Graded Homework

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 steps—including 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.
6. 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 student’s name, the professor’s 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.