DISCUSSION 1 MT445

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Topic 1: Underemployment and Unemployment

There are different types of unemployment in the economy. Moreover, some employed people are underemployed, particularly during economic downturns like recessions.

Discuss the differences between unemployment and underemployment and give examples for each of them.

Discussion Checklist:

1. What are the costs of unemployment and underemployment on the economy? Which of them do you think is a more serious “problem” for the economy?
2. How might underemployment be addressed through government policy?
3. What are the various forms of unemployment? What type of unemployment is the most difficult to solve? Why?

DISCUSSION 2

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Topic 1: Underemployment and Unemployment

There are different types of unemployment in the economy. Moreover, some employed people are underemployed, particularly during economic downturns like recessions.

Discuss the differences between unemployment and underemployment and give examples for each of them.

Discussion Checklist:

1. What are the costs of unemployment and underemployment on the economy? Which of them do you think is a more serious “problem” for the economy?
2. How might underemployment be addressed through government policy?
3. What are the various forms of unemployment? What type of unemployment is the most difficult to solve? Why?

DISCUSSION 3

Negotiation is considered a skill in understanding how to adapt to various communication situations. Your negotiation style may vary with others and your ability to adapt takes practice and learning. Understanding your own abilities will help you determine where you need to improve your skills.

Take the negotiation skills self-inventory on page 322 of the Castleberry and Tanner (2018) text for this class. Rate your negotiation skills.

Respond to these questions:

1. Interpret your total score: 19–22 = excellent; 15–18 = good; 11–14 = fair.
2. How did you rate as a negotiator?
3. What can you do to improve your negotiation skills?
4. What did you learn from this assessment?

ASSIGNMENT

The following Assignment assesses the following course outcome:

MT453-5: Evaluate the key differences between international and domestic sales strategies.

Make sure to take the Hofstede cultural differences Learning Activity prior to attempting this Assignment.

We have many segments in our society with differing cultures and views of interpersonal relationships. When a company wants to work with international markets, we may see a wider diversity in these differences even when some countries are fairly homogeneous in their culture. When are faced with international differences we must adapt. Evaluating international differences can help you prepare for future sales calls to the specific markets.

Scenario (fictitious):

There is a farming cooperative in southern Mexico that wants to purchase some drones for soil assessment from your company Drones International (DI).

Your Director of Sales (Sherry Jones) is going to set up this meeting with the Purchasing Director of the Mexican Cooperative (Jorge Rodriguez).

Sherry Jones wants to hold the meeting at 10:00 am ET in their offices and her goal is to have the sale agreed to by the end of the meeting.

Based on what you learned from Hofstede’s cultural differences:

Checklist:

• Compare and contrast the cultural differences between the United States and Mexico for the initial negotiations meeting setup.
• Evaluate the impact of the cultural differences on the setup and goals for this meeting.
• Recommend the changes that would need to take place (based on the cultural differences you found) to reach the goal of the Director of Sales.

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