MGT1101 Global Business Environment

In preparation for the launch of the Summit, leverage your research, your own experience and your understanding of the global business environment – particularly emerging trends such as Integrative Trade, the impacts of China and India on global trade, and the increasing impact of global supply chains. Prepare an outline of the main objective of each group represented at the Summit—a “must have” outcome that each would target in such a discussion, then identify an innovative contribution that you could propose to each group as a means of taking the dialogue from principles to practice. Consider how you would advise each group—both in terms of securing their own respective interests and in terms of contributing to the broader national objective. (10 marks) Identify the trade agreements that might help with meeting any of the above objectives, if you feel there is a gap, please outline a trade agreement that you think Canada should consider. (5 marks) How well integrated and complementary are the trade and international business resources offered by the Canadian Government, relative to the needs of the private sector? What are the gaps, if any, that are perceived to exist? (3 marks) What does a review of the current press reveal about the attitudes of Canadians in terms of global business and international trade? (3 marks) Develop 3-5 recommendations and illustrate how they might apply in the context of trade and global business, particularly with respect to the rapidly expanding service sector. (4 marks)