{"id":185,"date":"2014-09-05T03:58:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T03:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/internationalbusiness1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=185"},"modified":"2014-10-24T07:43:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T07:43:15","slug":"assignment-regional-integration","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-internationalbusiness\/chapter\/assignment-regional-integration\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Regional Integration","rendered":"Assignment: Regional Integration"},"content":{"raw":"

Regional Integration Module<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nAt its most basic level, countries want to encourage the growth of their domestic businesses by expanding\u00a0trade with other countries\u2014primarily by promoting exports and encouraging investment in their nations.\u00a0Borders that have fewer rules and regulations can help businesses expand easier and more cheaply. While\u00a0this sounds great in theory, economists as well as businesspeople often ignore the realities of the political\u00a0and sociocultural factors that impact relationships between countries, businesses, and people.\r\n\r\n

Discussion Board Assignment:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\nBased on what you have read so far about \"Culture and Business\"\u00a0select\u00a0one regional trading bloc.<\/strong>\u00a0(There is a link provided to help you identify a trading bloc).\u00a0You may want to use Hofstedes cultural dimensions at\u00a0http:\/\/geert-hofstede.com\/countries.html<\/a>\r\n\r\nYour discussion should address the following questions:\r\n
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  1. Discuss the economic motivations for the group of countries in the trading bloc to form an\u00a0agreement.<\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Do you think the countries in the trading bloc you\u00a0selected are likely to have cross-cultural similarities or differences?<\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Do you think countries with distinctively\u00a0different cultural, historical, and economic histories can effectively enter into a trade agreement?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

    Regional Integration Module<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    At its most basic level, countries want to encourage the growth of their domestic businesses by expanding\u00a0trade with other countries\u2014primarily by promoting exports and encouraging investment in their nations.\u00a0Borders that have fewer rules and regulations can help businesses expand easier and more cheaply. While\u00a0this sounds great in theory, economists as well as businesspeople often ignore the realities of the political\u00a0and sociocultural factors that impact relationships between countries, businesses, and people.<\/p>\n

    Discussion Board Assignment:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Based on what you have read so far about “Culture and Business”\u00a0select\u00a0one regional trading bloc.<\/strong>\u00a0(There is a link provided to help you identify a trading bloc).\u00a0You may want to use Hofstedes cultural dimensions at\u00a0http:\/\/geert-hofstede.com\/countries.html<\/a><\/p>\n

    Your discussion should address the following questions:<\/p>\n

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    1. Discuss the economic motivations for the group of countries in the trading bloc to form an\u00a0agreement.<\/li>\n
    2. Do you think the countries in the trading bloc you\u00a0selected are likely to have cross-cultural similarities or differences?<\/li>\n
    3. Do you think countries with distinctively\u00a0different cultural, historical, and economic histories can effectively enter into a trade agreement?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t
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