It would be interesting to know how traveled are students at your university and also how those 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 resume the extent to which they have traveled, both across the United States and perhaps around the world.

Instructions

Administer the following survey to at least 30 business students, including your classmates in the strategic management course. Analyze the results. Give a 15-minute presentation to your class regarding your findings. Turn in a written report of your findings to your professor.

The Survey

1. How many states in the United States have you visited?

2. How many states in the United States have you lived for at least three months?

3. How many countries outside the United States have you visited?

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

5. How many countries outside the United States have you lived for at least three months?

6. List the countries outside the United States that you have lived for at least three months.

7. 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 “Cannot Make a Difference” and 10 is “Can Make a Tremendous Difference.”

8. To what extent do you feel that visiting countries outside the United States can make a person a more effective business person? Use a 1 to 10 scale, where 1 is “Cannot Make a Difference” and 10 is “Can Make a Tremendous Difference.”

9. 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 “Cannot Make a Difference” and 10 is “Can Make a Tremendous Difference.”

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