June 20

Learning Objectives

• Define globalization.
• Impact of International business.
• Differences between global business and domestic.
  
• Identify, explain, provide examples of major forces in globalization of markets and products for companies.
• Assess implications of global drivers on push for globalization.
• Assess advantages and disadvantages of globalization.
• Discuss relationship to Global Economic Crisis 2008-10.
• Understand changing nature of competition in a global setting.
• Implications of China as the world's largest economy.
  

In-class assignment

1. Definition of globalization.
2. Groups - implications of global business
3. Groups - differences with global business
4. China - world trading system, world monetary, business strategy, commodity prices