Q. 1. Using the library, course materials, and other Web resources, find some examples of international companies in the United States that demonstrate a global management approach to their operations. Provide some examples of practices or strategies that demonstrate this approach.

A. 1. One international company in the United States that demonstrates a global management approach to their operations is Wal-Mart. Some specific [practices or strategies that demonstrate their approach is their excellence in customer service, their supply chain management, their equal opportunity employment and their ability to keep process low. (Masters, 2011)

Another international company in the United States that demonstrates a global management approach to their operations is Home Depot. Home- Depot uses practices and strategies such as talent management, and their ability to keep prices low as well to demonstrate their global management to their operations. (Lockwood, 2011)

Proctor and Gamble also utilizes talent management to demonstrate their global management approach. They also use total quality management techniques and strategies to emphasize their global management approach to their operations as well. (Lockwood, 2011)

Q. 2. Why has it become so important for companies to become competitive in the global business environment?

A. 2. In today’s global business environment, it has become very important for businesses to become competitive. Businesses must become competitive in the global business environment in order to stay successful, gain profits rather than loses, and to gain that extra edge or step ahead from their competition. (Syahir, 2011)

One company that continues to compete with its competition is McDonalds. McDonald’s created the dollar menu a while ago as a form of competitiveness. Doing this, they