GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: North American Free Trade Agreement, Walmart, Outsourcing

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Vik Singh

Document Summary

Gms 200 lecture 1 introduction to global management. This course is the study of using real life examples and relating to textbook information. Example: nafta if they got rid of nafta, it will be a shift of there being higher prices on products that are now affordable. Outsourcing to third world countries china: one of the richest countries in the world, they have their own phone company, cheaper products for relevantly lower prices (including transportation) Amazon is creating problems for wal-mart because their work platform if based on easy touch convenient for consumers to get the same products. Wal-mart is having problems due to outsourcing call centers that are not being helpful for their customers in getting the help they need. You are to read the assigned chapters and readings. There will be group interactions with group work glo-bus simulation. No slideshows to be posted on d2l (security/ privacy reasons)