Chinese Business

brief prompt: The branch manager of a US firm hired a Chinese employee to attract buisness from the vast increase in the Chinese community in Los Angeles. A Chinese employee for an American financial institituion believes in doing his work according to the chinese buisness customs and traditions. The employee does not want ...continues

Employee relationship

The manager and the employee does not have a good relationship possibliy because they dont understand each others culture when it comes to doing business. They misinterpret each other and have a feeling of annoyance and distance. As a manager of an american firm, what are the ways the manager can do to improve the working relati ...continues

Drivers of globalization

List the major drivers of globalization. Give three examples of each. Explain at least four effects of globalization.

Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms

Currency Hedging a. Describe Currency Hedging, b. How it is used in global financing operations, c. Describe its importance in managing risks. At least three sources must be cited (preferably peer reviewed sources). I am willing to negotiate the credit value for a high quality response to my query. I can also add t ...continues

Cultural Differences and Employment Practices

Identify an employment practice in another country that is different than the U.S. and discuss a possible cultural reason for this practice?

Trading blocs, copyright protection and NAFTA

Who should enforce the arts and copyright protection? Do governments have a moral and legal obligation to protect other countries laws in this area? Do you all think trading blocs are successful? What are some advantages and disadvantages? One I was studying the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) it was argued t ...continues

US culture, IT security, differences between implementation and formulation

How would you describe the US culture? How do key cultural factors impact US firms operating overseas? Given today's complex international climate, do you think it is more difficult for US firms to go global today? What are some IT security , infrastructure and language issues that companies encounter when expanding globa ...continues

Global Business Cultural Differences

Please help me with the following: I need to find a multi-national corporation and show the cultural differences that the business had between workers and customers. I need the issues and errors that the company made and how managers overcame the barriers. Thank you for this assistance.

IT outsourcing

I'm wondering how logistically do overseas firms who provide IT outsourcing services sell their services to U.S. companies, especially when they are located so far away?

Questions regarding the WTO

The responsibilities of the WTO are the appropriate distribution of responsibilities between international bodies and the role of WTO in this system is the key issues that the WTO and others must address. The WTO must create the legal and institutional arrangements so that policy-making is conducted by those organizations with ...continues