International Marketing Project
Labor
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Labor (list this title)
Job Market and Availability (paragraph)
Write an analysis covering the topic questions outlined below. Acceptable papers (a score of 3 in CSB) will provide an analysis for 4 of the 6 questions. Exceptional papers will cover at least 5 and include a graph for #6.
- How does one obtain a job?
- What is the minimum age to work in your country?
- What are the workplace relationships like between employers and employees?
- How much say does an employee have in your country?
- What kind of benefits do employees have in your country?
- What is the work force like based on race, sex, or religion?
Industries (paragraph)
Write an analysis covering the topic questions outlined below. Acceptable papers will provide an analysis for 2 of the 3 questions. Exceptional papers will cover all three and include a graph for easy comparison
- What types of jobs are there?
- What are the major types of industry that create jobs in your country?
- What sectors of employment?
Workday (paragraph)
Write an analysis covering the topic questions outlined below. Acceptable papers will provide an analysis for 4 of the 7 questions. Exceptional papers will cover at least 5.
- What are the hours in the typical work day and week?
- When is business usually conducted?
- What type of dress do employees wear to work?
- When are breaks, if any?
- When are holidays that most people don't work and briefly what are they for?
- What is the chain of command?
- What are typical rituals of conducting business? Presenting business cards, shaking hands, language etc.
Suggested Resources
- Country Studies — look for sections on Foreign Workers and Labor
- US Commercial Service — select your country name in the "Country" box, select the Country Commercial Guide (CCG) under "Report Type", then hit "Go".
- US Department of State
- Expat Exchange