Discussion 1
"International Opportunities" Please respond to the following:
- Determine why, given the advantages of international diversification, some firms choose not to expand internationally. Provide specific examples to support your response.
- As firms attempt to internationalize, they may be tempted to locate their facilities where business regulation laws are lax. Discuss the advantages and potential risks of such an approach, using specific examples to support your response.
Week 7 Discussion 2
"Cooperative Strategy" Please respond to the following:
- From an ethical perspective, determine how much information a firm is obliged to tell a potential strategic alliance partner about what it expects to learn from the cooperative arrangement. Explain your rationale.
- From the e-Activity, determine which type of cooperative strategy would most benefit the two companies you researched. Provide specific examples to support your response.
Discussion 2
"Discretionary Benefits" Please respond to the following:
- From the e-Activity, evaluate how well the company you researched leverages its discretionary benefits to both attract and keep employees.
- Assume the company you researched must drop 25% of the discretionary benefits it currently offers. Determine which benefits it should drop. Provide your rationale.
Week 7 Discussion 2
"A Health Savings Account at Frontline PR" Please respond to the following:
- From the case study in Chapter 10, determine the advantages and disadvantages of implementing the health savings account (HSA) option and recommend at least one alternative to offering the HAS option.
- Recommend what Susan should do. Provide the rationale behind your recommendation.