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International Business Module - Coggle Diagram
International Business Module
Josephine O Halloran:
Overview of the EU/ Background - History - Institutional Structure.
Symbols are important.
United States of Europe.
Wider meaning - more member states.
Deeper meaning - more areas of responsibility.
EU membership has a significant impact on sovereignty as integration involves sharing or waiving sovereignty.
The goal of "an ever closer union" is tantamount to jumping on a moving train. The EU experiment has also been described as "an experiment in motion".
Higher standards through regulation rather than a race to the bottom.
Post Brexit Britan is an opportunity for "ever closer union" within the EU itself.
Digital single market.
The EU - An experiment in motion
Niall Gibbons:
The Tourism Industry - Current situation and challenges.
Strategy is to look at changes & trends over time.
Market diversification, shift from volume to value.
Strategy:
A test of leadership is how you respond to a crisis.
Communication is absolutely vital.
Communicate early and communicate clearly.
When it comes to strategy, keep the list short.
Recovery: Restart, Rebuild, Redesign.
Vision, Strategy, Stakeholders, Customer, Partnership.
First mover advantage
Digital Disruption - The impact of technology on business and society.
Have we created a digital monster fueled by monetisation?
In the rush to monetise, has security suffered?
Privacy is a concept of the past.
The biggest impact could be the theft of our attention.
Can the industrial internet of things be protected?
We must learn to question, why? Why autonomous vehicles?
Technology has immense potential for human and societal good, why are we letting it do so much harm?
Distuption can be positive and negative.
Businesses see data as an asset.
Regulation cannot catch up with the pace of change.
Exploring, doing, becoming, being.
Human-centred design - design for human behaviour.
Are data algorithms biased? Trained on white males.
Curiosity can help break down barriers.
Privacy is a concept of the past
Dr Anabel Sels:
The effect of Brexit and COVID on strategies for the EU
Protectionism
Brexit
Economic Impact on Ireland
Foreign Direct Investment Relocation
Recovery and Resilience Facility
Brexit Adjustment Fund
Strategy Response to a double shock
Resilience
Strategic Response
Tony Connelly:
Brexit
The politics needed to come before any high tech solutions. EU took the view that Brexit was a British problem that needed a British solution.
"The collective sound of eyes rolling".
Theme: The rise of ignorance and misinformation.
Irish business filling the gaps Brexit has created, e.g. Stonemanor Supermarket.
The EU is following UK politics closely - Calm and firm is the EU approach to the UK.
The rise of ignorance and power of misinformation
Professor Daniel Nyberg:
Making climate change fit for capitalism
Big business influencing the climate change narrative to suit capitalism
Capitalism is a driver of climate change.
Jevons paradox - the efficient use of fuels results not in diminished consumption but an overall increase in consumption.
Corporations are key actors in responding to climate change.
Astroturfing - Corporations funding fake grassroots movements.
The best argument does not always win the debate.
Corporations approach to climate change:
Denial
Climate change adaptation in lieu of mitigation.
Change consumption patterns rather than discussing mitigation.
Theme: Big businesses changing the climate change narrative to suit capitalism.
Stop being a consumer, be a citizen.
Having the fossil fuel industry as part of the solution is disastrous.
Greenwashing.
Panel Discussion on contemporary issues including:
Brexit,
Challenges for Business due to COVID,
Representing Ireland in Brussels,
Irelands position in the EU and globally
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Resilience.
Future of work.
Devil is in the detail and is evidence based.
Covid has caused many companies to focus on resilience.
Will it be more difficult to retain employees with the advent of home working?
Predictable policy helps investor confidence.
Business Resilience