SOUTHERN EUROPE:

Greece

· Greek Business Culture

http://businessculture.org/southern-europe/business-culture-in-greece/

· Includes general background on Greece, international business, transportation, taboos

· Transparency International – Corruption by Country

http://www.transparency.org/country#GRC

· Includes corruption challenges, developments, recommendations, data & research

· LEGAL PROTECTION FOR CITIZENS WHO DENOUNCE BIG CORRUPTION CASES

http://www.transparency.org/news/pressrelease/legal_protection_for_citizens_who_denounce_big_corruption_cases

· “Greece at a Glance: Policies for a Sustainable Recovery”

http://www.oecd.org/greece/44785912.pdf

· Greece’s Reforms Have Only Cracked the Surface

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304096104579239841866821608

· “Reducing red tape in business would boost Greek productivity, OECD says”

http://www.oecd.org/greece/reducing-red-tape-in-business-would-boost-greek-productivity.htm

· “Launch of the Competition Policy Assessment of Greece”

http://www.oecd.org/about/secretary-general/launch-of-the-competition-policy-assessment-of-greece.htm

· Additional information on project:

· http://www.oecd.org/competition/greececompetitionassessment.htm

· Greece: Pensions at a Glance 2013

http://www.oecd.org/greece/OECD-PensionsAtAGlance-2013-Highlights-Greece.pdf

· Government at a Glance 2013: Country Fact Sheet

http://www.oecd.org/gov/GAAG2013_CFS_GRC.pdf

· Money, Politics, Power: Corruption Risks in Europe

http://issuu.com/transparencyinternational/docs/corruption_risks_in_europe/15?e=0

Istanbul, Turkey

· Turkish Business Culture

http://businessculture.org/southern-europe/business-culture-in-turkey/

· Transparency International – Corruption by Country

http://www.transparency.org/country#TUR

· OECD seriously concerned about Turkey’s level of detection and investigation of foreign bribery

http://www.oecd.org/turkey/oecd-seriously-concerned-about-turkey-s-level-of-detection-and-investigation-of-foreign-bribery.htm

· OECD Economic Surveys: TURKEY

http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/Overview_Turkey_2014.pdf

· EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIA AND THE STATE OF CORRUPTION IN 2014: THE GOLD STANDARD?

http://blog.transparency.org/2014/12/03/europe-central-asia-and-the-state-of-corruption-in-2014-the-gold-standard/

· The Shipbuilding Industry in Turkey

http://www.oecd.org/turkey/48641944.pdf

· Turkey's Corruption Scandal Exposes 'Gas-For-Gold' Scheme With Iran

http://www.ibtimes.com/turkeys-corruption-scandal-exposes-gas-gold-scheme-iran-1521278

The Economist

1. Charlemagne: Greece and its discontents | The Economist

www.economist.com/.../21641273-syrizas-victory-will-in...

2. Greece - The Economist

www.economist.com/topics/greece

Charlemagne: Greece and its discontents. Jan 29th 2015, 10:48 from Print edition. Syriza's victory will inspire other populists to challenge Europe's political ...

3. Greece and the euro: Crisis revisited | The Economist

www.economist.com/.../21636036-euro-still-vulnerable-a...

Dec 13, 2014 - IT WAS almost exactly five years ago that the euro crisis erupted, starting in Greece. Investors who had complacently let all euro-zone countries ...

4. Greece's election - The Economist

www.economist.com/.../21641251-syrizas-success-increas...

19 hours ago - “WE HAVE finally put behind us the vicious cycle of fear and austerity.” So declared Alexis Tsipras, Greece's new prime minister, to crowds ...

5. Greece's election: The euro's next crisis | The Economist

www.economist.com/.../21637334-why-early-election-sp...

Jan 3, 2015 - EVER since the euro crisis erupted in late 2009 Greece has been at or near its heart. It was the first country to receive a bail-out, in May 2010.

6. Greece's crisis: Samaras's gamble | The Economist

www.economist.com/.../21636043-early-presidential-vote...

