THE BOOK –  International Business by Mason A. Carpenter and Sanjyot P. Dunung (2012) published under
Creative Commons License by Saylor Academy in pdf and html formats at URL: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/international-business

This assignment focuses on the development and the implications of the ongoing Gaza-Israel military conflict on international business. The textbook presents the fundamentals of international business mainly from a theoretical view of how things should be with examples that cleanly support the points being made.  To demonstrate your understanding of these fundamentals to this point in the course, you will examine what happens when reality intrudes on the ideal. Please research the impacts of this conflict on global trade and international business to answer the following questions for Israel:

Begin with an introduction paragraph or section to tell your reader where you are going to take them.

Following your introduction, as an initial background, offer a brief summary of Israel's business rankings, market attractiveness, and GPD from 2015 to the current date. Then offer your assessment of what were the impacts of the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023 and the following military conflict (use tables to represent the data you found in an effective way, use sentences to discuss the implications).

Using insights from Chapter 8 in your textbook, and one of the assessment frameworks (SWOT, PESTEL, or CAGE – pick one and make sure you use it properly) for the main body of your paper compare and contrast Israel's business standing pre- and post- the start of the 2023 Gaza-Israel war. Include in your analysis which countries are Israel's main trading partners. Note if this list changed with the start of the war in 2023.  Which countries increased/decreased their trade volume with Israel?

In your opinion, using insights gained from your textbook through Chapter 9, offer a recommendation or response section that addresses what is the projection for international businesses in Israel. What should the international response to this war be? How should businesses around the globe react? How should governments around the globe react? Which biblical principles serve as a basis for your proposed response? Make sure you integrate the Biblical truth into your response to demonstrate a biblical worldview and not just tack on a scripture verse somewhere as a “motivational quote.”  

Finish by summarizing to remind your reader where you took them through the narrative.

Students' submissions should be in the APA style with a cover page, the content of your paper with an introduction, main body, and conclusion sections with proper headings and seriation, and a references page. There is no need for an abstract.  The content of the paper should be between 1,200-1,500 words (5-6 pages), double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font. The cover page, references page, and any appendices do not count toward your word/page count total.

Your paper should have at least:

3 infographics/tables (included as appendices or within text)

10 references to current news or academic articles or publications (make sure your textbook is one of them)

1 full Bible verse included and integrated into your discussion.