Analysis should include

identifying how individual companies and countries are connected to each other in different ways through global business
defining factors such as international events and business trends that influence trading relationships
identifying that the factors that influence the relationships fall into categories: cultural and social, political and legal, geographical, and technological
identifying external factors that affect global business: social and cultural, political and legal, economic, technology, and financial
identifying internal issues that affect global business: management and planning, marketing, human resource management, competition, and accounting.

Process/Skill Questions:

How can a change in a country’s education system or economic philosophy affect international business?
How can changes in technology and competition influence global business?
What kind of political events must global companies adjust to?
How can a natural disaster affect local and global economies?
How can international events influence trading relationships between two countries?
What is the importance of understanding a foreign country’s culture when conducting business there?