Lesson 3

Activity 1: Teaming Up

Two groups of four students each will debate the ethics of doing business in countries with totalitarian governments. After the first student from each side has spoken, the second student will question the opponent’s arguments, looking for holes and inconsistencies. The third student will attempt to answer these arguments. The fourth student will present a summary of each side’s arguments. Finally, the class will vote on which team has offered the more compelling argument.

Activity 2: Market Entry Strategy Project III

Small teams of students will select and research a company that engages in international business. For the country your team is researching, integrate your answers to the following questions into your completed MESP report. The report should begin with an overview and description of the company and address each of the questions.

1. How would you classify the nation’s political, economic, and legal systems?
2. Is government heavily involved in the nation’s economy?
3. Is the legal system effective and impartial?
4. Does its political economy suggest that the country could be a potential market?
5. What is the level of corruption throughout the political economy?
6. Is legislation pending that may be relevant to international companies?

Activity 3:

1. Consider the following statement: “Democratic political systems, as opposed to totalitarian ones, provide international companies with more stable environments in which to do business.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement, and why?
2. Many companies get involved in environmental, or “green,” issues to demonstrate their social responsibility. How might a company align its social responsibility efforts with its strategy? Provide specific examples.

Activity 4: Case Study – Pirates of Globalization

As a team, read the case study at the end of Chapter 3. Discuss what the issue is presented in the case. Then answer these questions to solve the problem.

1. What more do you think the international business community could do to protect their intellectual property rights? Are international companies simply afraid to speak out against counterfeiting in potentially lucrative emerging markets for fear of being denied access to them?
2. By using the latest technologies, people can often create perfect clones of original works. How are the Internet and the latest digital technologies influencing intellectual property laws?
3. Locate information on the Tiffany versus eBay lawsuit and identify each side’s arguments and who prevailed. What are the implications of that lawsuit for the sale of counterfeits in online auctions?

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