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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Intercultural Communication skills in International Business Introduction Globalisation‚ the expansion of intercontinental trade‚ technological advances and the increase in the number of companies dealing on the international stage have brought about a dramatic change in the frequency‚ context and means by which people from different cultural backgrounds interact‚ especially cross-cultural communication in international business. Global communications bring countries and cultures closer to
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International Barriers to E-commerce Aravind Alluri Abstract In the recent years‚ the internet has been known for an impressive evolution‚ having a major impact on all aspects of life esp.‚ e-commerce (EC). This paper mainly explains the EC and also identifies the various international barriers to e-commerce and they can be evaluated for EC success. Introduction E-commerce is a combination of three different areas of study‚ namely technology‚ business and law/policy. EC is a kind of electronic
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Management of risks embedded in the global business environment is a critical part of strategic planning and management process. "Failure to correctly identify and assess risks may result in market blunders‚ policy disasters‚ and or organizational crisis. It is essential for success to identify‚ assess and adapt their strategies to the environment ’ ’ (Stoffels‚ 1982). Managing an international business is different from managing a domestic business for at least four reasons: (i) countries are
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ShareWORLD Open University Malawi Faculty of Business‚ Economics & Management Sciences Department of Business & Finance PROGRAMME: BSc in Business & Finance YEAR: 1 COURSE NAME: Business communication COURSE CODE: COM101 TO: Mrs. Chamgomo FROM: Pempho Mwase STUDENT NO: ASSIGNMENT NO: 5 DUE DATE: th 2014 DATE SUBMITTED: th 2014 Statement on Plagiarism‚ Collusion & Academic Incompetence
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CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BARRIERS AND CULTURAL FRAMEWORKS 1. Entrance This study’s purpose is define‚ discuss and evaluate cross cultural communication’s beginning‚ development and class the approach’s and description’s. Cross cultural communication’s main research is peoples culture which are having very different daily and community life. If this culture begins to interact the other culture it will be subject of cross cultural communication. Cross cultural communication is a very new area
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Globalization and International Business 1 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Globalization and International Business To outline the historical perspective of globalization of business To explain the concept of globalization To elucidate the factors influencing globalization To discuss the various techniques for measuring globalization To examine the reasons for support and criticism of globalization To discuss global business expansion strategy for emerging market companies To
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of culture? How can culture influence international business? From which perspectives? What are the strong points of the Japanese and American culture? Choose an export market and present the typical cultural characteristics of that country and show how these can influence companies’ operation? Typical cultural characteristics of Japan and special consideration to set up and develop business relations with Japanese companies. 3. Topic 3: International trade theory Choose a company and introduce
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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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Wild‚ J.J. & Wild‚ K.L.‚ (2012). International Business: The Challenges of Globalization (Global Edition)‚ 6th Edition‚ Pearson Education Limited‚ U.K 1. Describe the process of globalization and how it affects markets and production. 2. Identify the two forces causing globalization to increase. 3. Summarize the evidence for each main argument in the globalization debate. 4. Identify the types of companies that participate in international business. 5. Myths that keep small firms
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