CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.2 The primary objective of the multinational corporation is to a. maximize shareholder wealth b. maximize world production c. minimize debt d. minimize the cost of doing business globally 1.7 ___________ were the earliest multinationals. a. raw-material seekers b. market seekers c. cost minimizers d. oil companies. 1.8 The ___________ are the archetype of the modern multinational firm that goes overseas to produce and sell in foreign markets.
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Acknowledgement First of all‚ we would like to thank our parents who have always been there as our strength‚ allowing us to stay in university so that we can work efficiently. We are grateful for their co-operation and support. We especially like to thank venerated Ma’am Naseem Bukhari for her support and precious time she has given us. We would also like to thank our esteemed seniors who were there all the time helping us and solving our problems. We owe a lot to the administration of IBA.
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Table of content ABSTRACT 3 INTRODUCTION 3 OBJECTIVE 3 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 1. CONCEPTUAL INTRODUCTION 4 2. CHALLENGES IN MULTINATIONALS 5 2.1 Career blockage 6 2.2 Culture shock 6 2.3 Lack of cross cultural training 6 2.4 Family problems 6 3. MANAGING MULTICULTURAL TEAM 7 4. NEW ALTERNATIVE IN THE EXPATRIATE ASSIGNMENTS 8 5. RETAINING SUBSIDIARY STAFF’S RETENTION 9 METHODOLOGY 10 1. RESEARCH METHODS 10 2. RESEARCH PROCEDURE 11 3. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYZING 12 4. RESEARCH SCHEDULE
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Introduction With the development of economic globalization‚ foreign direct investment (FDI) is increasingly being recognized as an important factor in the economic development of countries. Although FDI began centuries ago‚ the biggest growth has occurred in recent years. This growth resulted from several factors‚ particularly the more receptive attitude of governments to investment inflows‚ the process of privatization‚ and the growing interdependence of the world economy. Foreign direct investment
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What is MNC’s: A corporation that has its facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its home country. Such companies have offices and/or factories in different countries and usually have a centralized head office where they co-ordinate global management. Very large multinationals have budgets that exceed those of many small countries. Sometimes referred to as a "transnational corporation" A multinational corporation (MNC) or multinational enterprise (MNE) is a corporation
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The multinational corporation is a business organization whose activities are located in more than two countries and is the organizational form that defines foreign direct investment. A multinational corporation/company is an organisation doing business in more than one country. ’In other words it is an organisation or enterprise carrying on business in not only the country where it is registered but also in several other countries. It may also be termed as international corporation‚ global
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT 1st Case Study 1. Why is Danfoss Trata an example of the transnational type of company? Please argument and provide some examples of where this is visible. A transnational company is an entity/corporation that is able to do business (provides the exchange of services and/or products) among lots of different countries and is also capable to manage its various business operations from different locations around the world in order to satisfy the necessities
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market as their knowledge of the market increases (Hörnell et all‚ 1973; Sara 2009). Hence‚ the term market knowledge in this study is referred to as foreign market knowledge which in conjunction includes “the specific knowledge and more general internationalization knowledge” (Sara 2009). According to Sara (2009: 16)‚ foreign market knowledge is “defined as a firm’s experimental knowledge about foreign counterparts (customers‚ customers’ customer‚ suppliers‚ distributors‚ competitors) and a general experience
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investment in which they should commit to (Galvan-Sanchez‚ et al.‚ 2010). Examples of companies that use the ‘gradual global process’ include Mark & Spencer and the GAP. Born-global’s‚ according to Bhardwaj et al‚ 2010 focus on early and rapid internationalization. Therefore we identify that the difference between a born global and a gradual global lies in the international process and three main theories; knowledge-sharing and entry mode‚ resource based‚ and physic distance. Let’s look at these internationalisation
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up with Google Global telecommunications and new technological brands see Airtel as strategic player Focus on average revenue per minute well suited for India operations Joint venture with Vodafone and Idea cellular to create a new independent tower company called Indus Towers. THREATS: Vodafone acuisition of Hutch-Essar Bharti Airtel could also be the target for the takeover vision of other global telecommunications players that wish to move into the Indian market Competitive Advantage
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