This discussion posting mustfollow this format:

1. Question one written out as posted
   Your answer to question one

2. Question two written out as posted
   Your answer to question two

…etc….

3. Listing of the references that you used to write the posting.

The answers to ALLquestions COMBINEDmust be at least 200 words. (example… So for discussion 1, not including the word count for the question itself or the references, by the time you have answered question 1 & 2 above, you would have written a minimum of 200 words).

Week 5  discussion 1

Interactive Activity: Global Business Today. Please respond to the following:

1. Imagine this scenario: you are a marketing manager for a small tea company, Azure Sky Tea. Devise a process for the company to efficiently import raw tea from a large Indian port into the U.S. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.
2. Recommend a trade financing process for Azure Sky Tea. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.

Week 5discussion 2

Licensing and Market Entries. Please respond to the following:

1. What is the major advantage of using licensing as a market entry tool?
2. What is the major disadvantage of using licensing as a marketing entry tool?
3. Analyze how keiretsu might affect a small company that is trying to compete with a Japanese competitor or that is trying to enter the Japanese market.
4.  Which market entry option would you recommend for a small tea company, such as Azure Sky Tea? (ie. Licensing, foreign direct investment, or strategic alliance)

Order Description
Outline the economic and political arguments for regional economic integration. Given these arguments, explain why there are not more examples of integration in the world economy besides for example, the European Union.
BSD119 GLOBAL BUSINESS

(10%) Graded Tutorial Exercise, eg Week 3 – format and approach

TUTORIAL DETAILS:
Day Time Room

STUDENT’S NAME: _________________________________________

Student’s Number: ________________________

Assignment Question
Outline the economic and political arguments for regional economic integration. Given these arguments, explain why there are not more examples of integration in the world economy besides for example, the European Union.
300-500 words maximum
Type responses to the question here (Times Roman 12 pitch)
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ See over page for Referencing requirements

References

Source at least four references for this exercise.

As a minimum, one each of the following would suffice: text book, referred journal, web site (can be company and/or government sites) and newspaper reports.

Other selections deemed appropriate could be sourced from a variety of different authors including: the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) information, company annual reports, university occasional papers, Hansard, and more.

Examples then might be:
• Set Text: Hill, C.W., Cronk. T. & R. Wickramasekera (2014), 3rd ed. Global Business Today: an Asia-Pacific Perspective, McGraw-Hill, Sydney.
• Journal: Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, or International Business Review.
• Web site: Company sites of respective companies give insights into what they are doing.
• Newspaper reports: The daily newspapers in Australia are The Australian, Australian Financial Review, (both available in ILC at QUTIC). The Sydney Morning Herald, Adelaide Advertiser, West Australian News are not locally sourced, but along with The Wall Street Journal from New York, all are available in the Gardens Point library.

Order Description
Outline the economic and political arguments for regional economic integration. Given these arguments, explain why there are not more examples of integration in the world economy besides for example, the European Union.
BSD119 GLOBAL BUSINESS

(10%) Graded Tutorial Exercise, eg Week 3 – format and approach

TUTORIAL DETAILS:
Day Time Room

STUDENT’S NAME: _________________________________________

Student’s Number: ________________________

Assignment Question
Outline the economic and political arguments for regional economic integration. Given these arguments, explain why there are not more examples of integration in the world economy besides for example, the European Union.
300-500 words maximum
Type responses to the question here (Times Roman 12 pitch)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ See over page for Referencing requirements

References

Source at least four references for this exercise.

As a minimum, one each of the following would suffice: text book, referred journal, web site (can be company and/or government sites) and newspaper reports.

Other selections deemed appropriate could be sourced from a variety of different authors including: the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) information, company annual reports, university occasional papers, Hansard, and more.

Examples then might be:
• Set Text: Hill, C.W., Cronk. T. & R. Wickramasekera (2014), 3rd ed. Global Business Today: an Asia-Pacific Perspective, McGraw-Hill, Sydney.
• Journal: Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, or International Business Review.
• Web site: Company sites of respective companies give insights into what they are doing.
• Newspaper reports: The daily newspapers in Australia are The Australian, Australian Financial Review, (both available in ILC at QUTIC). The Sydney Morning Herald, Adelaide Advertiser, West Australian News are not locally sourced, but along with The Wall Street Journal from New York, all are available in the Gardens Point library.