CAP GM 591 Week 1 DQ 1 International Technology

Discuss the effects of various forms of technology on international business. What role does the Internet play? Where is all this leading? Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 1 DQ2 Business Ethics

What is meant by international business ethics? Should the local culture affect ethical practices? What are the implications of local norms for ethical decisions by MNC managers?  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 1 DQ3 Corporate Responsibility

What are the benefits of corporate responsibility? Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.

CAP GM 591Week 1 The Multinational Organization Paper

Select a specific company, headquartered in a foreign country, and explore its potential for expansion by researching IBIS World and EIU databases within the University Library.

Choose another international country. How would you manage this company's expansion into its market? Consider the challenges and opportunities afforded a multinational organization's operation by researching EIU database within the University Library.

Create a 1,400-word document with a basic overview of the country and company:

• Select a company in the context of global environment and social responsibility in a digital economy.
• Explain the reasons for the choices and list the possible challenges and opportunities presented in terms of organizational management.
• What aspects must be considered before making the business decision to expand?
• What capabilities do International organizations need to develop to function effectively in multiple environments?   

Cite at least three references in your analysis in APA format. Refer to your textbooks for additional references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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CAP GM 591Week 1 Learning Team Charter

Complete a Learning Team Charter.  Teams work together throughout the course.  Each team member is to provide their input into the team charter and actively participate in team assignments.  

CAP GM 591Week 2 DQ1 Culture

How does culture affect international business operations? Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 2 DQ2 Communicative Styles

Why is understanding communicative styles of different cultures important to understanding the need to adapt to those cultures? Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 2 DQ3 Business Principles

In Chapter 4 (Argenti, 2016) there is several business principles discussed throughout the chapter.  Select two (2) of the principles you think are important and why they are important.  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 2 Impact of Culture on Creating Value and Corporate Responsibility Paper

Prior to meeting as a team, research the cultural context, such as communication, negotiation and decision making, within the company/country you selected in Week 1.

Review the information individually, keeping a log of key points and their impact on multinational organizations in a digitized economy. 

Create a 1,400-word document incorporating the following elements:

• Analyze the impact of culture on key business practices in context of creating value and corporate responsibility.
• Summarize the best practices that can be applied to creating value and corporate responsibility in a multinational organization.

Cite at least three references in your analysis in APA format. Refer to your textbooks for additional references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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CAP GM 591Week 3 DQ1 International

Discuss why companies go international; provide specific reactive and proactive reasons. Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 3 DQ2 Entry Strategies

Compare the merits of the entry strategies discussed in this week’s reading. What is the role in an integrative global strategy?  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.

CAP GM 591Week 3 DQ3 Corporate Responsibility

Analyze management’s role in corporate responsibility.  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 3 Creating Value Through Corporate Responsibility Paper

Revisit the country and company you chose in Week 1 in the context of Creating Value through Corporate Responsibility.

Imagine you are the CEO for a Multinational organization seeking to expand its international operations. The market analysis is favorable. It is important to identify issues and develop a strategy going forward including a preferred mode of entry.

Create a 1,400-word document examining best business practices focused on creating value through corporate responsibility, keeping in mind business, cultural, and legal practices. Consider how the chosen organization's entry may be integrated into this market.

• How might the organization create and maintain a competitive advantage here?
• Analyze methods for managing integration, responsiveness, and flexibility. Be specific and justify your answers.

Cite at least three references in your analysis in APA format. Refer to your textbooks for additional references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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CAP GM 591Week 3 Learning Team Deliverable

Complete the Learning Team Deliverable.

Read "Foreign Businesses Tread Carefully as Cuba Opens Up," by Marc Frank in Havana, FT.com, February 1, 2015. International Management, Chapter 6, page 222, Deresky (2017).

 Write a 600 word paper following APA guidelines addressing the following question:

 What entry strategy do you think would work best for this company?  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.

CAP GM 591Week 4 DQ1 Strategic Plan

How does culture influence an organization strategic plan?  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 4 DQ2 Strategies

Discuss two types of strategies a company might use to enter an international business market.  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 4 DQ3 Corporate Responsibility Strategy

Discuss how an organization implements its strategy for corporate responsibility?  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 4 Strategic Choices and Implementation Paper

Review the Case Study "Foreign Companies in China Under Attack" in Ch. 7 of International Management.

Create a 1,050-word document that examines the many challenges faced by different size firms in the context of global supply chains and corporate responsibility in particular, and the organizational expansion chosen in Week 1.

• What organizational capabilities are needed to respond to these challenges?
• What competitive innovations would you like to see implemented for this cross-border organization?

Cite at least three references in your analysis in APA format. Refer to your textbooks for additional references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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CAP GM 591Week 4 Learning Team Deliverable

Complete the Learning Team Deliverable.
Locate two journal articles from the University Library that is related to this week course topic/objective.   

Write a summary of the articles (350 - 600 words) and describe how and why the selected article meets the criteria.   Include a title page that indicates that each member of the team has substantively participated in the discussions.  Ensure APA guidelines are followed.

CAP GM 591Week 5 DQ1 Teamwork

How may an organization build global teamwork in a joint alliance? What steps are necessary for this to occur? Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 5 DQ2 Motivation

Compare and contrast how motivational techniques in different countries influence the approach to training. Provide some examples that support your answer.  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 5 DQ3 CR Communication Strategy

Examine how two companies implemented their communication strategy of corporate responsibility in Chapter 9, Communicating Corporate Responsibility (Argenti, 2016).  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 5 Effective Global Teams Presentation

Scenario: The CEO has assembled a team to consider further expansion to become a viable multinational organization focused on Creating Value and Corporate Responsibility.

Create an 8- to 12-slide presentation with speaker notes using Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Publisher®, Word, or sites such as Glogster® or PiktoChart®. 

• Address the various capabilities needed for managers within an organization that operates in several different countries outside of the homeland.
• Include specific managerial recommendations for creating an effective global team for a multinational organization.
• Address knowledge management, collaboration, and communication.
• Identify the performance criteria that indicate the organization has met its global goals.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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CAP GM 591Week 6 DQ1 Alliances and Acquisitions

Often the cultural side of alliances and acquisition integration is the area that is managed the least well. What are some challenges for leadership in motivating a cross-cultural workforce? Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 6 DQ2 Corporate Philanthropy

Discuss the importance of Corporate Philanthropy.  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  

CAP GM 591Week 6 Management Plan

Create a 2,100-word management plan for a multinational organization seeking to expand into several different markets in the context of Creating Value (People, Profits and Planet) through Corporate Responsibility. The plan should include:

• The basic overview of the environment and social responsibility in the context of the country and company you chose in Week 1
• The best business, cultural, and legal practices you examined in Week 2
• Additional best practices discovered with your Learning Team in Week 5, including:
• Cultural, national, social, corporate and technological variables an organization must consider
• Various styles of international management
• The development of a global and local mindset
• Managing across locations, boundaries and values
• Global business teams: communication channels, barriers with focus on value creation for all stakeholders
• Best practices in leading and creating sustainable competitive advantage for a digital economy

Cite at least three references in your analysis in APA format.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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CAP GM 591Week 6 Learning Team Deliverable

Complete the Learning Team Deliverable

 Write a 600 word summary discussing the impact of women in global leadership roles.  Support your answers with textbook and/or peer reviewed resources.  Follow APA guidelines.