18 Oct What is the economic growth rate of China, India, and Brazil and how have these economies changed the global marketplace?

Key Concepts: global capital markets, global economy, globalization, global players

 

Please view this week’s video, and answer the following questions.

 

What is the economic growth rate of China, India, and Brazil and how have these economies changed the global marketplace? What does this mean for the United States?

 

How has globalization helped countries like China and India?

 

Is China a force to be reckoned with? Why or Why not?

 

Begin your post by creating a new thread. Answer all questions in your initial post. Respond to two other students’ discussion threads for a total of three posts.

 

 

 

IBU641 Topics in International Business

 

Week 2 Discussion

 

Video Chapter 12: Tesco in the U.S.A.

 

Key Concepts: international strategy, international marketing, standardization versus adaptation, globalization, foreign market entry, competitive advantage, competitive strategies

 

Please view this week’s video, and answer the following questions.

 

Tesco’s stores in the United States will carry the Fresh & Easy name. Reflect on the research Tesco conducted prior to entering the U.S. market. Why was it so important for Tesco to understand the grocery market in the United States?

 

Wal-Mart has been closely watching Tesco’s entry to the United States. In fact, Wal-Mart executives have been seen taking notes in Tesco’s Fresh & Easy stores. Discuss the notion of industrial espionage. Does it apply to this situation?

 

Is Tesco successful in the US grocery market? Support your answer with current research and reasons.

 

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IBU641 Topics in International Business

 

Week 3 Discussion

 

Video Chapter 4: Uruguay Head of New Economic Zone

 

Key Concepts: levels of regional economic integration, MERCOSUR, the European Union, the economic and political benefits of economic integration, globalization, international theory

 

Please view this week’s video, and answer the following questions.

 

How has membership in the MERCOSUR trading bloc benefitted Uruguay?

 

Uruguay’s former president Julio Maria Sanguinetti believes that MERCOSUR will continue to grow and facilitate more trade and greater wealth for its members. Would you agree? Why or why not? Use the information about MERCOSUR from the video and the text and conduct additional research to support your answers.

 

How has the Nordex auto assembly plant benefitted from Uruguay’s membership in MERCOSUR?

 

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IBU641 Topics in International Business

 

Week 4 Discussion

 

Video Chapter 6: Cherries: Development vs. Environment

 

Key Concepts: social responsibility, ethics, global economy, trade, globalization, levels of economic development

 

Please view this week’s video, and answer the following questions:

 

Using Porter’s Diamond of competitive advantage, explain Chile’s recent success in exporting fresh produce. How has Chile turned its natural resources into a competitive advantage?

 

How has Chile’s geographic location influenced its trading relationships with Europe and the United States?

 

Many environmentalists are concerned that Chile’s exports of cherries to Europe is damaging to the environment. In your opinion, do Chile’s exports of cherries to Europe represent a threat to the environment that could prove to be detrimental in the long run?

 

Begin your post by creating a new thread. Answer all questions in your initial post. Respond to two other students’ discussion threads for a total of three posts.