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International Business
1. (a) What are the dimensions
of international business?
(b) Discuss the factors that
have led to the globalization of business.
2. Explain any two of the
following:
(a) Factors on which ownership
strategy depends in the context of international business.
(b) Barriers to overcoming
organizational biases in the context of managing a multi-focal strategy.
(c) What are the different
mechanisms adopted for coordinating subsidiaries by different MNEs? What is the
need for flexibility?
3. (a) Explain the different Approaches
to control in multi-national enterprises.
(b) It has been said that MNCs
often introduce new efficiency oriented management practices. What can developing
host country learn from the MNCs in this respect?
4. (a) What factors influence
hybrid/mixed strategies involving partial rationalization of production and marketing
facilities and partial local manufacturing?
(b) Briefly explain the stages
in cross-cultural negotiation process.
5. Explain the following:
(a) MNEs and New International
Economic Order
(b) Dynamics of regional trade
groupings
(c) WTO and the promotion and
regulation of world trade
International Business
1)
Was Global Bank,
Pune Branch correct in its argument, as the credit issuing bank?
2)
Was the stand taken
by The American Bank, New York correct, as the negotiating bank?
3)
Elaborate the
deficiency of service on the part of the bank, pointed out by the National
consumer redressed forum, in the light of the uniform rules for collection ICC
publication No.522.
4)
Advise the firm
about the precautions they should have taken to avoid such a colossal business
loss.
5)
Discuss the
remedial measures the bank in India should take to avoid such damaging
judgments by the consumer forums.
6)
Elaborate the
Supreme Court judgment in the context of the international banking rules and
practices, as guided by the ICC publications.
7)
Why has the late
corner’s strategy’ of Toyota failed in China, though it succeeded in India?
8)
Why has Toyota
failed to capture the Chinese market? Why is it trailing behind its rivals?
1) Is gross domestic product per capita a useful
indicator of international competitiveness in the EU?
2)
Is it fair to point
the blame for the EU’s poor international competitiveness at inflexible labor
markets, regulated goods and services markets, and a general lack of
competition? What alternative explanations might be suggested? What appears to
be the problem with the EU’s banking sector?
3)
Is the number of
patents registered a useful indicator of superior international
competitiveness?
Why do you think the USA does well in this area?
4)
Should the EU
consider more targeted intervention in the form of subsidies or strategic trade
policy?
1. What
lessons can other MNCs learn from the experience of McDonald’s?
2. Aware
of the food habits of Indians, why did McDonald’s err in mixing beef extract in
the oil used for fries?
3. How
far has McDonald’s succeeded in strategizing and meeting local cultures and
needs?
International finance Management
1. ‘‘Centralized cash management is a double – edged
sword for international working capital management’’ – Discuss.
2. ‘‘Balance of payments always balances’’ –
Comment.
3. How does the international Monitory fund raise
the resources ? What are special drawing rights? Breifly explain the funding
facilities provided by IMF to its member countries
4. How does international financial system differ
from domestic financial system?
5. What is infra-corporate transfer of fund? Explain
the variable that influence intra corporate transfer of funds.
6. Explain purchasing power parity and reason for
its deviation. Also discuss its applications.
7. Critically examine the impact of developments in
the emerging foreign exchange markets.
8. Consider the following data
Exchange Rate $ Interest Rate £
Interest Rate Spot 1 $ 1,5753/ £ - -
1 month $ 1, 5623/
£ 3% p.a 8.5% p.a
3 months $ 1, 5577/ £ 3.5% p.a 7.5% p.a 6 months
$ 1.5536/ £ 3.5% p.a 7% p.a
1) Find out the arbitrage possibilities for various periods.
2) Show how interest rate parity will be restored as a result of
arbitrage activities.
9) You are setting up a project in USA. The
estimated NFV is $12 million. Your finance officer started in the report that
he has not accounted for foreign exchange risk. He felt that with such a large
NPV, the project should be accepted since even a risk adjusted NPV would likely
be positive. You have the final decision as to whether to accept or reject the
project. What is you decision? Calculate the following rates into outright
rates: ii) Indicate their spreads
International Business
1.Which of the theories of international trade
can help Indian services providers gain competitive edge over their
competitors?
2.Pick up some Indian services providers. With the help of Michael Porter’s diamond,
analyze their strengths and weaknesses as active players in BPO.
