https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd Mobility en-us 2018-09-28 00:02:10 UTC 2018-09-29 23:55:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Optimplaces.png hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287081219 Learning about International Commerce (LINC) is a 9-day study abroad program only available to freshmen business majors at the University of Southern California. Students travel to one of nine major cities across the globe to meet with various companies and learn how they work within the international economy. LINC is a widely-known program at USC, as a majority of business majors participate when they are freshmen.]]> 2018-09-28 17:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287081219 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287081473 During the summer, the NCAA allows teams to take foreign tours. This provides student-athletes with an opportunity to travel abroad while still in school. Given the heavy demands that come with playing a sport at the college level, student-athletes are often unable to leave campus for a study abroad program. Although classes are not taken on these team tours, student-athletes are still provided with a multi-cultural experience they otherwise would not receive. I have been fortunate enough to participate in two foreign tours: one to Italy with USC Women's Basketball and one to New Zealand and Australia with University of Hawaii Women's Basketball.

In terms of mobility, particularly in women's basketball, these trips expose student-athletes to what it is like playing overseas. More American women's basketball players play professionally overseas than in America, so players are given a taste of what their career path might entail. By playing against professional teams internationally, student-athletes get experience playing basketball under different rules, and they get to mingle with opposing players and coaches after each game.]]> 2018-09-28 17:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287081473 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287081835 2018-09-28 17:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287081835 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287090725 One of Rizvi & Lingard's criticisms of study abroad programs is that they don't always expose students to the underdeveloped parts of the world. This applies to LINC, given that the nine possible cities students can travel to have fully developed economies and populations in the millions (Sydney, Tokyo, and Hong Kong to name a few). I traveled to Santiago, Chile, which is probably the only city option with more of a "developing" economy than a "developed" one. Even so, the companies we toured in Santiago were all well-established and all do business internationally (ex. 3M, a paper product company, chemical plant, winery, etc.). Furthermore, the classes leading up to the trip focused heavily on the business aspects of the city and less on the cultural side. I gained a multicultural experience on the trip, but I was not well prepared in advance. While I think LINC meets its own program goals, it provides an example of study abroad sending students to already-developed locations around the world.

In contrast to what Rizvi & Lingard argue, LINC teaches students more about cultural traditions and less about how cultural interactions are produced, along with their impact on local communities. Given that LINC is only a 9-day trip and is for business students, it can really only scratch the surface on this front compared to what a student spending a semester abroad might experience.]]> 2018-09-28 18:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287090725 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287099180 2018-09-28 18:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287099180 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287099927

1. To understand the impacts of globalization on business.
2. To appreciate the challenges and opportunities of doing business internationally.
3. To learn to assess the business environment in other countries, including business practices, economic and financial structures, institutions and institutional voids, political and regulatory systems, and cultural and social conditions.
4. To develop an international business perspective by understanding the similarities and differences in the business environment across countries and how heterogeneity in the business environment across countries affects international business practices and strategies.
5. To understand the ethical issues and corporate social responsibility issues that arise in conducting international and global business.
6. To appreciate how to develop business strategies and make business decisions in the international and global context.

]]> 2018-09-28 18:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287099927 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287108828 This video provides a taste of what students experience on a LINC trip whenever they aren't on business tours.]]> 2018-09-28 18:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287108828 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287138383 On most of these international tours, much like the LINC program at USC, student-athletes are not exposed to underdeveloped parts of the world. On both trips I attended, we were constantly reminded to remain on the beaten path. The trips only last about 10 days, and most of the schedule is preset with tours of famous places, team activities, and basketball games, so the limited time is again a factor.

However, in regards to Rizvi & Lingard, I would say these trips taught me more about how cultural interactions are produced than the LINC program did. Local tour guides remained with us throughout both basketball trips I attended, and they were able to provide us with more cultural insight compared to business executives on the LINC trip, which focused more on their business interactions with the world. Each of these trips also took me to multiple cities, whereas I was in one city for the entire duration of my LINC trip.]]> 2018-09-28 20:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287138383 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287263077 2018-09-29 23:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287263077 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287263541 2018-09-29 23:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287263541 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287264022 When asked if I have witnessed/experienced deterritorialization, I think the answer is yes, but only to an extent. Some things cross boundaries more easily than others. For example, I have tried food from many different cultures, but I am only fluent in one language. I think the key here is accessibility. With the rise in social media, it is possible for more aspects of cultures to be transferred over national borders in the future. However, I do not think deterritorialization is taking over. Geographical location still plays a major role in culture. Even having lived on the east coast, west coast, and Hawaii, I have seen cultural differences based on location despite all three places being in America. I have noticed even greater differences when traveling internationally. I think people will always have different preferences based on their respective cultures.]]> 2018-09-29 23:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287264022 hill5589 https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287264704 I see myself as associated to the phenomenon of hybridity through social media. SnapChat and Instagram stories allow me to see what my friends are currently up to all around the world. If I see that they are somewhere that I have been, I can relate to/imagine the feelings they are having at that moment. Similar to the phenomenon of deterritorialization, hybridity has been influenced by accessibility. For the most part, however, I think that hybridity only applies to places I have been before. To feel personally connected to a place,  I feel that I must first visit it and have some type of memorable experience with it.]]> 2018-09-29 23:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hill5589/kxdcne54y0qd/wish/287264704