Organizations and individuals engaged in global trade must adapt to the opportunities and challenges created by doing business across borders.

Select a continent where your organization (NIKE) is currently operating or wishes to operate.

Outline how change can be managed for a company that has never done business outside of the U.S.

Create a 10-to 12-slide communication plan in Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®, with speaker notes.

(2-4 slides with speaker notes on) Define the contribution of employee empowerment as a catalyst for change into a global organization.

Explain how you can motivate and manage change, taking into account the following concepts:

• Change Management and the Basic Functions of Management
• Adapting to workforce diversity, cultural and language differences, and foreign customs

Include at least one peer reviewed references.