3.Compare this case with the case given at the
beginning of this chapter. What
similarities and dissimilarities do you notice? Your analysis should be based
on the theories explained.
1.What are some current issues facing Peru? What
is the climate for doing business in Peru today?
2.What type of political risks does this fishing
company need to evaluate? Identify and describe them.
3. What
types of integrative and protective and defensive techniques can the bank use?
4. Would
the bank be better off negotiating the loan in New York or in Lima ? Why?
1. Why is that Coke has not been able to make
profit in its Indian operations?
2. Do you think that Coke should continue
to stay in India? If yes, why?
3. What cultural adaptations would you
suggest to the US expatriate managers regarding their management style?
4. Using the Hofstede and the value
orientations cultural models, how can you explain some of the cultural
differences noted in this case?
1. Where does the joint venture meet the
needs of both the partners? Where does
it fall short?
2. Why had ABB-PBS failed to realize its
technology leadership?
3. What lessons one can draw from this
incident for better management of technology transfers?
1. What factors have shaped the accounting
system currently in use in China?
2. What problem does the accounting
system, currently in sue in China, present to foreign investors in joint
ventures with Chinese companies?
3. If the evolving Chinese system does not
adhere to IASC standards, but instead to standards that the Chinese governments
deem appropriate to China’s “Special situation”, how might this affect foreign
firms with operations in China ?
1. “You can’t tell consumers that the low
price they are paying for a particular fax machine or automobile is somehow
unfair. They’re not concerned with the
profits of companies. To them, it’s just a great bargain and they want it to
continue.” Do you agree with this statement? Do you think that people from
different cultures would respond differently to this statement? Explain your
answers.
2. As we’ve seen, the WTO cannot currently
get involved in punishing individual companies for dumping – its actions can
only be directed toward governments of countries. Do you think this is a wise policy ? Why or
why not? Why do you think the WTO was not given the authority to charge
individual companies with dumping? Explain.
3. Identify a recent antidumping case that
was brought before the WTO. Locate as many articles in the press as you can
that discuss the case. Identify the nations, products (s), and potential
punitive measures involved. Supposing you were part of the WTO’s Dispute
Settlement Body, would you vote in favor of the measures taken by the retailing
nation? Why or why not?
International Business
- What
are basic differences between domestic and international business?
- While
some see globalization as the avenue to the development of poor nations,
others see it intensifying misery and inequalities. Critically examine the
above statement in today's context?
- Explain
- Localisation of global strategy
- Explain
- Technology contracting (licensing) as an alternative to FDI or ownership
strategy.
- Explain
- Major factors contributing to the success of international strategic
alliances.
- Explain
the role of “Power Distance" in understanding Hofsted's work on
cross-cultural prospective. How does this help in managing international
environment?
- Discuss
the relationship between an MNE and its subsidiaries in the context of the
"make or buy" decision. What are the implications so far as the
organization structure/design is concerned?
- Explain
the role of bargaining power" in managing negotiations in
international business.
- Briefly
discuss the direct and indirect impacts of FDI on LDCs
(a)
Identify
the sequence of events that has led to the current problem. (b) Analyse the
problem in the context of the process of globalization that has been
increasingly witnesses over the past decade or so. (c) Examine the
"fairness" of establishing a 100% subsidiary by Schwitz GMBH when the
alliance is on. (d) What future course of action would you suggest to S&S?
Give reasons for your answer.
(b) 1.
Is Sunlight on the right track in going global without trying to consolidate
its position further in the home market? 2. Can Sunlight realise its global
vision with its current mix of strategies? However fine the company's HR
planning had been, had Shukla made a mistake by not developing his strategies
first? 3. Are there any gaps in Shukla's game plan to conquer the globe? 4.
What are the learnings that you can derive from the "Sunlight" case
so far as the internationalization of business is concerned?
(c)
What
are Electrlox's reasons for direct investment? 2. How has Electrolux's strategy
changed over time? How has this affected its direct investment activities? 3.
Which of Electrolux's foreign investments would be horizontal and which would
be vertical? What are the advantages of each? 4. What do you see as the main
advantages and possible problems of expanding internationally primarily through
acquisitions as opposed to building one's own facilities? 5. Should Electrolux
take over Granges?
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