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One way to build student interest in what otherwise might be faceless institutions is to ask them to
explore employment and career opportunities in several of the international institutions. They are the
source of rich careers, and all of the international organizations have employment links of their
websites.
2. Review of Institutional Publications
3. Review of Websites
All of these institutions have substantial websites. You might assign individual students or
groups specific organizations to research, including their history, purposes, activities, successes
and short-comings.
SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES
CASE STUDIES
Case studies that focus on intercultural issues and their effects in business environments are available
through Ivey Publishing and Harvard Business School. Ivey’s catalog is available for browsing (www.
iveycases.com); the cases are downloadable for review, and pricing is in the U.S. $3.50 range. Harvard
Business Publishing (https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/pages/home) requires an account and offers
downloadable review copies for educators. The case prices begin in the $6 range.
“The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia: Protecting Intellectual Property” is a case
about property rights. The vice-president of policy for the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association
of Asia (CASBAA) was asked to deal with the growing problem of signal piracy in the Philippines. CASBAA
was an organization of 125 companies involving all elements of the pay television industry in Asia,
including major multinational content and broadcasting companies, as well as leading Philippine cable
distributors. It is an Ivey case.
“Teach for China and the Chinese Nonprofit Sector” is a case about a growing volunteer program
to provide foreign teachers two- year fellowships for teaching in rural Chinese schools. Founded
by an American, the case allows students to learn about the nonprofit sector in China. It is a
Harvard case.
“Creating the International Trade Organization” is about the development of a new trade
organization. It allows students to learn and think about the role of international institutions,
how they develop, and the difficulties and challenges they present. This is a Harvard case.
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CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
China in Africa
1. China in Africa
China’s growing influence in Africa, through both aid and trade, concerns some Western
governments. The IMF also has voiced concern over China’s African involvement. What may be
the institutional implications of China’s growing involvement in many parts of Africa? The
institutional basis for China’s involvement (aid) is also an area for discussion.
Current events for sources of international institutions
A focus on current events that are relevant to the module’s topics is a good way to bring home
the concepts, review their application and build news-review habits. Five minutes at the
beginning of class is devoted to discussion of current events. Recent relevant current events
include the institutional involvement with the Greek economic crisis (IMF and EU). Other
institutions are in the international news daily. The UN and its role in the refugee crisis in
Europe, for example. Depending on the online interface for your course, this activity may be
done in chat forums (Blackboard) or discussion boards, before class begins. This activity also
works well in large lecture classes. Ask everyone to come prepared with an article for every
meeting. If a meaningful percentage of the final grade is allocated to discussion (15-25),
motivation is there. All of these opportunities to share applications of course concepts found in
current events count towards the participation grade. Call on two people at the beginning of
class, with a penalty allocated to non-performers. If there is time at the close of class, open up
new discussion for volunteers.
TEACHING SUGGESTIONS
1. This chapter is very important to students’ understanding of the importance of
institutions in international business. They are fundamental for international managers.
2. Focusing on the boxed material and the case study will help students achieve the
objectives of the chapter. Answers for both the boxed material and case studies are provided in
this Instructor’s Manual.
3. The “Check Your Progress” section in the textbook will help in understanding chapter
content, and Connect offers a way to hold them accountable. These topics may be assigned as
an outside class assignment. One of the problems in giving textbook questions as outside
assignments is that students frequently do not do the assignments and wait for the instructor to
give them the answers. Instructors can avoid these problems in several ways: (1) collect
assignments at random and assign a grade; (2) occasionally give some of the same questions as a
quiz, thus rewarding students who have done their assignments; (3) have students hand in
assignments and give credit for work submitted (or penalties for work not submitted); and (4)
call on students at random to present on specific questions (giving a small number of points for
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for the day).
4. Guest lecturers on international institutions are a way to underscore the importance of the
information in the module. Possible guests include
• Local consulate members or representatives from local branches of international
5. A good way to start his chapter is to have students relate their own experiences with different
cultures. They could be from travel abroad, from encounters with people of different backgrounds in
6. To cover such a vast subject as international institutions in the short time available is impossible.
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CONNECT TOOL S FOR ASSESSEMENT OF LEARNING
Interactive Applications
Assigning Interactives
Consider assigning only 2 interactives per chapter. Interactive applications allow students to see
concepts in practice and assess higher order thinking skills. There are numerous exercises of
different types available. Click’n’drag, video cases, and case analysis are the types you will see
most frequently in this program.
Time-Saving Hints:
• Instructors may want to give students unlimited or multiple attempts on the first few
assignments so the students have a chance to learn and navigate the system before
selecting the option for one attempt only.
• The value of each question should probably be relatively low, since multiple questions
are usually assigned for each chapter. A good rule of thumb would be to make “Quiz
Questions” worth 1 point each and “Interactives” worth 5-10 points each since these
require more time and thought.
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exercises are available, what Learning Objectives they help reinforce/assess.
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Module
Assignment
Type
Title
Topic(s)
Learning
Objective(s)
AACSB
Accreditation
Tagging
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
A
Drag and Drop
Institutional
Theory and
the Rules of
the Game
What Are
Institutions
and Why Are
They Useful/
Institutional
Theory/World
Development
and Trade
Organizations
A-01; A-02;
A-05
Analytical/
Reflective
thinking
Understand/
Analyze
A
Video Case
The World
Bank, The
UN, and
Green
Accounting
What are
Institutions
and Why Are
They Useful/
Institutional
Theory/World
Development
and Trade
Organizations/
The United
Nations
A-01; A-02;
A-03
Analytical/
Reflective
thinking
Understand/
Analyze
A
Drag and Drop
The IMF and
the World
Bank
International
Monetary
Institutions
A-04
Analytical/
Reflective
thinking
Understand/
Analyze
A
Drag and Drop
REI in the
Americas *
Retitle
“Regional
Economic
Integration’
Economic
Integration
Agreements
A-06
Reflective
thinking
Understand
A
Drag and Drop
The REI
Bullseye
*Retitle
‘Regional
Economic
Integration
Agreements’
Economic
Integration
Agreements
A-06
Reflective
thinking
Understand
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