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Globalization and Multinational Enterprises
2012

International Financial Management 2012

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT

Topic - Case 1: Porsche Changes Tack
Chapter 1: Globalization and Multinational Enterprise

Lecturer: Dr. Mai Thu Hien Students Group 1:
Dinh Hoang Anh - 0953040003 Le Thuy Anh – 0953040004 - Leader Nguyen Van Anh - 0953040005 Nguyen Mai Anh - 0953040006 Truong Thuy Anh - 0953040106 Le Duc Binh - 0953040008

FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BANKING AND FINANCE 0

Hanoi, December 17th, 2012

International Financial Management 2012

TABLE OF CONTENT

I.INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 2 II.PORSCHE CHANGES TACK .................................................................................... 4
1.About Porsche AG ...................................................................................................................... 4 2.Porsche’s Growing Portfolio ....................................................................................................... 5 3.The Most Profitable Automobile Company in the World ............................................................. 8

4.Porsche changes tack.....................................................................................................10 III.ANSWERS TO CASE QUESTIONS ....................................................................... 12
1.Question1 ................................................................................................................................. 12 2.Question 2 ................................................................................................................................ 23 3.Question 3 ................................................................................................................................ 28

IV. ANSWER CHAPTER QUESTIONS ...................................................................... 33 V. REFERENCE
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