Assignment 1: Discussion—Addressing Political Issues in Business A country’s political stability is a critical business consideration when deciding to enter a country or not. Put yourself in the shoes of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and his/her management team thinking about global expansion. Your company is in the manufacturing business. You are exploring options where to expand. How will political stability and political systems influence your decision? Using University’s online library resources and the Internet, do the following: Select two countries from different parts of the world with two different political structures. Both countries should have high business potential for your manufacturing company. Contrast and analyze how their political systems and political stability will influence your decision to expand into those countries. Be sure to research real countries and use actual information about the countries. Cite your sources. Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Beginning Monday, March 10, 2014 , post your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area Assignment 2: Discussion—Cultural Intelligence and Business Cross-cultural issues need to be addressed in domestic operations, but even more so in companies operating globally. What is considered a successful human resources (HR) decision in one part of the world may become a challenge in another part of the world. In this assignment, you will look for the appropriate global HR policies. The Amaya Corporation is an MNC whose corporate headquarters are in the United Kingdom (UK), with manufacturing operations in various countries throughout the world. There has been a change in leadership in the company’s subsidiaries in two countries: the Czech Republic and China. In the Czech Republic, a young male executive was sent from Germany. In China, a middle-aged female executive was sent from the company’s operations in India. Now, do the following to complete this assignment: List possible issues the two executives could face in the Czech Republic and China. For each potential issue, provide an analysis to explain why it is a potential problem. Discuss the importance of cultural intelligence and its impact on the globalization of business operations. Propose methods for preparing each executive for their assignment. Support your positions with scholarly resources. Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Beginning Sunday,  March 16, 2014 , post your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area . Assignment 3: Required Assignment—Literature Review: Cultural Theoretical Approaches and CSR For this assignment, you will conduct a literature review of the cultural theories and global management concepts discussed in this course and relate them to the concept of CSR. To complete this assignment, you will read four peer-reviewed articles (listed below) and choose at l.

1. Assignment 1: Discussion—Addressing Political Issues in
Business
A country’s political stability is a critical business
consideration when deciding to enter a country or not. Put
yourself in the shoes of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
his/her management team thinking about global expansion. Your
company is in the manufacturing business. You are exploring
options where to expand. How will political stability and
political systems influence your decision?
Using University’s online library resources and the Internet, do
the following:
Select two countries from different parts of the world with two
different political structures. Both countries should have high
business potential for your manufacturing company.
Contrast and analyze how their political systems and political
stability will influence your decision to expand into those
countries.
Be sure to research real countries and use actual information
about the countries.
Cite your sources.
Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply
APA standards to citation of sources.
Beginning
Monday, March 10, 2014
, post your responses to the appropriate
Discussion Area
Assignment 2: Discussion—Cultural Intelligence and Business
Cross-cultural issues need to be addressed in domestic
operations, but even more so in companies operating globally.
What is considered a successful human resources (HR) decision
in one part of the world may become a challenge in another part
of the world. In this assignment, you will look for the
appropriate global HR policies.

2. The Amaya Corporation is an MNC whose corporate
headquarters are in the United Kingdom (UK), with
manufacturing operations in various countries throughout the
world. There has been a change in leadership in the company’s
subsidiaries in two countries: the Czech Republic and China. In
the Czech Republic, a young male executive was sent from
Germany. In China, a middle-aged female executive was sent
from the company’s operations in India.
Now, do the following to complete this assignment:
List possible issues the two executives could face in the Czech
Republic and China. For each potential issue, provide an
analysis to explain why it is a potential problem.
Discuss the importance of cultural intelligence and its impact on
the globalization of business operations.
Propose methods for preparing each executive for their
assignment.
Support your positions with scholarly resources.
Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply
APA standards to citation of sources.
Beginning
Sunday, March 16, 2014
, post your responses to the appropriate
Discussion Area
.
Assignment 3: Required Assignment—Literature Review:
Cultural Theoretical Approaches and CSR
For this assignment, you will conduct a literature review of the
cultural theories and global management concepts discussed in
this course and relate them to the concept of CSR. To complete
this assignment, you will read four peer-reviewed articles
(listed below) and choose at least three additional articles from
the Argosy University online library. You will analyze and
synthesize the materials to compose a 6–7-page paper of your
analysis.

3. This literature review will be the basis of your LASA
assignment during
Week 7
. Before you begin, review the directions of LASA assignment
to familiarize yourself with its requirements.
Directions:
Access the following articles in the DocSharing section of this
course. Read the articles to analyze the major claims of these
cultural theoretical approaches:
Edward Hall
Adair, W. L., & Brett, J. M. (2005). The negotiation dance:
Time, culture, and behavioral sequences in negotiation.
Organization Science, 16
(1), 33–51. (ProQuest Document ID: 213832617) Retrieved
from
http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/2138326
17?
accountid=34899
Geert Hostede
de Mooij, M., & Hofstede, G. (2010). The Hofstede model:
Applications to global branding and advertising strategy and
research.
International Journal of Advertising
,
29
(1), 85–110. (ProQuest Document ID: 231107811) Retrieved
from
http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/2311078
11?

4. accountid=34899
Shalom H. Schwartz
Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Rodriguez, L., & Wang, S.
C. (2007). The structure of cultural identity in an ethnically
diverse sample of emerging adults.
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 29
(2), 159–173. doi: 10.1080/01973530701332229
The Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Effectiveness (GLOBE) Research Program
Javidan, M., Dorfman, P. W., Sully de Luque, M., & House, R.
J. (2006). In the eye of the beholder: Cross-cultural lessons in
leadership from project GLOBE.
Academy of Management Perspectives, 20
(1), 67–90. (ProQuest Document ID: 210508688) Retrieved
from
http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/2105086
88?
accountid=34899
Then, choose a minimum of
three (3)
additional
articles
from the University online library database. Your selected
articles should discuss some aspects of the cultural theoretical
approaches discussed in the course, as they relate to the concept
of CSR in a global world. Address implementation of CSR
principles within the organization and the external factors that
determine the context of CSR policies. Ensure that your

5. selected articles reflect a blend of research that has contributed
to the generation of applicable theories as well as a critique and
affirmation of the specific theories.
Develop an introduction on the background of each cultural
theory, the concept of CSR, and the purpose of the literature
review.
Analyze all articles and describe the key themes that emerge
across the seven selected articles.
Synthesize the material and summarize the patterns of
similarities and differences regarding how each of the authors
has presented each theme.
Based on your analysis of the literature, conclude by evaluating
the impact of each cultural model on the application of the CSR
in current global business operations. Refer to the internal and
external factors that determine the successful implementation of
CSR policies.
Remember, a literature review is not simply a summary of the
articles, but is a synthesis of the many ideas and concepts
presented in the various articles.
Write a literature review in a 6-pages Word document in APA
format. Utilize at least seven (7) scholarly sources.
Apply APA standards to the citation of sources. By
Thursday, March 20, 2014
, deliver your assignment to the
M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox
.