Pre-Marketing Research Era: colonization to the Industrial Revolution
Early Development Era: Industrial Revolution to 1920
Questionnaire Era: 1920-1940
Quantitative Era: 1940 to 1960
Organizational Acceptance Era: 1960 to 1980
PC Technology Era: 1980 to 1990
Globalization-Online Era: since 1990
Step One: Establishing the Need for Marketing Research
Step Two: Defining the Problem
Step Three: Establishing Research Objectives
Step Four: Determining Research Design
Step Five: Identifying Information Types and Sources
Step Six: Determining Methods of Accessing Data
Marketing: process of all activities necessary for the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives
Explain the theories that attempt to explain why certain goods are traded internationally
Discuss the arguments for imposing trade restrictions
Explain two basic kinds of import restrictions: tariff and nontariff trade barriers
What is international trade?
Exchange of raw materials and manufactured goods (and services) across national borders
Classical trade theories:
explain national economy conditions--country advantages--that enable such exchange to happen
New trade theories:
explain links among natural country...
The study of international economics has never been as important as it is now.
At the beginning of the 21st century, nations are more closely linked through trade in goods and services, through flows of money, and through investment in each others’ economies than ever before.
Figure 1-1 shows...
Introduction to Basel 2
Overview of Basel 2 approaches
Potential impact on the Bank business and operations model
Significant implementation issues
Basel 2 – a business case beyond compliance
List the HR challenges of international business.
Illustrate how intercountry differences affect HRM.
Discuss the global differences and similarities in HR practices.
Explain five ways to improve international assignments through selection.
Discuss how to train and maintain international employees.
Explain the basic facts about OSHA.
Explain the supervisor’s role in safety.
Minimize unsafe acts by employees.
Explain how to deal with important occupational health problems.
Give a brief history of the American labor movement.
Discuss the main features of at least three major pieces of labor legislation.
Present examples of what to expect during the union drive and election.
Describe five ways to lose an NLRB election.
Illustrate with examples bargaining that is not...
Explain what is meant by ethical behavior at work.
Discuss important factors that shape ethical behavior at work.
Describe at least four specific ways in which HR management can influence ethical behavior at work.
Employ fair disciplinary practices.
List at least four important factors in...