International Business
Additional Extra Credit Opportunity
Total of 10% added to the Final Exam, Due on 12/15 by 11:59 PM
All questions (Part 1 and Part 2) must be answered to receive credit.
*Cannot receive extra credit for both this AND the Misaeng Extra Credit opportunity announced
earlier.
Part 1: Watch The Global Journey of T-Shirt in the following link and answer the following
questions. https://apps.npr.org/tshirt/#/title
(Please note there are five chapters at the bottom of screen: Cotton->Machine->People->Boxes-
>You. Approximately 12 minutes for all 5 chapters, must watch all five chapters to answer the
questions.)
Q1-Summarize the journey of the T-shirt and explain how each stage contributes to the
global economy. (200 words minimum.)
Q2- Why and how does international trade connect countries via the creation of a T-shirt
across multiple countries? (200 words minimum, mut utilize the international trade
theories of Chapter 5 in the textbook.)
Part 2: Listen to the Planet Money episode: https://www.npr.org/2018/10/26/660850249/planet-
money-netflix-and-amazon-stream-in-india then answer the following question:
Q1-What are the challenges Amazon and Netflix face in India? (Please list 2-3 challenges
in complete sentences.)
Q2-What strategies should the two companies adopt in order to be successful in India and
why? (200 words minimum)
