1. How should an HR department evolve to match a company's expansion overseas? Which leadership roles are most important in this scenario?
2. Which of the cross-cultural themes discussed in Chapter 4 do you feel is most vital to the success of an MNC and why?
3. Why is it useful to have an 8-step negotiation model? What are the consequences if a step is skipped?
4. Characterize the future of US-based companies desiring to expand overseas within the next 5 years. What political, economic, and technological challenges might those companies face and why? How can they be overcome?
5. In your opinion, what are the biggest challenges facing MNC's in today's economy and why? Allow for political, technological, and economic challenges.