The digital revolution as some call it has brought many benefits and conveniences to people worldwide. It has certainly made travel easier and, in many ways, more interesting. Travel destinations can be explored on smartphones, information combed, and bookings made. Digital devices have unchained business people from their desks and allowed real-time communications through many…

posting approximately 50 words to comment on any course topics.There are several ways to do create your posts: – Discuss any of course issues or case studies in terms of its historical or contemporary contexts. – Share relevant news or multimedia content AND comment on. – Raise an insightful question about any discussed topics. each…

My dear friends, Once you are on the online Perusall interface, click on the work on assignment button.  The guiding questions for Perusall #1 are also listed in the window above this button.  The assigned reading for Perusall #1 is listed as “EnvHist.” In order to respond to the guiding questions: a) Please first highlight…

Culture can have a profound impact on working, and interacting, with others from foreign lands, or by working in foreign lands yourself. Analyze the ways in which culture can impact a business, and assess the role of human resources in creating, and modifying, an organization’s culture.  In your initial posting, explain to your classmates what…

Hiring a workforce internationally can be a greater challenge than hiring domestically in the USA. Discuss the principle challenges in hiring a workforce in another country, any barriers you would foresee, and how the concept of utilizing expatriate workers may, or may not, be a successful option.  Cite 1 scholarly reference (article, journal or website…

This week we are studying the importance of an international performance management system. First, discuss the general role and importance of a performance management system and then, specifically, discuss how you would differentiate between an evaluation system that you create domestically and one you create internationally. In what different ways, for instance, would you evaluate…

Option #1: Structure of Multinational EnterprisesThis week our discussions focus around designing and creating the proper structure of a multinational enterprise. Human resources has a responsibility in creating an organization’s structure, and with that as a background discuss the following: The principle types of organizational structure that are used both domestically and internationally.Discuss the variables…

Option #1: Unions in the WorkplaceUnions have declined in scope and importance over the past 20 to 30 years. Now, less than 10% of the US workforce is represented by a union, and most of that members work for the public sector. However, there are still powerful unions in other countries. Given these thoughts, address…

Option #1: Decision Makers’ ReportFor the Portfolio Project, you will select an organization that has yet to enter the global business world. The organization can be one for which you work, one with which you are familiar, or one you locate through research. You will need to have this organization approved by your instructor, when…

This semester, we talked a lot about the removal of monuments. We studied the ways that localities around the globe removed monuments that enshrined histories of racism, colonization, and conquest histories that no longer reflected the priorities of the community. What should replace these toppled monuments? Think about the people and events that we discussed…