Based on your own independent research, identify a global event (could be an act of God event or man-made event) in the past that caused a massive disruption to supply chain and logistics in the US (or another part of the world)? Also Comment on two of your peers on what you learned from their […]
Pick any global company of your choice and identify the type of strategy that the company has used in international markets (Refer to Figure 14.13). Answer the following in detail – What changes did the company make to its offerings in order to achieve this strategy? Why do you think this choice was appropriate for […]
America Online (AOL) is a leader in the Internet access provider industry. In 1996, the company changed a controversial accounting method involving the treatment of the cost of advertising and free trials. The following is an excerpt from a May 15, 2000, CNET News.com article: America Online will pay a civil penalty of $3.5 million […]
Public companies must, by law, publish their financial statements every year. The Additional Student Resources contains “the Target Corporation 2017 Annual Report”. There, you will find the complete 2017 financial statements and supplementary data of the Target Corporation. For this week’s first Discussion, you will find, analyze, and discuss another public company’s financial statements. Required: […]
First, watch Former Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schultz and Alibaba founder Jack Ma discuss the success of Starbucks in China. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBKL9752NWwLinks to an external site. Then, read the article Links to an external site.about the success of Starbucks and McDonald’s in a difficult market such as China. Follow this with your own research on how other […]
Write a 2-3 page executive briefing of a selected business-related case pertaining to the topic of contract law. Introduction In this introductory course to business law, you will examine real-world court decisions pertinent to the topics that you will be studying. This is not a course designed to train lawyers, and you are not […]
Purpose This assignment is intended to give you an opportunity to strengthen your skills in gathering and analyzing business-related information. It provides a deeper understanding of how companies can look at globalization as part of their strategic and operational plans. The assignment has two parts: one focused on information research and analysis, and the […]
First, watch the Tedx Talk by Peter Alfandry “Myth of GlobalizationLinks to an external site” to learn more about how culture shapes cross-cultural interactions. In the Ted Talk identify at least three areas/attributes of cultural differences (e.g., perception of time). Then, visit the Culture Crossing Guide website Links to an external site.and from the drop-down […]
First, watch the PBS NewsHour video “How Germany Became Europe’s Richest CountryLinks to an external site. and read the Bloomberg article “German Trade Surplus Widens as Exports Unexpectedly Increase Links to an external site.” to learn more about German approach to trade and creating an export surplus. Then, respond to the following three questions – […]
Quickbooks makes it easy to download and categorize all of your business expenses so that you can keep track of all of them in your bank and credit card accounts automatically. In addition, Quickbooks makes it easy to find the details of a cash transaction in a matter of minutes if you want to keep […]