Topic 1: International Business 1. Why companies engage in international business? There are three major operating objectives that underline the reasons for companies to engage in international business: -expanding sales: pursuing international sales usually increases the potential market and potential profits -acquiring resources: foreign sources may give companies lower costs‚ new or better products‚ additional operating knowledge -minimizing risk: international operations may reduce
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exporter – Requires little depth of market knowledge – Can be put in place fairly quickly – Requires relatively little investment – The need for local market research is reduced – The licensee may support the product strongly in the new market • Disadvantages – Can lose control over the core competitive advantage of the firm. – The licensee can become a new competitor to the firm. 2 Licensing: When Is It Likely To Be Used? h In technology-intensive and process industries technologyh When the
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International Business and Europe Introduction In this assignment I will be concentrating on International Business and the European Union and how it has an effect on businesses in the U.K. The aim of the assignment to use a U.K based organisation as a scenario. I will be writing the assignment based on a report for the Board of Directors from my chosen company. The company I have chosen is a vehicle manufacturer called Octopus Vehicle’s. They currently have been given the opportunity to
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indicating their importance in international business. 2.. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of various modes of entering foreign markets. 3.. Why do we have international strategic alliances? What are the forms and their respective advantages and disadvantages? ---------------- 4.. Consider a firm facing a make-or-buy decision‚ Provide 2 potential benefits and 2 risks that the firm may face from outsourcing. Similarly‚ provide 2 potential advantages and 2 disadvantages of in-house production.
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Information System Manager of SecretNetwork‚ pleased to be here to represent the SecretNetwork that trans-national computer suppliers company that supplies products to an international market. Today‚ I will focus on the issues of international business environment and the implication of e-commerce for international business. In this issue‚ I will share with you about globalization‚ trans-national Corporation and the national economic environment. Then‚ I will discuss about how e-commerce has affected
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Eduardo Napoles Jr. 3/19/13 BUS 141 (P) Saltz TEST #1 1. Globalization refers to in which activities of large number of business enterprises is carried out in many different locations across national boundaries. It is much more than just importing or exporting from one country to another. True globalization involves one firm procuring form‚ manufacturing in‚ and selling in many different countries. There has been an increasing trend in the world towards globalization is characterized
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inequalities between both parties • Belittle your informal gift at visit (“It’s only a token but..”) Cultural Awareness and Business • Canadian firms going global must determine the cultural differences • Decide whether or not their business can adapt to foreign culture Extent of foreign operations • Level of cultural awareness will depend on how much business a company does in foreign country • Primary domestic operations that export do not need to care •
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International business exam notes UNIT 1 History of Canadian Trade European Trade * 1700s – trades grew fast after permanent Canadian settlement * Demand for raw materials (beaver pelts‚ fish‚ lumber) * Europe manufactured Canada’s raw materials * After 7 years war‚ England and Canada made trade agreements (help war torn France) * near-port cities used to facilitate trade import/exports US trade * Late 1700s‚ US independence
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Global and International Business Contexts – SM0269 W13012208 Jack Goddard Word Count: 3457 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Part 1: Porter ’s National Diamond Analysis 3 Part 2: Contemporary Management Issues 7 Part 3: Market Entry Strategy 11 Recommendation to the Board of Directors…………… ……………………………… ….13 Appendices 14 References 15 Introduction This report has been written by the Boston Consulting Group and uses Porter’s national
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International Business – Essay Questions 1. Gini Coefficient: The gini index is a measure of statistical dispersion‚ a measure of the inequality of a distribution‚ 0 being total equality and a value of 1 maximal inequality. It is most commonly used in economics to assess the inequality of wealth or income‚ but is also used in other fields such as health‚ science‚ ecology‚ chemistry and engineering. Gini coefficients range from 0.23 (Sweden) to 0.70 (Namibia)‚ but not every country has been assessed
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