Dec 13, 2014 - Greece's creditors and allies are watching nervously, from Berlin to Brussels. Some think that by calling an election that his candidate will ...

7. Greece's bail-out: Not so fast | The Economist

www.economist.com/.../21627714-spike-bond-yields-bad...

Oct 25, 2014 - Tsipras: the next prime minister? GREECE'S plans for a clean exit from its international bail-out are in disarray. A sharp rise in bond yields has ...

BUAD 843

Seminar In Global Business- Greece and Turkey

Spring, 2015

Guidelines for Integrative Report

The purpose of this project is to provide an opportunity to integrate your study abroad experience with the academic research you did earlier. To accommodate the diversity of our group, the instructions that follow are necessarily, and purposely, general and flexible. The integrative research report is due on May 8th. The report should be focused exclusively on the context of each of the countries we visited.

Begin by identifying one or, at most, two central themes or subjects that are (a) of interest to you, and (b) that you feel you gained valuable insight and/or knowledge about during the trip. Then develop a discussion around that topic (or topics) that integrates earlier academic study of the region with your study abroad experience. Examples are: finance practices and conditions that are unique to Greece and Turkey; financial reporting issues and concerns faced by auditors and businesses in the region; the role culture plays in business management practices in these countries; the opportunities, challenges and impediments to foreign investment and foreign direct investment in Greece and Turkey; how culture and geography impact trade, and trade relationships, with Greece and Turkey; the economic crisis, its impact on Greece and Turkey, and how these countries are responding.

These examples are, of course, only examples. Many other subjects or themes are possible. The only requirement is that the topic(s) or theme(s) you choose (a) must be focused on business in some way, and (b) relate specifically to the context of Greece and Turkey.

One you have identified a subject or theme, next structure the report by developing a list of specific questions about that subject that were addressed during our recent visit. The goal is to (a) identify insights and learnings you gained from study abroad, and (b) integrate these into your earlier academic study, especially, perhaps, as these relate to your own career focus and interest.

The questions you choose should be well focused on the subject or theme, for they will serve as a kind of map to guide your discussion. As an example, if the topic is the impact of the economic crisis, and responses to that crisis, on the two regions, you might use these kinds of questions to provide structure to the discussion:

1. How did the economic downturn and recovery impact business in Greece and Turkey? How do these countries differ in that respect, and what economic, political, or cultural explanations might account for any differences?

2. Which industries seemed to be more (less) affected?

3. How are key industries, e.g., technology, banking, retailing franchising, being impacted and how are they managing?

4. How is the global downturn and subsequent recovery being shaped by the political, regulatory, and/or financial tradition and framework of each country? For example, how has membership, or non-membership, in the EU, impacted the business being conducted in each country?

5. How does financial and political infrastructure (e.g., auditing, taxation, reporting regulations, and state/community autonomy) interact to exasperate or mitigate the impact of global economics?

6. How does culture play a role in how the various businesses we visited seem to be responding?

…… and so on.

The number and kind of questions you choose is open and up to you. I would suggest using as many as are needed to give the report a solid structure, without, on the other hand, using so many that the report is choppy and loses focus (i.e., “can’t see the forest for the trees” kind of problem).

After you have provided structure for the report using topical questions, the next step is to write up a discussion that addresses each question. In completing this part of the exercise, you are encouraged to use, as reference material, earlier readings, appropriately cited, new material, as needed, and, in particular, antidotal evidence from your study abroad business visits and experience.

The last step is to write a short paragraph or two that summarizes your findings and presents any conclusions that you are able to draw.

When completed, the integrative report should not exceed 10 typewritten pages, double-spaced. There are two submissions that you should make with respect to this project. First, please submit, no later than April 17th, a brief outline that identifies (a) your integrated topic(s) or subject(s), and (b) the questions you plan to address. The questions you identify are not fixed in stone, and you are free to change them as necessary later. The general nature, however, of the finished report should be consistent with the outline you submit.* Second, please submit the actual integrative report to Lisa Berry, PUR 207, on or before May 8th.

*If you run into problems with this, contact me and we will discuss it.

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