Cork Institute of Technology Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Information Systems – Award (NFQ – Level 8) Autumn 2007 International Business (Time: 3 Hours) Instructions Answer: Section A: Answer all question one on case study Section B: Answer three (3) from five (5) questions. % of marks allocated for this exam: 70 Examiners: Ms. C. O’Reilly Mr. L. Elwood Do not write‚ draw or underline in red. Section A: Case Study A Boom in Bangalore What is the fastest growing industry
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Hill: International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace‚ Sixth Edition V. The Strategy and Structure of International Business 14. Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2007 229 14 Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances Introduction Basic Entry Decisions Which Foreign Markets? Timing of Entry Scale of Entry and Strategic Commitments Summary Entry Modes Exporting Turnkey Projects Licensing Franchising Joint Ventures Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
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Introduction A multinational company is a corporation business enterprise with manufacturing‚ sales‚ or service subsidiaries in one or more foreign countries. Multinational companies reflect the strengths and weaknesses of their own country‚ so that sometimes government authorities spend public money supporting local industries or individual companies. It brings both opportunities and pitfalls for national firms in engaging their governments on their behalf. It is the WTO’s job to prevent downsides
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The Multinational enterprise (MNE) Alan M Rugman and Simon Collinson‚ International Business‚ 5th Edition‚ © Pearson Education Limited 2009 Slide 2.2 The Multinational enterprise (MNE) • Objectives • The nature of multinational enterprises • Strategic management and multinational enterprises • A framework for global strategies: the FSA/CSA matrix. Alan M Rugman and Simon Collinson‚ International Business‚ 5th Edition‚ © Pearson Education Limited 2009 Slide 2.3 Objectives
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interdependent world economy is referred to as globalization. TRUE 5. (p. 6) The merging of historically distinct and separate markets into one huge global marketplace is known as the globalization of markets. TRUE 6. (p. 6) The majority of U.S. firms that export are large multinationals that employ 500 or more people. FALSE 7. (p. 6) The most global markets currently are markets for industrial goods and materials that serve a universal need the world over. TRUE 8. (p. 7) Outsourcing is a process
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Globalization and International Business The Concept of Globalization – putting everything into one village * The process of integration and convergence of economic‚ financial‚ cultural and political systems across the world. * Globalization – refers to the integration and interaction between different people and nations. * Globalization is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views‚ products‚ ideas and other aspects of culture. Globalization
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in favor of the international standards‚ International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ followed by most of the world. This modification would represent one of the prevalent accounting rule changes for public companies based in the U.S. Among other issues‚ it would likely dislodge the Financial Accounting Standards Board‚ or FASB‚ as the U.S.’s chief accounting authority‚ incorporating it under the London-based International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Many ask why the companies in
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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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- M/S Auto India‚ Pune‚ India Beneficiary - M/S General Motors‚ Detroit‚ USA. Issuing Bank - Global Bank‚ Pune‚ India Advising Bank - The American Bank‚ New York Negotiating Bank - The American Bank‚ New York Reimbursing Bank - International Bank‚ New York Availability - Negotiable at sight Expiry - At the counters of The American Bank‚ New York Amount - USD 100‚000 Merchandise - Car engine parts Quantity and price - 50 units @ USD 2000 per unit Circumstances Issuing Bank Global Bank
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these archetypes. • Centralized exporter • International projector • International coordinator • Multi-centered MNE 2. Is there one best model? Why or why not? No‚ there is no best model‚ because using which model is depends on host country and FSAs. 3. Do you consider a centralized exporter a true multinational? Yes‚ it has operation in more than one country. 4. What does it mean that the FSA is embodied in the product in case of an international exporter? Exporters develop products on the
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