Exercise 11D How Well-Traveled Are You Compared to Your Colleagues? Purpose How well-traveled are students, including yourself, at your university? To what extent do students consider their travels to be helpful in becoming an effective businessperson? Generally speaking, the more one has traveled, especially outside the United States, the more tolerant, understanding, and appreciative one is for diversity. Many students even state on their rsum the extent to which they have traveled, both across the United States and perhaps around the world.

Instructions Step 1Administer the following survey to at least 30 business students, including your classmates in the strategic-management course.

Step 2Administer the following survey to yourself.

Step 3Analyze the results with special emphasis comparing yourself to your colleagues. Give a 15-minute presentation to your class regarding your findings and implications.

The Survey How many states in the United States have you visited?

How many states in the United States have you lived in for at least 3 months?

How many countries outside the United States have you visited?

List the countries outside the United States that you have visited.

How many countries outside the United States have you lived in for at least 3 months?

List the countries outside the United States that you have lived in for at least 3 months.

To what extent do you feel that traveling across the United States can make a person a more effective businessperson? Use a 1- to 10-scale, where 1 is Does Not Make a Difference and 10 is Makes a Tremendous Difference.

To what extent do you feel that visiting countries outside the United States can make a person a more effective businessperson? Use a 1- to- 10-scale, where 1 is Does Not Make a Difference and 10 is Makes a Tremendous Difference.

To what extent do you feel that living in another country can make a person a more effective businessperson? Use a 1-to-10 scale, where 1 is Does Not Make a Difference and 10 is Makes a Tremendous Difference.

What three important ways do you feel that traveling or living outside the United States would be helpful to a person in being a more effective businessperson?

Set 4: Individual versus Group Strategic Planning