Discussion Post
• Walmart struggled in Asia because they did not prepare their stores according to the cultural outlook. People in Asia shop at small stores and buy mainly for the daily meal. If you owned a company in the hotel/hospitality or food/beverage industry and expanded overseas, what cultural outlook and differences would you have to prepare for in your new country?
• In some countries, being on time is very important. When on a business trip or working overseas, what proper etiquette and cultural differences will you need to know? Choose a foreign country to discuss.
• What will you need to do to ensure the proper communication process with overseas colleagues? What could go wrong?
• If you are negotiating with Russian counterparts, can you go about the negotiating process as you would in the United States? Why, or why not?
• Nestle and Nike are multinational companies that are sometimes in the news for problems with environmental issues, child labor issues, low wages, and so on. What would you like to see done by such companies to improve? Should Americans boycott such companies?
• What are five things you need to prepare an employee for when that employee is going overseas as an expatriate? Would you like to be an expatriate? Why, or why not?
• Labor laws and issues are quite different overseas. How would you adjust to some differences? Illustrate potential scenarios.
• If you were to go work overseas, what have you learned from this course that would help you be a better business person in a foreign country?
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.