TEXT BOOK - International Management: Strategy and Culture in the Emerging World, 1st Edition
Chapter 1
1. What three major factors helped drive the expansion of globalization since the 1971 collapse of Betton Woods? Discuss them briefly.
2. What is NAFTA? List the changes since its inception.
3. What are the major provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
4. In developing ethical standards, what are some of the things that firms need to keep in mind?
5. What is the European Union (EU)?
6. What is the WTO? When was it established and what is its purpose?
Chapter 2
1. Define "culture" and how it is transmitted.
2. What are the problems in dealing with culture?
3. Briefly describe each of the dimensions of value orientation developed by Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck.
4. List and describe the four dimensions identified by psychologist Geert Hofstede.