Assignment: emerging economies and globalizationbackground

Directions

Read the following articles:

·         Articles related to the trade theories in general as well as for China and India.

•         Articles related to the human resource management for MNCs, cross-cultural management, expatriate training, and expatriates’ success/failure in overseas assignments.

•         Articles related to GEH.

Then, respond to the following:

1        Select two trade theories that best explain why GEH expanded its operations of developing new drugs to India, and manufacturing X-ray business to China.

2        Explain the selected theories, and then evaluate GEH’s reasoning.

3        Explain possible pitfalls for such strategy from GEH’s perspective.

4        Identify solutions to the possible pitfalls for the strategy.

5        For each operation (India and China), evaluate GEH’s human resource strategy.

6        Identify how you would design training for preparing expatriates for their assignments to India and China if you were in charge of their training prior to the overseas assignment.

Write a 7–10-page paper in Word format. Utilize at least five to seven scholarly sources in your research. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

 Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.