comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. Published annually since 1972‚ the survey ratings and narrative reports on 193 countries and 15 related and disputed territories are used by policymakers‚ the media‚ international corporations‚ civic activists‚ and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World survey provides an annual evaluation of the state of global freedom as experienced
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International Business Lecture Notes Collin Starkweather1 September 2012 1 Copyright c Collin Starkweather 2012. All rights reserved. 2 Contents 1 International Business Culture and Practices 1.1 Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 The Determinants of Culture . . . . . . . . 1.2.1 Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions . . . 1.2.2 Trompenaars’s Cultural Dimensions 1.2.3 Country Clusters . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Social Stratification . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Cultural
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There are differing perceptions on ‘Globalisation’ and the ‘International model’. Recently during an event‚ I noticed organisations using these two words interchangeably. That is a huge faux pas in my opinion. The point of this post is to highlight the fact that globalisation and the international models are two different concepts of modern day business. The business world is changing at a rate that would have been unimaginable in the past‚ due to technological advances. So let’s understand the
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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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1 Global Business Entry: Strategies and Alliances Team: Global Integration Greg Florey‚ Cherry Greene‚ Laurie Hackett‚ Clayton Mitchell‚ Ben Mosby‚ Tony Peralta University of Maryland‚ University College Dr. Monica Bolesta/AMBA 606D Spring 2006 2 Executive Summary Global expansion is the foundation to becoming a multinational firm. When attempting to enter into foreign markets‚ selection of the proper strategies and alliances play a critical role in determining company success. The purpose of
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CHAPTER 5 Ethics and Social Responsibility in International Business Chapter Objectives After studying this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Describe the nature of ethics. 2. Discuss ethics in cross-cultural and international contexts. 3. Identify the key elements in managing ethical behavior across borders. 4. Discuss social responsibility in cross-cultural and international contexts. 5. Identify and summarize the basic areas of social responsibility. 6. Discuss how organizations
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The Chinese government originally pegged the value of the yuan against the U.S. dollar in an attempt to compete with the U.S. and the rest of the world. Because China is an export driven economy‚ the government thought exports would be less expensive with the pegged value of the yuan. This is a possible benefit of pegging the value of the yuan against the U.S. dollar or any other foreign currency. Therefore‚ the pegged exchange rate undervalued the yuan by as much as 40%. This fueled a boom in Chinese
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Introduction A multinational company is a corporation business enterprise with manufacturing‚ sales‚ or service subsidiaries in one or more foreign countries. Multinational companies reflect the strengths and weaknesses of their own country‚ so that sometimes government authorities spend public money supporting local industries or individual companies. It brings both opportunities and pitfalls for national firms in engaging their governments on their behalf. It is the WTO’s job to prevent downsides
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announc software orientation to one of service provi Case study 2.2: that it had sold its personal computer sion‚ which will require greater flexibility and IBM and Lenovo: a ? ~ business to Lenovo‚ a Chinese company more of a solutions approach than its tradi --’:e known outside China. The takeover even tional hardware business. Reflecting its new tale of globalization :‚’acted the attention of the US Congress‚ outsourcing orientation‚ the company has : se Committee on Foreign Investment in reorganized
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INTRODUCTION OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS International business deals with business activities which is both production and services that cross the national boundaries. This activity includes movement of goods‚ services capital or personnel‚ transfer of technology‚ etc. Functionally‚ by business we mean those human activities‚ which involve production or purchase of goods and services with the object of selling them at a profit. Today’s world is an era of Global Village or specialization. A particular
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