (1)
of the three (3) researched international competitors. Select one (1)
company in which you are interested in leading, and provide a rationale
for your choice. Propose the necessary major stepsincluding
education, social development, community activities, bargaining skills,
language skills, conflict management skills, etc.that you would need
to take in order to propel you from where you are today to a global
leadership / management position at your chosen company.
5. Suggest two (2) global changes in expansion, technology,
marketing, products, services, human resources, and customer service,
etc., that you would make as CEO of the selected international
organization from Question 4. Provide a rationale for your response.
1. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify
as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Examine the management concepts in a global business including
culture, ethics, and social responsibility.
Examine the complexity of understanding new cultures and its
impact to multinational management.
Evaluate strategic management and participation strategies in a
global business.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
global management.
Write clearly and concisely about global management using proper
writing mechanics
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 MGT 510 Week 9 Assignment 3 Keys to Success
in Multinational Companies
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Assignment 3: Keys to Success in Multinational Companies

Due Week 9 and worth 220 points

It is widely known that Knowledge Management Systems are the key to

success in multinational companies. Imagine that you are a Vice
President of a company that is ramping up to go global.
Please choose one (1) of the following industries for the purposes of this
assignment:
Jewelry
Fashion / Apparel
Chemicals
Consumer electronics, electronic components
Medical supplies or equipment
Bins, totes, crates, material handling
Food products
Drug products
Childrens products, clothing, toys, etc.

Note: You may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed
for the completion of this assignment.

You have been tasked with designing a comprehensive best practices

policy list geared towards managing existing knowledge and any new
knowledge as it becomes viable. The best practices policy should
include a compiled task list that will help your company to handle not
only the regular issues of conducting business within a foreign country,
but also the unexpected events (e.g., earthquakes, demonstrations, bomb
threats, etc.), no matter the country or countries into which you will be
expanding. The policy list should also take any unique challenges that
your company may face into consideration.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Design a comprehensive best practices policy list that includes policies
on the following:
Sanitation (e.g., hand washing, toilet facilities, etc.)
Eating and / or drinking (e.g., at desks, on the company grounds, inside
in the manufacturing area at designated tables / areas, etc.)
Conflict resolution (e.g., settling disputes, mediation and / or arbitration
with designated mediator on staff, etc.)
In-house teams (e.g., minimum meeting times, scribes, appointed
leaders, etc.)
Online team (e.g., 24-hour coverage on phone due to time differences,
etc.)
Security (e.g., leaving doors open, locks, key return policy for departing
workers, etc.)
Emergency evacuation procedures
Determine the key benefits of creating such policies. Provide a rationale
for your response.
Speculate on the major ramifications if such policies are not created.
Provide a rationale for your response.
Predict the significant ways in which the best practices policy that you
created will contribute towards the long-term sustainability of the
company. Provide a rationale for your response.
Determine whether or not your best practices policy would provide a
competitive advantage over other international companies. Provide one
(1) example of a company using a best practices policy to support your
response.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic
resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students
name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment

are:
Evaluate strategic management and participation strategies in a global
business.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in global
management.
Write clearly and concisely about global management using proper
writing mechanics.
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MGT 510 Week 9 Assignment 3 Successful
Domestic Company Goes Global
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Assignment 3: Successful Domestic Company Goes Global!

Due Week 9 and worth 280 points
Imagine that you are the CEO of a successful domestic company. In the
last 6 months, many potential clients in foreign countries have expressed
a desire to conduct business with you. You know that in order for your
company to grow, you will have to expand overseas. You have recently
attended a local three (3)-day international trade exposition and have
gathered many brochures on the foreign companies interested in doing
business with your company.
After meeting with the Executive Committee of your successful
domestic company, you decide that you will need to identify a minimum
of two (2) countries for expansion and two (2) expatriates whom you
will send into the chosen countries. The selected expatriates will learn
about the countries cultures and business activities there. You must
prepare a report for the potential employees who may want to take an
overseas assignment, the Executive Committee, and the Board of
Directors.
Use the Internet and Library to research possible countries for
expansion. Next, conduct research on leveraging expatriates over
country nationals for business overseas. Finally, research books that
could help expatriates in their transition to working overseas.
Note: You may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed
for the completion of this assignment.
Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:
1. Create a guide to leveraging expatriates. The guide should include
four to six (4-6) sources that address benefits and challenges of sending
expatriates to other countries.
2. Examine the major benefits that this report can provide for the
organization, and suggest two (2) uses for the information contained
therein. Justify your response.
3. Analyze the major factors (e.g., distance, cultural background,
knowledge of the related countries, languages spoken, relatives who may
live in another country, etc.) that would influence your choice of
countries into which your company would expand. Recommend two (2)
countries for expansion. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Determine three (3) criteria that you would consider when deciding
which employees to send abroad. Justify your response.
5. Propose the major methods and / or incentives you would use in
order to encourage the selected employees to become expatriates.
Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Recommend one (1) strategy to ensure that both the Executive
Committee and the Board of Directors are committed to the expansions.
Justify your response.
7. Recommend two (2) books that the selected expatriates should take
with them when they go overseas. Provide a rationale for your response.
8. Outline a guide for expatriates who will reside within another
country for one to two (1-2) years. The related guide should cover the
following topics: selecting items to pack, accommodating a vehicle (i.e.,
leave behind or send overseas), shipping or selling furniture, moving
pets, and arranging accommodations for children and / or family residing
in another country for the discussed length of time.
9. Develop a framework for your presentation. The framework should
include the following:
1. Relevant visuals
2. Statistics that support the decision to expand into the identified
countries
3. A feasibility study of your companys proposed expansion to the
countries in question
4. Information related to renting or buying land or a building
5. Any other information relevant to the case for expansion
10. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Evaluate the implementation process related to strategy
management.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
global management.
Write clearly and concisely about global management using proper
writing mechanics.