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• Chapter 1

1. Class Introduction
2. 100 People Discussion
3. Company Selection and Group Contract (due at the end of Lesson 2)
4. Globalization Exploration

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• Chapter 2

1. Lesson 1 Poll Discussion
2. Country Environment Exploration
3. Company Selection

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• Chapter 3

1. LaPlace Ethics Case Discussion
2. Lesson 3 Poll
3. CSR Exploration

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• Chapter 4

1. American Culture Discussion
2. Culture Exploration

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• Chapters 5 & 6

1. Cross-Culture Exploration Discussion Forum
2. American Culture Discussion Part 2
3. Module 1 Paper

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• Chapter 7

Other Readings

• Smith, D. (2012). Guanxi, Mianzi, and business: The impact of culture on corporate governance in China (Private Sector Opinion No. 26). Global Corporate Governance Forum. Retrieved from World Bank Open Knowledge Repository website: http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17094

1. Communication Exploration

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• Chapter 8

Other Readings

• Porter, M. E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(1), 78–93. 

1. Strategy Exploration Discussion

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• Chapter 9

1. Entry and Organization Exploration

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• Chapter 10

1. Political Risk
2. Module 2 Paper

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• Chapter 11

Other Readings

• Patayl, V. S., & Maddulety, K. (2015). Interrelationship between Total Quality Management and Six Sigma: A review. Global Business Review, 16, 1025–1060. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150915597607

1. Decision and Control Exploration

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• Chapter 12

Other Readings

• Chiang, F. (2005). A critical examination of Hofstede’s thesis and its applications to international reward management. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16(9), 1545–1563. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190500239044

• Herzberg, F. (1987). One more time: How do you motivate employees? Harvard Business Review, 65(5), 109–120.

1. Motivation Theory Exploration

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• Chapter 13

1. Leadership Exploration

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• Chapter 14

1. International Human Resource Discussion Forum
2. Module 3 Paper

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1. Group-Instructor Meeting
2. Executive Presentation

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1. Presentation Viewing Discussion Forum

• None

1. Executive Memo