IBUS/MARK 462 SECOND EXAM – WINTER 2013 STUDY QUESTIONS A. Definitions –four will be chosen for the exam Transaction exposure: The extent to which income from individual transactions is affected by fluctuations in foreign exchange values. Balance-of-trade equilibrium: Reached when the income a nation’s residents earn from exports equals money paid for imports. Spot exchange rate: The exchange rate at which a foreign exchange dealer will convert one currency into another that particular
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study for the group Fauchon who wants to develop new horizon in Hong Kong and entering new foreign market is one of the most interesting part in international business management for me. Why Fauchon? I chose to study the case Fauchon for several reasons. The aura of the brand‚ prestigious products‚ audacious repositioning‚ and especially its international expansion‚ Fauchon is an interesting brand as innovative. Fauchon is a global luxury gastronomy enterprise‚ selling brand products in all
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International Business Strategies By Rahul Gairola Subject : Appraisal of a MNE’s recent market entry (2007-2010) ( 1. Firm Motivations for internationalization 2. Entry Strategy 3. Corporate Strategy) Question: Acting as a market analyst for the US Investment bank Merrill Lynch‚ you have been allocated the responsibility to produce an appraisal report relating to a client’s (MNE) recent market entry Executive Summary In the appraisal I will discuss my findings on HTC’s entry into the
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Chapter 1 Managers and Managing What is management? Management is the planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently and effectively. Efficiency is a measure of how well resources are used to achieve a goal. Effectiveness is a measure of the appropiateness of the the goals an organization is pursuing and the degree to which the organization achieves those goals. Organizations are collections of people who work together and
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The Strategy of International Business Chapter Outline OPENING CASE: The Evolving Strategy of Coca-Cola INTRODUCTION STRATEGY AND THE FIRM Value Creation Strategic Positioning Operations: The Firm as a Value Chain Organization: The Implementation of Strategy In Sum: Strategic Fit GLOBAL EXPANSION‚ PROFITABILITY‚ AND PROFIT GROWTH Expanding the Market: Leveraging Products and Competencies Location Economies Experience
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International Business 301 Dr. Omar Ramzy July 16‚ 2009 Table of Contents Company Background 4 Dealing with Globalization 6 Overall Culture 8 International Trade Operations 10 Strategy and the Firm 11 Value Chain Activities 15 Primary Activities 15 Support activities 17 Value creation 18 Location Economies 19 Core Competency 20 Organizational Architecture 21 Organizational Architecture 21 Corporate Culture 21 Structure 23 People 27 Incentives and
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International business management refers to the effective management of business transactions that are to be performed across various countries. This is done to satisfy the objectives of people and organizations. Thus a firm should be aware of various issues while entering foreign markets. There are key political‚ cultural‚ social‚ legal and environmental issues that every organization must fully cover to ensure the smooth running of its business in foreign shores. Failure to do so may lead to may
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curve effects‚ and by transferring valuable skills between their global networks of subsidiaries. In another word‚ the strategies which increase profitability may also expand a firm’s business and thus enable it to attain a higher rate of profit growth (Hill‚ 2009). When a company plan to compete in the international environment there are two crucial factors affect the firm’s choice of strategy which are strength of pressures for cost reductions versus those for local responsiveness. Firms typically
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Topic THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL FACTORS IN INTERNATION BUSINESS In the process of globalization‚ the world is getting smaller. The connections and interactions between countries or international companies are easier by cultural integration. For example‚ Google’s company was a small company in California before 2000. They then expanded their company in other countries such as Germany‚ Japan and they has boosted many different language versions of the site. Google has been considered as the largest
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The foundation of Volkswagen dates back to the Third Reich. For the opening of the international automobile show in Berlin 1934‚ Adolf Hitler demanded the development of a car which should be priced at a maximum price of 1000 Reichsmark and thus remain affordable for the average citizen. This car should be named ‘Car of the people’ (Volkswagen) and offer space for a family of four members. The first model was designed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1934 and in May 1937‚ the “Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung
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