Country Comparison China Global Management

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Country Comparison China Global Management

Chosen Country- China

Team Country Presentations

Presentations should last 12-15 minutes and consist of 15-20 slides.

Submit written version of your slides to Canvas. Use the country assigned to you by the professor

  1. OVERVIEW OF YOUR COUNTRY (3-5 slides)
  1. Show map of country. What region is it in, what are the major cities? What is population / what % of the population lives in the capital?
  1. Give overview of the basic data about the country:
  1. What is Population, GNP, GNP per capita? What is the ranking of this country in the world and in its region in these three areas (e.g., US is #1 sized economy (GNP), #3 in population. E.g. Parazuela is #10 in world GNP, #50 in world GDP/capita. It is the 2nd largest economy in South America and 3rd richest per capita)
  1. What are the Top 5 industries? What is this country known for producing? What are the biggest companies that are based in the country? Is it part of any trade zones or alliances?

  1. OVERVIEW OF THE CULTURE (3-5 slides)
  1. Discuss the national culture dimensions of your country using Hofstede’s framework (hint; you may want to read more about it at http://geert-hofstede.com/national-culture.html ). Give supporting evidence not only from Hofstede’s website but from other sources.
  1. Compare your country to the U.S.A. using the “country comparison” tool found at http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html.
  1. Discuss the cultural type of your country from the perspective of Richard Lewis’ framework. (Do an online search about it and use the class material as a starter)
  1. Show and discuss the cultural dimensions of your country using this tool: https://hbr.org/web/assessment/2014/08/whats-your-…
  1. OVERVIEW OF THE POLITICAL ECONOMY (3-5 slides)
  1. What type of political system does it have? How are leaders chosen? How involved are the regular people in this process?
  1. What is the involvement of the government in the economy? Does the government own or control many of the companies or industries? Discuss the “rules” that the government institutes for businesses to follow?
  1. What does the government do or not do to encourage private business, economic growth and entrepreneurship?
  1. DOING BUSINESS IN THE COUNTRY (3-5 Slides)
  1. Tell us about doing business in the country. What are the main things to know?
  2. What are some Do’s and Don’ts that you should follow if you are doing business in that country?
  3. Tell us a funny story about communication with gone wrong in that country with foreigners.

  1. UPDATE AND ANALYSIS (2-3 slides)
  1. Bring us up to date on the latest situation in the country in 2017. How are things going, how satisfied are the people?
  1. What are some of the major challenges that the country faces?