Extra credit opportunity

Presentations on a country or a region (even a town/city in U.S.) some other subject in global business

An especially good chance to discuss your home or your ancestors’ home

I’ll try to schedule some as soon as

people are ready, and continue through the term I had allotted some time for these the

last two sessions of the term, but better to do them earlier

Length – 6 to 10 minutes (individual) Up to 18 minutes (group)

A country presentation can describe The economic environment

How do people live? What is GNI per capita

Provide both unadjusted and purchasing power parity (PPP) adjusted statistics

How does GNI per capita level affect life? The political environment

How is the country/region governed?

Something of the cultural environment

You can’t summarize the culture; just say one or two things that strike you as important

The country or region’s role in international business What does the country or region produce? How important is it to people elsewhere? Can you tell what is likely to happen in the

future?