As organizations expand into global markets, business communicators need to become aware of their own culture and how it differs from other cultures. cultural awareness allows professionals to communicate successfully with other cultures and to navigate the intercultural challenges of a globalized business world. the first step in overcoming intercultural obstacles is understanding the trends that drive globalization.
identify the trend illustrated by the following example.
a u. s. retailer of high-tech products looks to open stores in russia where there has been a surge in demand for smartphones and tablet computers.
favorable trade agreements
robust middle-class growth
transportation advancements

Aplant manager is considering buying additional stamping machines to accommodate increasing demand. the alternatives are to buy 1 machine, 2 machines, or 3 machines. the profits realized under each alternative are a function of whether their bid for a recent defense contract is accepted or not. the payoff table below illustrates the profits realized (in $000's) based on the different scenarios faced by the manager. alternative bid accepted bid rejected buy 1 machine $10 $5 buy 2 machines $30 $4 buy 3 machines $40 $2 refer to the information above. assume that based on historical bids with the defense contractor, the plant manager believes that there is a 65% chance that the bid will be accepted and a 35% chance that the bid will be rejected. what is the expected value under perfect information (evpi)?