Clifton Alston International Business Japanese Malaise Case July 21‚ 2013 1. The Japanese has stagnated due to Japanese banks‚ which had financed much of the boom in asset prices with easy money‚ now found their balance sheets loaded with bad debt‚ and they sharply contracted lending and deflation. The Nikkei average plunged from nearly 39‚000 points in December 1989 to about 14‚300 points in August 1992‚ thereby losing about 60% of its value. As a result‚ investors lost the equivalent
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1. How important are PLESTE factors in terms of international marketing The PLESTE (Political‚ Legal‚ Economic‚ Social/Cultural‚ Technological and Environmental) factors determine the success or failure of any company when moving into international market either through Joint venture‚ acquisition‚ partnership or any other. It also determines how well the company can easily localise its products and services and gain market or cost leadership position. Political factors refer to government policy
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PAK-AFGHAN TIES IN THE LIGHT OF PAK-US STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMERA IQBAL( Introduction Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship has been a victim of conflicting interests. The two have never been at ease with each other and deep suspicions are observed in the bilateral policies pursued by their governments. Pakistan always wished for a friendly government in Afghanistan so that the western border could be considered secure — a wish that never materialised. The relationship got worse during
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Introduction International trade is the purchase‚ sale or exchange of goods and services across national borders (Wild‚ Wild & Han 2006). This type of trade has rose to a global economy‚ in which prices‚ or demand and supply‚ influence and are affected by world events. The opportunity to be exposed to both goods and services not available in their own countries are given by trading globally. Let’s take a simple example. If you go into a supermarket and are able to buy Brazilian coffee
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International HRM International HR management refers to an extension of HR that relates to having people working overseas. HR professionals are going to have to consider how to best provide policies‚ practices and services to a diverse set of employees located in potentially very different locations and operating environments. The differences between IHRM and HRM involve: involves working with an organisational structure that is more complex there are a greater number of more diverse stakeholders
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Introduction Chiba International is an American subsidiary of a Japanese company: Chiba Electronics. Chiba International is based in San Jose‚ California and has 70% of market share in the United States. They manufacture and sell high-quality electronics parts for integrated circuits. Chiba counts 14 out of the 24 top executives and 65 out of the 70 salesmen which are American. Japanese and American cultures are very different and the way to run a business is very different too. In this case study‚ we
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International Mergers If you had been a shareholder of Dow Jones‚ what tradeoffs would you have considered when deciding whether to take the $60 per share or the shares of Ruby Newco? If I had been a shareholder of Dow Jones at the time of their acquisition‚ I’d opt for the $60 per share in stock. According to McIntyre (2007)‚ Dow Jones stock made no progress from 2004 to early 2007 and by the end of 2004‚ the shares traded around the $40 mark with last month shares being in the $34 to
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International HRM Using expatriates to staff key positions in foreign operations is only one option available to MNEs. What functions do expatriates serve for MNE’s? Simply the overall purpose of expatriates is about developing social capital for the MNE. Advantages of expatriates (PCN’s) include‚ monitoring closer control and harmonization of international operations and providing a wider global perspective. This process gives means that good workers are given international experience
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World War II used to rebuild and reinvigorate war ravaged countries was the: A) Eisenhower Plan B) Marshall Plan C) Bradley Plan D) Roosevelt Plan E) Truman Plan 3. With respect to international trade‚ MNC stands for: A) Municipal‚ National‚ and County districts B) Multilateral and National Cartels C) Multinational Corporations D) Military and National Control districts E) None of
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manager‚ one must consider the cultural component of each negotiation process. Negotiations that take place internationally incur an even more dramatic set of cultural factors that contribute toward each party’s perception of the negotiation. “International business deals not only cross borders‚ but they also cross cultures. Culture profoundly influences how people think‚ communicate‚ and behave. It also affects the kinds of transactions they make and the way they negotiate them.” Managers must also
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