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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International Business Strategy Mission Statement Goals SBU Portfolio Analysis Strategic Focus SWOT 5 Forces Model Vorravee Pattaravongvisut Mission Statement Most difficult job Restricts Flexibility Answers the Question:What Business are We In? Other possible questions: –Who are our customers? –How do we provide them with value? –What business do we want to be in? –How will we get there? –What is our competitive scope? (industry‚ technology‚ competency‚ segments‚ channels‚ geography)
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Coming from a community college to a very large four-year institution can be challenging. It can be challenging in the way that one may feel fear‚ fear of the challenges that will come up while in this journey. Personally‚ a challenge that I face is whether I will be admitted into the Upper-Division of my Social Work program or not. This is for me‚ and I’m sure is one that is faced by many others like myself. Unlike the small community college‚ I transferred from. Here at UNCC I have to apply to
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1. What determines demand for any given currency in the foreign-exchange market? Supply and demand for currencies establishes prices in the foreign-exchange market. Demand for a country’s currency increases when foreigners buy that country’s products. Supply of a country’s currency increases when the residents of a country buy foreign products. 2. What determines supply of any given currency in the foreign-exchange market? The means by which equilibrium is reached in a fixed exchange
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markets in many transition economies. Other significant impacts loom as the leaders of the BRIC nations seek to collectively develop their economies and political presence through the creation of a multilateral alliance amongst themselves. No matter what the outcome‚ the fallout will be momentous as the world’s emerging economies come into their own. Questions 1. Debate the relative merits of GNI per capita versus the idea of purchasing power and human development as indicators of economic potential
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We the people of the 21st Century live in a world in which the international boundaries which existed before are in the process of becoming a nullity. The few boundaries that do exist are merely superficial and restricted to sensitive national issues. But‚ the economic walls between countries have been collapsing since the industrial revolution. This phenomenon is due to the paradigm shift in National policies of many countries from being conservative to being radical. There has been such a proliferation
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International Business Law Chapter 4 Study Guide (Group 8) Under frustration of purpose clause‚ a contract may be excused if the reason for entering the contract has been changed or has been invaluable. If the valuable part of the contract‚ for example a well known concert singer‚ has become ill‚ the contract may be excused due to the illness of the valuable part‚ the singer‚ of completing the contract. Valid Contract: an agreement that contains all of the essential elements and meets all
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high. h These entry barriers involve not only artificial barriers such as tariffs‚ but also involve lack of knowledge of the foreign market and a need to outsource the marketing to local firms with greater understanding of the market. Licensing: What Is It? h A license is a contractual agreement whereby the licensor transfers to a licensee the right to use a proprietary asset for a fee. h Examples of proprietary assets include… include… • • • • • Process know-how or technology knowTrademarks
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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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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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