Name Instructor Course Date Case Study In the case study provided‚ Westport Electric Company seems to be having serious budgetary problems. The selection‚ planning and implementation of various projects seem to be faulty. In this particular case‚ King who is the supervisor of the administrative staff budget staff section has raised a red alarm with regard to two recent budget approvals (Kieso 161). Background Information: Origin and Magnitude of the Problem The operating activities of Westport Electric
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ESSAY TOPICS FOR IBM‚ AY2012-13 Example for group discussion: “The study of international business is fine if you are going to work in a large multinational enterprise‚ but it has no relevance for individuals who are going to work in small firms.” Evaluate this statement. Choose ONE essay question (or topic) below‚ and answer it carefully: 1. Conduct a PESTAL analysis for the airline industry‚ focusing on Europe. 2. What are the advantages of a joint-venture entry mode for Starbucks over entering
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Pham To Mai University of Economics and Law National University of HCMC INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 3 Course Introduction Firm Strategy‚ Structure and Operation of International Business (Part 5&6) PTM – Introduction to International Business International Business Environment (Part 2‚ 3&4) 07-Sep-14 4 Course Books & Reference Books Charles W. L. Hill (2011)‚ International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace
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matter in International Business and Management? As global competition is getting tougher‚ more and more companies are being “forced” to engage in international business if they are to survive. Companies depend on a variety of factors‚ such as a high level of administrative competence from their managers in order to achieve success. One factor that is frequently being referred to as a critical success factor is cross-cultural literacy. This means that there is an increasingly need for business people
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The Nature of International Business A company engages in international business when it conducts any business functions beyond its domestic borders. What kinds of business activities might make a company international? The most apparent activity‚ of course‚ is international sales. When a company produces in its own country and sells in another‚ it engages in the simplest level of international activity. However‚ as you will see in much more detail later in the book‚ crossing national borders
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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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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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understand the environment better. The benefit was that the company retained full control over the business. One of the first regions where Starbucks decided to expand its business was Asia Pacific rim. To enter this market the company used two strategies: joint venture and licensing. These strategies are not as risky as direct investment‚ because less capital is required and risk is shared between business partners‚ so they were more suitable for countries with large cultural distance from the USA and
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The cultural environment is one of the critical components of the international business environment and one of the most difficult to understand. This is because the cultural environment is essentially unseen; it has been described as a shared‚ commonly held body of general beliefs and values that determine what is right for one group‚ according to Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck. National culture is described as the body of general beliefs and values that are shared by a nation. Beliefs and values are
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Case 1-Ramly Burger Question 1 What are the likely advantages of Ramly Burger of using the agents as its main distributor especially to large retailers? In understanding marketing channels‚ it is important to know the reasons for the existence of channel structures. These structures typically called intermediaries because they stand between production on one side and consumption on the other. Intermediaries also known as an agent. Channels evolve through the need for specialized functions which
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