International Business Essay

 Course Essay Assignment 

Assignment – Students will imagine that a firm that would like to conduct business in the following countries has hired them: Brazil, China, and India. In a written report to their employer, students will discuss what information the firm would need to know about the country before they attempt to do business there. Students will look at social-cultural, economic, legal-political, and managerial differences between the US and the other countries. Students will choose from Brazil, China, or China, which country they would like to study.  See attached checklist as a starting point for investigating a foreign culture.
Students will:
1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of management in a globally interdependent and diverse business world.
2. Highlight the opportunities and challenges of conducting business in other countries.
3. Develop an understanding of cultural and legal differences in the global business
      environment.
4. Compare and contrast the social-cultural environment of Brazil, China or India to the US.
5. Compare and contrast the economic environment of Brazil, China or India to the US.
6. Compare and contrast the legal-political environment of Brazil, China or India to the US.
7. Compare and contrast the managerial differences of Brazil, China or India to the US.
8. Synthesize research into a managerial report. 
Methodology

Discussions on doing business in other countries, introducing students to the language and concepts of globalization will be covered during the semester.
Search YouTube to locate multiple video clips on doing business in Brazil, India, and China (document your searches 
Students will read selected chapters in their textbook “Global Business Today” Hill/ Ten Edition McGraw Hill.  In addition, students will be encouraged to search the Internet for current (no older than one year) journal, magazine and newspaper articles.  Sources must be documented.   

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The essay will be between 500-700 words. Final Essay due May 1, 2019 11:59 pm EST.
Font:   Your essay should be typed in 12-point Arial, Times or New Roman fonts.
Double-Spaced: Your entire essay should be double-spaced, with no single spacing anywhere and no extra spacing anywhere. There should not be extra spaces between paragraphs.
Heading: In the upper left corner of the first page of your essay, you should type your name, the instructor’s name, your class, and the date, as follows:
Your Name

Ms. Williams

INT 110-0901

May 11, 2019
Margins: According to the MLA, your essay should have a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, left, and right.
Page Numbers: Your last name and the page number should appear in the upper right corner of each page of your essay, including the first page, as in Jones 3. Insert your name and the page number as a “header.” Do not type this information where the text of your essay should be.
Title: Your essay should include a title. The title should be centered and should appear under the heading information on the first page and above the first line of your essay. The title should be in the same fonts as the rest of your essay, with no quotation marks, no underlining, no italics, and no bold.
Indentation: The first line of each paragraph should be indented. According to the MLA, this indentation should be 1/2 inch or five spaces, but pressing [Tab] once should give you the correct indentation.
Align Left: The text of your essay should be lined up evenly at the left margin but not at the right margin. In your word processor, choose “Align Left.” Do not choose “Justify.”