This document contains 30 questions related to international business. The questions cover a wide range of topics including the nature and stages of internationalization, theories of international business such as comparative cost theory and opportunity cost theory, the international business environment including social, cultural, economic and political factors, modes of market entry such as exporting, licensing, franchising and foreign direct investment, strategic alliances, dumping, multinational corporations, international organizations such as the WTO, IMF, IBRD, and economic integration agreements.
This document contains 30 questions related to international business. The questions cover a wide range of topics including the nature and stages of internationalization, theories of international business such as comparative cost theory and opportunity cost theory, the international business environment including social, cultural, economic and political factors, modes of market entry such as exporting, licensing, franchising and foreign direct investment, strategic alliances, dumping, multinational corporations, international organizations such as the WTO, IMF, IBRD, and economic integration agreements.
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This document contains 30 questions related to international business. The questions cover a wide range of topics including the nature and stages of internationalization, theories of international business such as comparative cost theory and opportunity cost theory, the international business environment including social, cultural, economic and political factors, modes of market entry such as exporting, licensing, franchising and foreign direct investment, strategic alliances, dumping, multinational corporations, international organizations such as the WTO, IMF, IBRD, and economic integration agreements.
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2) Explain the stages of Internationalization? Pros &
Cons
3) Explain the Comparative Cost Theory of International
Business. What are its assumptions and outcomes? (Pg 165)
4)Explain the Opportunity Cost Theory of International
Business?
5) What are the assumptions, merits and derivatives of
Hecklscher-Ohlin Theory? (Pg 168)
6) What is Business Environment? Explain the different
factors of International Business Environment? (Pg 25)
7) What is Social & Cultural Environment? Analyze the
impact of Social & Cultural factors on global business? (Pg 30)
8) Explain Cross-Cultural Communication process and
negotiation with a suitable example?(Pg 183) 9) What is Economic Environment? Explain different kinds of economic systems & their influences on International Business? (Pg 27)
10) How do you classify the countries as low income,
middle income & rich income countries? Do you think that the economic status of the country influence the global business?
11) What are the advantages & disadvantages of
different modes of entry? (Pg 12)
12) What is Exporting? How do the firms enter
international markets through exporting strategy? (Pg 13,14)
13) What is International Licensing? What are the
advantages & disadvantages of International Licensing? (Pg 13,15)
14) What is International Franchising? Explain the
basic issues involved in Franchising & Franchising Agreements? (Pg 15,16)
15) What is Foreign Direct Investment? What are the
advantages & disadvantages of FDI? Also explain different strategies of FDI? (Pg 39)
16) What is Joint Venture? Why do the firms Joint
Venture to go globally? (Pg 18) 17) What are the conflicting situations in the Alliances? How do you manage them?
18) What is Dumping? What are the impacts of
Dumping by China & East Asian countries on Indian industry?
19) “Some argue that WTO is the third pillar of Global
Business. But many argue that WTO is the Wrong Trade Organization.” Critically comment?
20) What is Multinational Corporation? How is it
different from a global company, an international company & a transnational company? (Pg 81)
21) Why do developing countries allow MNC’s to
operate in their countries? Why do some countries impose control over MNC’s? (Pg 98,99)
22) What are the peculiarities of Global Strategic
Management? What is International SWOT analysis? How do you use it in formulating global strategies?
23) What is Foreign Exchange? How do you determine
the Exchange Rates?
24) Discuss the origin, objective & functions of
International Monetary Fund (IMF)? (Dhondse) 25) What is SDR? Explain its role in maintaining International Liquidity? (Dhondse)
26) Explain the origin, objectives & functions of
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (IBRD)? (Dhondse)