paves way for Nestle to build its competitive advantage in all the markets it operates in. Vision and Values: The vision of Nestle reflects ideas of fairness‚ honesty and long-term thinking. These ideas are reflected in the company’s corporate business principles that have shaped the company culture and strategy for the past nearly 140 years. The core values that the company has are its people‚ the quality of its people and brand‚ the company’s brand portfolio‚ their consumers‚ their customers
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Chapter 8-Political Forces 6. How can international companies use their strengths to influence government policies? International business is not merely a passive victim of political forces. It can be a powerful force in the world political arena. As noted in chapter 1‚ about half of the world’s 100 biggest economic units are firms‚ not nations. (257) International companies repeatedly make decisions about where to invest‚ where to conduct research and development‚ and where to manufacture
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Cultural Differences in International Business If you have traveled a lot before‚ you know that there are huge differences in communication between people from one country to another. In some cultures‚ people are loud‚ direct or even blunt and tend to interrupt others during a conversation. In others‚ people are typically soft-spoken‚ use flowery or indirect language and wait patiently for others to finish their sentence. During a business meeting‚ these differences are likely to come to the
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Chapter 2 Assignments 1. Free market economies stimulate greater economic growth‚ whereas state-directed economies stifle growth. Discuss. In a free market economy‚ individuals/corporations are allowed to own property and other assets. Ownership provides incentive for people to work hard‚ be innovative and creative; all while hoping to attain additional wealth. Sequentially‚ the desire from individuals/corporations to accumulate wealth enhances the whole economy and generates economic growth
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Question 1 Reliable Gearing currently is all-equity financed. It has 10‚000 shares of equity outstanding‚ selling at $100 a share. The firm is considering a capital restructuring. The low-debt plan calls for a debt issue of $200‚000 with the proceeds used to buy back stock. The high debt plan would exchange $400‚000 of debt for equity. The debt will pay an interest rate of 10%. The firm pays no taxes. a. What will be the debt-to-equity ratio after each possible restructuring? b. If earnings
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THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FOR INDONESIA In the current era of globalization every country definitely needs other countries to meet the needs in the country. In terms of meeting their needs‚ a state called transact international business. International business is a business activity conducted by a State or a company to another country. almost all companies‚ large or small‚ will be affected by global events and competition because most sell out and / or secure suppliers from
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Liberalization: move to market based economies + adopt free trade in China + Soviet Union etc. - 3. Industrialization + Modernization + developing economies creating higher value adding products - 4. Integration of World Financial Markets: international banks‚ globalization of finance - 5. Advances in Technology: reduces cost and time‚ improves coordination and communication‚ facilitates development‚ helps share information/marketing‚ virtual space removes distance Dimensions of Market
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collectively develop their economies and political presence through the creation of a multilateral alliance amongst themselves. No matter what the outcome‚ the fallout will be momentous as the world’s emerging economies come into their own. Questions 1. Debate the relative merits of GNI per capita versus the idea of purchasing power and human development as indicators of economic potential in Brazil‚ Russia‚ China‚ and India. Gross national income per capita (GNI per capita) represents
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International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions (private and governmental‚ sales‚ investments‚ logistics‚and transportation) that take place between two or more nations. Usually‚ private companies undertake such transactions for profit; governments undertake them for profit and for political reasons.[1] It refers to all those business activities which involves cross border transactions of goods‚ services‚ resources between two or more nations. Transaction
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