International Diversification

Question

Before starting this activity, review the Week 7 LEARN (e-Activity) (there are several) and read Chapters 8 & 9 in the course text book. Doing this will give you the “why” to include in your response to the following:

“International Opportunities” Please respond to One (1) of the following:

1)   Determine why, given the advantages of international diversification, some firms choose not to expand internationally. Provide specific examples to support your response. Use current readings and lecture material to support your response.

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2)   As firms attempt to internationalize, they may be tempted to locate their facilities where business regulation laws are lax. Discuss the advantages and potential risks of such an approach, using specific examples to support your response. Use current readings and lecture material to support your response.

Question

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Please respond to the following:

• Compare Jonathan Edwards’ presentation, which claims that divine judgment will be brought down on a person who yields to vice, to Plutarch’s argument that there “is no pleasure in vice”. Discuss the issue, and provide examples of possible alternative incentives to avoid vice.
• Explain how, in your view, a belief in “original sin” might influence a person’s approach to moral education. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.