Business

this is your first Assignment - Based on CH 2.  Please follow the brief (given below)

* Read the Case (end of the chapter) - Page 77

* Answer the four questions given in the end.  There is no need to type the questions - just question numbers will do

* While answering the questions, make sure you use concepts from the chapter to show your understanding.  You need to define and apply concepts to the case situation.

* Type your work in a word document - Click on the assignment link, browse your computer, attach the document and submit

* One page maximum, single space with a 1" margin on all sides

* You must cite your sources, using the MLA format - no Wikipedia!

* Due: Saturday, Jan 28 by 11.45 PM

Book: International business The challenges of Globalization

Fifth Edition

Author: Wild Wild Han

If your international firm were doing business in Asia, would you feel partly responsible for these social trends? Is there anything that your company could do to ease the tensions these cultures are experiencing? Be specific.

In your opinion, is Globalization among the causes of the increasing of divorce, crime and drug abuse in Asia? Why or Why not?

Broadly defined. Asia comprises over 60 percent of the words population-a population that practices buddhism, confucianism, hinduism, islam, and mumerous other religions. Give the fact that there are considerable cultural differences between countries such as China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Malaysia, is it possible to carry on a valid discussion of "Asian" values? Why or why not?

Consider the following statement: "Economic development and capitalism require a certain style of doing business in the twenty-first century. The sooner the Asian cultures adapt the better." Do you agree or disagree? Explain.