INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Instructors: Phone: e-mail: Office: Office hours: Hermann Juergens 514-398-4000 hermann.juergens@mcgill.ca Bronfman 501 Bronf. 501 by appointment Nicholas Matziorinis 514 398- 4000 nicholas.matziorinis@mcgill.ca Bronfman 501 Bronf. 501 by appointment Secretary: Office: Gina Ceolin Bronfman 110 e-mail: gina.ceolin@mcgill.ca Phone: 514-398-4000‚ #09662 Semester: Course Number: Section CRN: 1010 Teaching Assistants: Fall 2012 MGCR 382 Section 001 TBA MW 16:05-17:25
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Clifton Alston International Business Japanese Malaise Case July 21‚ 2013 1. The Japanese has stagnated due to Japanese banks‚ which had financed much of the boom in asset prices with easy money‚ now found their balance sheets loaded with bad debt‚ and they sharply contracted lending and deflation. The Nikkei average plunged from nearly 39‚000 points in December 1989 to about 14‚300 points in August 1992‚ thereby losing about 60% of its value. As a result‚ investors lost the equivalent
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International business Important topics: Ch 12-The Strategy of International Business * Explain the concept of strategy. * Understand how firms can profit from expanding globally * Understand how pressure for cost reduction and pressures for local responsiveness influence strategic choice * Be familiar with different strategies for competing globally and their pros and cons. * Explain the pros and cons of using strategic alliance to support global strategies Ch 13-The Organization
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CHAPTER 1 AN OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Chapter Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Discuss the meaning of international business Explain the importance of understanding international business Identify and describe the basic forms of international business activities Discuss the causes of globalization Comprehend the growing role of emerging markets in the global economy 1-2 What Is International Business? Business transactions between parties from more than one country
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Case Study #3: Contract for the International Sale of Goods A chip off the new block Semicontronics is an Australian manufacturing company that has been in the business of semi manufactured electronics for over a decade. Semicontronics has a solid reputation for meeting customer demands for quality products on time and on budget. The majority of Semicontronics customers are international‚ mid-market manufacturing companies that produce generic electronics such as cell phones‚ digital media
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International Business: The New Realities‚ 2e (Cavusgil/Knight/Riesenberger) Chapter 1 Introduction: What Is International Business? 1) International business is primarily carried out by individual companies. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4 Skill: Concept Objective: 1-1 AACSB: Dynamics of the global economy 2) The globalization of markets refers to the growing independence and self-sufficiency of countries worldwide. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4 Skill: Concept Objective:
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Name – Jayan Jhalani Topic – Merchant Banking & Role of SEBI Semester – 3 Division – B Subject – Merchant Banking & Financial Services PRN - 12021021049 Acknowledgements I would like to thank Professor Nitin Malhotra for her guidance and support throughout the project. I would like to thank Symbiosis University for giving such a project. Last but not the least I would like to thank my parents without whom this project would not have been possible.
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attractiveness of a country as a potential market for an internal business depends on balancing the benefits‚ costs‚ and risks associated with doing business in that country • the costs and risks associated with doing business in a foreign country are typically lower in the economically advanced and politically stable democratic nations • look at living standards and economic growth • another important factor is the value an international business can create in a foreign market o depends on the suitability
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The first question: how has the globalization of market benefited IKEA? The globalization of market refers to the merging of historically distinct and separate national markets into one huge global marketplace. Falling barriers to cross-border trade have more easier to sell internationally‚ so it is easier for IKEA to grow into a global cult brand with 230 stores in 33countries and have 5 suppliers of the frames in Europe‚ plus 3 in the United States and two in China. Because a fewer barriers to
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International Business 1. Q: List elements of the national business environment that influence the standardization-versus-adaptation decision. Standardized is just one of a number of strategies with which firms successfully enter the international marketplace today. Standardization may not always be the most appropriate strategy‚ even. Smaller companies may also be better off adapting to local cultures and exploiting their international image to gain market share locally. Consumers in different
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