High School Programs :: Global Learning of the Business Enterprise (GLOBE)TM
Global Learning of the Business Enterprise (GLOBE) focuses on international enterprise. The students learn the basics of foreign trade, set up and operate a company, work with students from other nations, and come to appreciate the diversity of business cultures worldwide.
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Topic: Fundamentals of International Trade Students learn the nature and advantages of bilateral and multilateral trade and are introduced to foreign exchange, trade restrictions, and balance of payments.
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Topic: Forming a
Company and Conducting International Business
Students create and manage a joint-venture business to engage in international trade.
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Topic: Student Exchange Students visit their business partners in another country for one week.
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Topic: Management and Economics Simulation Exercise Students develop strategies for a company that will conduct trade across international boundaries.
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GLOBE enhances students learning of the following concepts and skills:
Concepts Absolute advantage Bilateral trade Comparative advantage Currency Customs Demand Diversity Economic development Exchange rates Exports Imports Interdependence International cooperation Joint ventures Management Multinational trade Prices Productive resources Productivity Profit Quota Supply Tariff
Skills Analyzing information Applying information Calculating productivity Classifying Comparing Converting currencies Critical thinking Decision making Distinguishing fact from opinion Drawing conclusions Filling out forms Formulating an argument Giving reports Graphing Inference Interpreting data Interviewing Mathematical interpretation and computation Negotiating Note taking Reading financial statements Research Situational analysis Teamwork
All JA programs have technology enhancements and are designed to support the skills and competencies outlined in the SCANS (Secretarys Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills) report. These programs also augment the school-based, work-based, and connecting activities for communities with school-to-work initiatives.
GLOBE (Global Learning of the Business Enterprise) is a program for high school students. Instructional materials are packaged for 30 students and include a textbook, a Study Guide, Student Company kit, and a computerized management simulation (MESE).
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