CHAPTER 16 Corporate Strategy and Foreign Direct Investment EASY (definitional) 16.1 Which of the following is likely to be a major long‑run competitive advantage of a U.S. multinational? a) a decline in the real value of the U.S. dollar b) access to low‑cost foreign raw materials c) its ability to quickly adapt its products and technology in line with changing market conditions d) offshore banking facilities located in the Gulf of Mexico Ans: c Section: Product and factor market imperfections
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ISSUES ON FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN INDIA As a result of various policy initiatives taken‚ the Indian economy has been rapidly changing from a restrictive regime to a liberal one. The present legal framework allows an easy entry to a foreign investor in India. The liberalization of the foreign investment regime in India commenced in 1991 and thereafter has been gradually liberalized by successive governments. Deregulation‚ privatization and easing of restrictions on foreign investments and acquisition
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opened the country’s markets to foreign direct investment. Amount of foreign direct investment in India The total amount of FDI in India came to around US$ 42.3 billion in 2001‚ in 2002 this figure stood at US$ 54.1 billion‚ in 2003 this figure came to US$ 75.4 billion‚ and in 2004 this figure increased to US$ 113 billion. This shows that the flow of foreign direct investment in India has grown at a very fast pace over the last few years. The various forms of foreign capital flowing into India are
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What are the benefits for foreign firms to cross list in the US markets? Do the benefits remain after the SOX? Do you think the benefits would remain unchanged after the worldwide adoption of IFRS? Foreign companies are always looking for a new country to plant a flag and expand their global market place. One of the ways that they do this in the business world is through a process called cross listing. This practice allows a company owned and operated in Country A to list their company in Country
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Management e.Publications July (2011) Vol. 1‚ Issue 1 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA Author(s): Mujahid Hanif Research Student‚ Department of Management Sciences‚ The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. © HRMARS‚ Pakistan www.hrmars.com Directory of Management e.Publications July (2011) Vol. 1‚ Issue 1 1. Introduction There are plenty of reasons for why India is a good destination for foreign direct investment. India has a high spend able income‚ emerging middle class
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The Foreign Direct Investment in South Korea South Korea‚ one of four Asian tigers is a center of economic activity‚ culture‚ and art. Today‚ most of the multinational companies prefer to invest in this Asian nation not only because it is a democratic nation‚ but also it is favorable to FDI‚ and with fewer barriers. Therefore‚ in this assignment I am going to discover how South Korea is favorable to FDI by analyzing several factors‚ including its economic system‚ projected size of the national market
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Foreign Investment in Chinese Banking Sector: Hr Challenges Case Overview • China’s rapid economic growth offered many opportunities as well as many challenges for foreign firms trying to integrate themselves into the Chinese banking sector. • Despite having extremely conservative guidelines‚ the Chinese government managed to attract significant foreign interest and investment. • However‚ while most of the developing nations adopted trends set by the global banking giants‚ China made its own norms
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of the case. The case should be written up and presented in case format: scenario‚ problem to be solved or decision to be made‚ alternatives with the pros and cons of each and finally the recommendation with the accompanying rationale. Foreign Direct Investment: Starbucks Case Background General Thirty years ago Starbucks was a single store in Seattle ’s Pike Place Market selling premium roasted coffee. Today it is a global roaster and retailer of coffee with over 7‚000 stores in U.S. and outside
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Economic growth The effect of corruption on economic growth has been extensively researched in the last two decades. While not denying that corruption may have played a positive role at particular times in specific countries‚ it leads to lower growth‚ hampering both private and productive government spending in investments and inhibiting the efficiency of public services. Corruption can also affect the growth rate through distortions in tax collection‚ the level of public expenditure and the composition
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Introduction Once regarded as amongst the poorest member of the European Union‚ Ireland’s political economic development from the 1960s to 1990s saw an incremental growth of the nation’s economy based on foreign direct investments (FDI). Capitalising on a change of their political economy and their cultural ties to the United States‚ Ireland was capable of attracting large amounts of FDI‚ driving gross domestic product (GDP) level to a peak of almost 10% between 1995 and 2000 (Alfaro‚ Dev &
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