Basically, in your final integrative essay, I want to find out what you think you learned in this class about the theory vs. the practice of international/global business. You all were assigned to read the textbook, take the exams, and discuss the case studies assigned. We also read and discussed a number of recent media articles on international/global affairs. Complete a three-page essay (target a word count of roughly 1500). This could take the form of a reaction essay or a critical review of your experience studying international/global business, and completing the class assignments, including your GBP project. Try to compare what our textbook said “in theory” versus the realities of “practice”
The central question: How well do the theories and concepts from our textbook match up with the realities (or practice) of doing business internationally or globally?
If they match up well, discuss why they tend to do so.
If they do not match up well, discuss why they do not, and what we could or should do about doing business better or smarter in the “real world”, given the anomalies of behavior in business and/or the limitations of the concepts, theories, frameworks and checklists available about international/global business.
To provide examples of facts or evidence of practice in the “real world”, try to quote from up to six of the articles assigned for class discussion in our Schedule. In fact, you are welcome to use any articles on international/global business, not just the ones we discussed in class. All the articles I chose for discussion in class were drawn from three main sources: Financial Times, New York Times, and the Economist, but feel free to draw from reputable sources elsewhere, if you prefer.
Also note the various globalization articles/reports listed in the Schedule for this assignment. Feel free to quote from them if they are the best examples you can draw from of “real-world” practice for this assignment.
If you chose to read one of the four books mentioned in the syllabus covering globalization (Foer 2010, Hochberg 2021, Rivoli 2014 or Snyder 2009) , feel free to focus on this book’s theory of globalization (instead of those presented in the six articles you would have chosen). Again, try to compare and contrast examples of theory (and concepts) from the textbook with evidence (examples) presented in the globalization book. Discuss how similar or different you find their perspectives on globalization, explaining in detail why you come to the conclusions you do.
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