Web Explorations in International Business is a comprehensive and time-saving resource developed by experienced business educators for teaching professionals.

This resource binder includes up-to-date, web-based activities that are aligned with student curriculum and the student textbook. These exercises will challenge students to use a range of media - videos, newspaper articles, and statistical tables - available on the web to gain a broader understanding of concepts and events in international business.

The types of activities provided in the binder include:

• Webquests
• Creative writing assignments
• Online charts and graphic illustrations
• Fill-in-the-blank worksheets
• Question and answer sheets

This comprehensive resource also includes:

• An Introduction to each activity with textbook correlations
• Answer keys
• Rubrics to guide learning

Contributing Authors

Chapter 1: What Is Trade?

• Timeline of Canada and the Hudson Bay Company
• Fur Trade and the First Nations
• Life in an Early HBC Trading Post
• The Voyageurs
• Multinational News Analysis
• Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
• Is Wal-Mart Really Cheaper?
• Wal-Mart International
• Is Wal-Mart Good for Canada?
• Interdependence
• Athabasca Oil Sands
• Water—Liquid Gold?
• Canada–U.S. Trade
• Protecting the Great Bear

Chapter 2: Trade in the Modern World

• Canada’s World Rank
• Foreign Portfolio Investment
• Trade Data Online
• E-Waste
• Global Franchises
• Protectionism: The Impact of NAFTA
• Canadian Investment in the U.S.
• Sanctions and Embargoes
• Standards, Labelling, and Recalls
• The Importance of Time
• Big Mac Index

Chapter 3: What Is Culture?

• What’s Your Cultural IQ?
• Country Culture Profile
• Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture
• Cultural Customs for Doing Business
• Webquest—From Vacation Spot to Business Spot
• In the News—“Mexico’s Emo-Bashing Problem” Update
• Preparing for a Career in International Business—Translating and Interpreting
• Around the World in Four Minutes

Chapter 4: Economics and Politics

• The Wiseguys of Business
• Careers Exploration—Video Library
• Democracy in a Nutshell
• Economic Indicators
• Case Study—Understanding the Debt Crisis in Europe
• In the News: Factors Influencing International Business
• Making Connections—Mind Mapping Chapter 4
• International Opportunities for Trade Presentation
• Word Cloud Word Wall

Chapter 5: Trade Agreements and Organizations

• Free Trade Agreements Around the World
• Global Strategy—Website Investigation
• The G8 and G20—Read and Analyze
• Globalization—In the News
• Examining Both Sides to Globalization—Photo-Story
• Trade Agreements and Organizations—Website Investigation Part II
• Softwood Lumber Dispute
• Vocabulary Review
• Trade Agreements—Webquest
• Trade Organizations

Chapter 6: Social Responsibility and NGOs

• Corporate Global Power
• Pepsi Refresh Everything Grant
• Black Money—The Business of Global Bribery
• Protecting the Boreal Forest
• Case Study: Coca-Cola
• Fair Trade Coffee
• Shopping Fair Trade
• Case Study: Organic Cotton
• Clothing Supply Chain
• Sweatshops and Garment Workers
• Child Labour—Farm Workers
• Microfinance—Trends and Challenges
• Me to We—Social Entrepreneurship
• Free the Children—Corporate Sponsorship

Chapter 7: Marketing

• Traditional Versus Western Advertising Appeals
• Lost in Translation!
• Consumer Research Survey
• Viral Marketing and Social Media
• Selling on Global eBay
• Scams, Frauds, and Deceptions
• Fake Trade
• Brand Awareness and Stealth Marketing
• International Sports Sponsorship
• Asian International Marketing Report

Chapter 8: Logistics

• A Crude Awakening
• Northwest Passage
• CentrePort Canada
• Containerization
• Ship Tracking
• Animal Smuggling
• High Seas Piracy
• Canada’s Mining Industry
• Sustainable (Green) Mining
• China’s Rare Earth Monopoly
• Importance of Rare Earth Elements
• Rare Earth Elements’ Supply Chain
• Investing in Rare Earth Element Mining
• Climate Change
• Global Carbon Market
• Greenwashing

Chapter 9: Canada and International Business

• Brand Canada at the Olympics
• Canadian Icons and Cultural Identity
• Think Canada
• Education in Canada
• Investing in Canada’s Technology
• Commercial and Geopolitical Risk
• Economic Freedom
• Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Business
• Provinces Attracting Foreign Investment
• Ad for Canada as a Place to Do Business

Chapter 10: International Business

• Trends In the News—Trends Influencing International Business
• International Business Trends
• The Global Financial Crisis: Who’s Who?
• Bon Voyage! Travelling Abroad Webquest
• Working and Studying Abroad: Where to Begin Your Research

Additional Bonus for Users of Fundamentals of International Business

If you order the Web Explorations binder and have also purchased a class set of Fundamentals of International Business, your students will be able to access the Web Exploration activity weblinks and worksheets directly from the student website.

Click here to see a sample of what will be available to your students.