The Association of Business Executives QCF International Business Case Study Fiat Automobiles S.p.A Tuesday 4 June 2013‚ Afternoon This is an open-book examination‚ and you may consult any previously prepared written material or texts during the examination. Only answers that are written during the examination in the answer book supplied by the examination centre will be marked. 6IBCS0613 © ABE 2013 J/601/2793 Notes l As in real life‚ anomalies may be found in this Case Study
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Convert $1.00 U.S. to the currencies of five other countries (you can do this at www.xe.com/cc/). What implications do currency exchange rates hold for setting prices in other countries? How does this affect buying power? Why or Why not? How would this affect selling power? Currency can be defined as a unit of value used to facilitate the exchange of goods‚ services‚ and monetary between companies or countries. It facilitates easy trades all over the world by setting standard rates or prices
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3)………………………………….. 6 MARKETING AND COMPETITIVE POSITION…………………………………………… 7 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES……………………………………………………….. 7 A1: STATUS QUO (SINGLE GLOBAL STRATEGY)………………………………………. 7 A2: EXIT DEVELOPED MARKET…………………………………………….. 7 A3: DIFFERENT BUSINESS STRATEGY IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING MARKETS…………… 8 RECOMMENDATION AND IMLEMENTATION…………………………………………….. 8 APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………………10 APPENDIX 1: PORTERS FIVE FORCES………………………………………………… 10 APPENDIX 2: SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS………………………………………………
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Description This course is about the creation and maintenance of a long-term strategic vision for the firm and formulating a competitive strategy in accordance with that vision. This course builds and assumes understanding by the student on functional business areas such as marketing‚ accounting‚ finance‚ and information systems. To understand how a firm can alter or develop its strategic
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Assignment 1: Entry into Foreign Market ITB305 Professor Nov. 1‚ 2013 Abstract: This paper is being written to answer the following assignment questions in my International Business 305 class regarding Cameron International Corporation: 1. Determine which institutional and risk factors must be considered and whether they support entry or not. 2. Conduct a VRIO analysis to determine whether entry is supported. 3. Assess existing cultural issues to determine how
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growth and consequently there has been an explosion of growth in the Smartphone mobile Industry with China becoming the largest smartphone mobile market in the world and recently the largest producer of smartphones‚ producing 224 million smartphone units in 2012. This essay aims to examine how China has become an important player in the Smartphone Market. In the context of this essay it is important to define innovation and globalisation as these two words have helped to shape the Chinese smartphone
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Globalization refers to the increasing unification of the world’s economic order through reduction of such barriers to international trade as tariffs‚ export fees‚ and import quotas. The goal is to increase material wealth‚ goods‚ and services through an international division of labor by efficiencies catalyzed by international relations‚ specialization and competition. It describes the process by which regional economies‚ societies‚ and cultures have become integrated through communication‚ transportation
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1.. Identify the five cultural dimensions identified by Geert Hofstede and describe them indicating their importance in international business. 2.. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of various modes of entering foreign markets. 3.. Why do we have international strategic alliances? What are the forms and their respective advantages and disadvantages? ---------------- 4.. Consider a firm facing a make-or-buy decision‚ Provide 2 potential benefits and 2 risks that the firm may face from outsourcing
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CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT What are the challenges of International Business Management? International business management is a term that is used collectively to describe all commercial transactions which include; • Private • Governmental • Sales • Investments • Transportation The above take place between two or more nations. It involves all business activities which partake in cross border activities of goods‚ services and resources between nations. Private
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International Business – Essay Questions 1. Gini Coefficient: The gini index is a measure of statistical dispersion‚ a measure of the inequality of a distribution‚ 0 being total equality and a value of 1 maximal inequality. It is most commonly used in economics to assess the inequality of wealth or income‚ but is also used in other fields such as health‚ science‚ ecology‚ chemistry and engineering. Gini coefficients range from 0.23 (Sweden) to 0.70 (Namibia)‚ but not every country has been assessed
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