Project Summary:
This GLE Project aimed to help the students explore, acquire, and gain hands-on experience in a global setting, mimicking real business situations. It connected students of the technological age, facing a diverse and evolving economic environment fueled by the internet and multimedia sources. The students were given an overview of the means of conducting international business, with an emphasis on what makes international different from domestic. Some topics covered were the effects of the social systems within countries on the conduct of international business; the major theories explaining international business transactions and the institutions influencing those activities and the financial exchange systems and institutions that measure and facilitate international transactions. The teams chose a company and two countries, and analyzed and assessed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainability, negotiations and human capital issues for successful integration of the company in the two targeted countries.
Project Length:
Technology Tools Used:
- Flipgrid
- Google Docs
- Zoom
- WhatsApp
- Other, per team choices
Interaction Mode:
Learning Outcomes:
- Students gained the ability to think critically and make decisions.
- Students gained intercultural competence and a global curiosity.
- Students learned how to work in an intercultural virtual team setting on a project and practiced the use of technology.
- Students learned how to lead and have empathy.
- Students learned the role of language.
Faculty Feedback:
" The cultural differences and therefore the dynamics among the three participating countries added to the project success, since each country/university contributed to the collaboration resulting in successful communication and excellent deliverables."
~ Mona Pearl
" I am convinced that the GLEs are truly projects that simulate the reality of the world of the job, once they bring to students and professors the need for adapting quickly in order to accomplish goals and deadlines, which is pointed as one of the main skills of the jobs of tomorrow. Because of this, the people involved in these projects get more mature and more qualified for their professional lives, no matter if they are students or professors. Another important aspect regarding GLEs is that these collaborations offer the possibility of bridging the gap between Higher Education Institutions, companies and government institutions, pushing knowledge sharing and innovation, enriching and renewing the HE role in the business world."
~ Ricardo Nobrega
"Through the GLE project, I have been successful in motivating students to learn with teammates from different cultural backgrounds. I feel grateful for them to be open, acknowledging the fruitful personal development beneficial for their future career."
~ Catherine Ng
Mona Pearl
Institution: DePaul University
Discipline: International Business
Course name: International Business
Catherine Ng
Institution: Hong Kong Baptist University
Discipline: International Human Resource Management
Course name: International Human Resource Management (IHRM)
Ricardo Nobrega
Institution: Faculdade de Tecnologia de Indaiatuba (FATEC-Brazil)
Discipline: International Trade
Course name: International Trade