Myths about Globalization ??

• Globalization is destroying the environment. Protecting the environment is currently a global matters, that is regularly discussed at a global level through different summits. However, many environmental protectors blame the development of trade and the large companies' activities for the increase of carbon emissions and global warming for instance. Is the globalization really responsible for environmental current issues?
• Globalization is destroying jobs
• Globalization means that multinational corporations make profit at the expense of smaller companies and consumers. Globalization is concentrating most business under the control of a handful of large corporations...NOT true! In fact: "GM, Ford and Toyota control less of the world’s car market today than GM alone controlled in 1950" and "From 1988 to 1998, the top five high-tech companies’ shares of worldwide sales in…computer hardware, computer software and long-distance telephony…actually declined by almost 30 percent"
• Globalization destroys unique cultures and diversity through assimilation...yet another MYTH! It gives cultures that may otherwise be isolated a chance to be shared around the world and offers people in many countries new choices when it comes to food, music, and fashion.

Weekly topics....

Our team is excited about the following topics: 

• Intercultural communication 
• Leading and motivating workers in international context
• Crisis management
• Sustainability and green management

Additional topics we would like to learn in class: 

• The challenges of entering the international job market
• The specificities of Asian management 
• Famous international companies' managers: case study about their methods, strength...  

Our goals

We chose this course for different reasons: 

• Learn about the impact of the changing global business environment on management
• Understand how cross-cultural differences can affect our future careers, in our country, but also if we want to work abroad
• Maintain an awareness of the different kind of challenges of working in a global environment
• Develop skills facing international situations (conflicts, negotiation...)

• Last but not least, given the diversity of this class, we also expect to have a lot of fun talking about cultural differences and about our different experiences !

Why "The Honk Kong Hustle" ?

A hustle means a noisy, busy activity. What could describe the craziness of Hong Kong better? We are all exchange students, new in Hong Kong since few months or even few weeks. Our daily life is to get integrated in this huge global city, where all the nationalities, traditions, values are mixed together. This course of international management, in which many cultures are present, is an opportunity to learn about our differences. We are constantly facing new challenges, discovering new places, meeting new people. The Honk Kong Hustle represents a multicultural team ready to understand better how to adapt in an international working environment.

You may be wondering about the errant "k" in our blog name...let's just chalk that one up to a few too many nights in LKF leaving us a little short on sleep and aparently lacking basic grammar skills. We know y'all can relate :)

The Global Hustle Team

Hello

My name is Richard, I am an exchange student from Concordia University in Montreal.  I am here to study international business, but I also have an interest in topics in sustainable business.

Hello,

My name is Ben. I am a student on exchange here from University of Tennessee, USA. My major is international business and management.

Hi my name is Marine and I am a one-year exchange student here at CityU, majoring in management and marketing. I come from France, but I am a passionate of Asia and in particular South-East Asia, where I would lto start living after graduation. I find my energy in dancing salsa and listening to latin music, as well as travelling and meeting local people everywhere I go. 

Hi! My name is Diana Lenartowich, I am a business communications major from Brock University in Ontario, Canada. I'm usually found outdoors running, hiking, swimming or sailing. I can easily spend a whole afternoon curled up with a good book and a cup of chai tea, and while in Hong Kong I am looking forwards to exploring as much of this corner of the world as I possibly can!

Hi, my name is Angela Zheng, I am from USA. I was born in Mainland China, I started middle school in the United States. I am international business major and marketing major, and I'm interested in traveling.