After reading Chapter 1, let's discuss the Huawei case.
Huawei helps illustrate just how global business has become. Huawei shows how foreign companies have become significant players in major US (and global) industries.
What are your thoughts on the US government's actions to block Huawei's potential acquisitions with US firms? Were the actions justified (please explain your rationale)?
What other actions could Huawei take to convince the US government that it does not pose a threat to national security?
Guanxi, the Chinese term for "building strong relationships in which each party feels obligated to help the other" is an important dimension to successful business in China. Is Guanxi with the US government possible?
Review the article:
Competitiveness and globalization
Strategic management.
by.Hitt, ireland and hoskisson