Managers' Response to Political-Economic Pressures

The assignment content discusses a hypothetical scenario where President Donald Trump deploys tactical defense missiles in South Korea to protect the US from North Korean actions, which sparks tensions between South Korea and China. China issues an economic boycott on South Korean businesses and attacks K-POP music genre, while North Korea invests heavily in its nuclear weapons department. The assignment aims to explore how managers responded to the political and economic pressures associated with this situation, including how their businesses were affected, whether the boycott impacted future business for China, and what measures were taken to resolve the issue.

Alfaro Tallman Mendoza
Professor Krylova
Management 4333
3/22/2017
Group 7 Project Update
During our collaboration over the past couple of weeks, our group has been reading up on
current political, legal, economical, and technical contemporary issues found in management and in
business. We have been plagued by uncertainty until we began considering the situation going on in the
Asian-Pacific. As most of us may already know, President Donald Trump has been granted permission to
store tactical defense missiles in South Korea to protect the United States from the irrational actions of
the North Korean Providence. The plan is called Thadd and it has enraged some South Korean citizens.
One country extremely opposed to the idea is China, and they have issued an economic boycott on
South Korean businesses. The tension between the two countries has become so bad, China is even
attacking the famous K-Pop music genre. One Chinese ad describes K-POP as “being bullets shot out at
your kids.”
North Korea over the past decade, has been investing heavily in their nuclear weapons
department. Recently, they have been conducting hundreds of tests and each missile is becoming more
advanced than the last. Countries have taken extreme caution when confronting North Korea with their
concerns, but Trump finally made a move. During the deployment of Thaad, China heavily advised
against the decision, saying it would punish businesses associated with South Korea to make its point
clear. Despite the threats, the decision to withdrawal the tactical missiles were rejected and China went
after some prominent businesses in its region. We want to explore how the managers reacted to the
political and economic pressures associated with this situation. How did they respond? How were their
businesses affected? Has this boycott affected future business for China? What did the managers and
executives do to resolve this situation? Our group aims to answer these questions and we look forward
to meeting with you next week to further discuss the topic.