Research Project Deliverable 2 – Global and Strategic Management
Use the company Amazon for this research
a. Assess Global Management Constructs: Provide an overview of the organization’s global
presence. Where are they located? Discuss why they expanded overseas (use reasons
discussed in Chapter 4 such as access to raw materials, new customers, etc.). Pick one of
their overseas locations then address the following prompts from the perspective of the
selected location:
presence. Where are they located? Discuss why they expanded overseas (use reasons
discussed in Chapter 4 such as access to raw materials, new customers, etc.). Pick one of
their overseas locations then address the following prompts from the perspective of the
selected location:
i. Use the https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/ Insights tool to compare the United States to the overseas country
you selected. Select a comparison from the results (either power distance,
individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, or
indulgence) and explain some of the management issues that may arise because of
these differences. What advice would you give a U.S. manager preparing for an assignment to describe an issue that they might face due to their global presence
(use reasons discussed in the textbook, ex. barriers to trade, cultural dimensions,
etc.)?
you selected. Select a comparison from the results (either power distance,
individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, or
indulgence) and explain some of the management issues that may arise because of
these differences. What advice would you give a U.S. manager preparing for an assignment to describe an issue that they might face due to their global presence
(use reasons discussed in the textbook, ex. barriers to trade, cultural dimensions,
etc.)?
b. Recommend Strategic Management Practices: Identify and describe the organization’s
mission, vision, and value statements (either include the statements or share a link to
them). Review the United Nation’s (UN) (https://sdgs.un.org/goals) sustainability goals and identify 2 that might affect
the organization you are analyzing. Summarize each goal and give suggestions of how it
could affect the future of the organization that you are analyzing. Be sure to reflect on
research project deliverable 1 to consider the types of products, services, and stakeholders
involved in the organization’s activities to apply the UN’s sustainability goals.
mission, vision, and value statements (either include the statements or share a link to
them). Review the United Nation’s (UN) (https://sdgs.un.org/goals) sustainability goals and identify 2 that might affect
the organization you are analyzing. Summarize each goal and give suggestions of how it
could affect the future of the organization that you are analyzing. Be sure to reflect on
research project deliverable 1 to consider the types of products, services, and stakeholders
involved in the organization’s activities to apply the UN’s sustainability goals.
Writing instructios
Address all the deliverable prompts in a Word
document using the following specifications:
Font: 12-pt Times New Roman or Calibri
Format: paragraphs, double-spaced. Do not
restate or include prompts, instead, use
appropriate headings to organize content.
Citations: APA format, must include in-
text citations)
restate or include prompts, instead, use
appropriate headings to organize content.
Citations: APA format, must include in-
text citations)
Sources: at least 5 sources, sources exclude
the textbook.
the textbook.
Note – an organization’s website
counts as 1 source, regardless of which page
you acquired the information from (e.g.,
www.netflix.com investor page and press
release pages count as 1 source)
counts as 1 source, regardless of which page
you acquired the information from (e.g.,
www.netflix.com investor page and press
release pages count as 1 source)
Pages: at least 2 pages, no more than 3 pages
(page count excludes title page, references,
images, charts, whitespace, and appendices)
(page count excludes title page, references,
images, charts, whitespace, and appendices)