Discussion / short answer: business

“Integrating Global Business at a Local Level” Please respond to the following:

• From the first and second e-Activities, analyze the concept of global business, and determine the fundamental positive and negative effects that the concept has on the state of Texas in terms of labor, business operations, and government.
• From the first e-Activity, discuss whether you agree or disagree with the speaker’s opinion that companies must become an integral part of the community in the country in which they choose to operate. Provide a rationale for your response.

e-activities 

1)Watch the video for Chapter 1, titled “Integrating Global Business at a Local Level” (3 min 11 s)

http://www.cengage.com/management/webtutor/global2/video/ch01.html

2) Use the Internet  to research articles on the effects of global business on Texas.