Please readCase 4: “Will China Continue to Be a Growth Marketplace?” available in your textbook,(12th edition) and answer the following questions:

• Assignment Questions:

1. Will China maintain its strong economic growth in the years to come? Some suggest it will until 2050. What do you think?

2. If China will go from 17 million to 200 million middle- and upper-income people by the early 2020s, would the scenario presented by Best Buy not be applicable anymore? Would newly rich Chinese customers engage in this purchasing in the 2020s?

3. With Alibaba’s ownership of the very popular Tmall and Taobao online shopping systems (similar to eBay and Amazon) and its spread across the world, will a Western-based online shopping culture ultimately infiltrate China?

note:• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resourceswithout proper referencing.
•Citing of references is also necessary
•lain the forces driving and evaluating the impact of globalization(Lo 1.3)

• Identify the major components of international business management(Lo 2.4)

• Analyze the effects of culture, politics and economic systems in the context of international business(Lo 2.1).

Question 1 – Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week (chapter – 10 ) and summarize what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.

• Research online to find the difference between total slack and free slack.
  • Prepare proper reference citations for the sites you located, using APA style.
  • Write definitions of total slack and free slack in your own words.
  • Why would the distinction between different forms of slack be important to a project manager?

Question 2 Your team has been asked to test and document enhancements to a web application that allows buyers to purchase custom-printed canvas shoes. The tasks and dependencies are as follows:

• Create a testing plan.

Once the testing plan is ready, your team can:

• Test the user interfaces
• Test the database
• Test the network
• Write the documentation first draft

When the user interface tests are complete, you can:

• Perform user testing—enlist some users to test the user interface

When the database and network testing are complete, you can:

• Perform integration testing—network with the database

When the user testing of the user interface and the database testing are complete, you can:

• Perform integration testing—database, network, and user interface

When all integration testing and user testing are complete, you can:

• Perform system testing

Then you can:

• Review and revise documentation

After all other tasks are complete, you can:

• Obtain management approval

Duration estimates for the tasks:

• Create a network diagram and a Gantt chart for the project tasks.
  • What is the planned duration for the testing project?
  • What is the critical path for the testing project?
  • For each task NOT on the critical path, calculate the amount of slack available.
  • If the user testing of the user interface takes 15 days, what will the impact be on the project duration?

1 LIST AND DESCRIBE THREE OF THE FIVE MAJOR STRATEGIES FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT.

2-LIST AND DESCRIBE THREE CLOSING TECHNIQUES.

3- IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN FOUR OF THE TEN STRATEGIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION PLANNING PROCESS

4-EXPLAIN HOW MOOD AND EMOTION CAN INFLUENCE NEGOTIATIONS BOTH POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY

5-YOUR TEXT LISTS 15 WAYS OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE OTHER PARTY IS ACTING DECEPTIVELY-LIST AND DISCUSS FOUR

6-WATH IS THE NATURE OF THE MULTIPARTY NEGOTIATIONS?

7-LIST THREE RULES FOR BRAINSTORMING

8-DISCUSS THREE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS

9-WHAT IS BATNA? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

10-LIST AND DESCRIBE THREE OF THE TEN BEST PRACTICES FOR NEGOTIATORS.

Discussion 1:

Search the Internet and find an article on academic honesty. Provide a brief summary of the article in your OWN words. How does the article define academic honesty? What other terminology may the article have used to refer to the issue? What does the article suggest for assuring someone is not responsible for academic dishonesty? Make sure you reference the source of your article in APA style.

Discussion 2: 

Read the two biblical passages that are referred to on the Reading Assignments for the unit. Both verses suggest that we develop wisdom from God’s perspective, that we fear Him, and follow His percepts. Apply this call to biblical wisdom to enhancing your scholarship in research and writing. Consider searching the Book of Proverbs in the Bible for other verses that encourage our journey to scholarly wisdom. Make sure you reference verses you use in your response.