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Introduction to Business 2e

Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills

Introduction to Business 2ePreparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills

Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills

  1. How can a country’s customs create barriers to trade? Select a country (perhaps one not discussed in the chapter) and describe such barriers in that country. Then give examples of problems that U.S. business professionals might experience when interacting with colleagues in that country. (Information)
  2. How has Brexit impacted the UK? The European Union as a whole? (Systems)
  3. Do you think that CAFTA has a major impact on the U.S. economy? Why? (Systems)
  4. What do you think is the best way for a small company to enter international trade? Why? (Information)
  5. How can the United States navigate the growth happening in China and India? (Information)
  6. Identify some U.S. multinational companies that have been successful in world markets. How do you think they have achieved their success? (Information)
  7. Team Activity Divide the class into teams. Each team should choose a country and research its infrastructure to determine how it will help or hinder trade. Include a variety of countries representing differently sized economies. (Resources, Interpersonal, Information, Technology)
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