Regional trading blocs, such as the EU and NAFTA, are growing in importance. What are the implications of these trading blocs for international
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[order_calculator]Using globalEDGEAcâ?c, complete the Research Exercises 1 and 2 locate under the section “Research Task”? on page 205.
Prepare a report with an analysis of your findings. For exercise 1 provide an analysis of the implications that for the United States may have
the fact that those specific countries are the top importers and exporters of merchandise. For exercise 2 explain in detail the rationale of your
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[order_calculator]Question 1
A German company is investing millions in FDI to establish a manufacturing facility in the US and the US and the State they plan to manufacture in extends them millions of dollars in incentives. Does this make sense since the German company would not be investing in FDI if they were not going to take more money out of the US than they put in? Explain.What is the US and the State getting out of this?
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The grade points of 100% or 1000 points are divided into the following assignments:
1. International Business Project (Total 30% or 300 points possible)
Assignment
3 students will form a group to develop a portfolio for a product/service in a foreign country of their own choice on the issue of entry strategy. The purpose of this project is to simulate the decisions one might be asked to make in a multinational or global corporation. It is intended to give first-hand experience in identifying market opportunities and developing market entry strategies. In order to form the essential foundation for the portfolio, the market analysis has to be prepared. The group should work as if they represent a large multinational company planning to expand operations to a new country.
Selecting a country
Select a foreign country in which the group has some specific interest. It can be an industrialized or a developing nation. Some suggestions include: leading emerging markets such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Hungary, India, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam, and other countries in the European Union, Middle East, Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union republics, etc.
Selecting a product
In this project, the focus should be on consumer products, as they offer more opportunities to focus on cultural adaptation than do most industrial goods. When selecting your product, consider two factors. First, the product should have obvious cultural overtones to provide a strong cultural impact to the project. Second, the product should be one that you know something about. Examples of products: powered milk, baby food, disposable diapers, diet supplements, prepared foods such as dry soups, soft drink mix, children s toys, instant noodles, franchise outlets, etc. You also choose a real brand from an existing company.
Proposed outline
Part A: Country/Market Analysis
1. General information of the selected country ( location, climate, topography, etc.) along with a brief history
2. Cultural and social analysis
Language or languages spoken/written
Religion(s) and religious influences in life and business
Customs/traditions/manners/habits: food, drinks, clothing, personal hygiene, myths and superstitions
Core values, norms, and attitudes relating to foreign and domestic products
High or low context culture: rankings or Hofstede s Cultural Dimensions
Aesthetics-colors, music, symbolism, beauty, etc.
Social institutions-family life, educational institutions, class systems, etc.
Business customs protocols, greetings, keeping time, space, gift giving, hospitality, negotiations, etc.
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3. Economic analysis
Population; actual count (latest), growth rates, number of households, working population, age distribution, density of population, etc.
Income, GNP or GDP, per capita income, average family income, distribution of wealth, etc.
Natural resources.
Infrastructure, transportation & communication systems
Inflation rates
International trade statistics: exports, imports, balance-of-payments situation, exchange rates
Trade restrictions: embargoes, quotas, import taxes, tariffs, licensing, customs duties
4. Political and legal analysis
Political ideology
Role of politics
Relationship with other countries
Legislation, regulations, or special rules affecting marketing of your product
Tariffs, quotas, and other restrictions on imports and exports
Information on subsidies provided
Intellectual property rights
Part B: Market entry strategies
1. Introduction: describe the product and the company you work for
2. Situation analysis: describe the environment you operate in (modify part A information relevant to your plan) general information about the industry, competition and governmental controls along with information about the firm and the market
3. Target market and position : define your target consumers and the positioning of your product
4. Marketing mix
Product details
–Describe your product in some details and reasons to buy
–Attitudes toward foreign products in the target country
–Strategic alternatives: extension, adaptation, or invention
–How many do you expect to sell?
Pricing details
–Your pricing objectives and strategies
–Environmental influences on your pricin decisions
–At what price you will sell your product and why?
–Total revenue expectations
Channels of distribution details
–Your channel objectives and constraints
–What channels of distribution will you select (retailers, wholesale middlemen, etc)?
Promotion details
–Who is your target audience?
–Your promotion objectives
–Types of promotion (advertising, sales promotions, personal selling, etc) with reasons of selection
–What will be your basic advertising message? What media will you use and why?
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–Proposed promotion expenditures
5. Conclusion
This part answers several questions: Why have chosen the specific strategy? What are the chances of success for your product in the targeted country? And you can add your recommendations to market or not to market the product in the country. You provide reasons to support your recommendation.
6. Reference list
You must provide a complete reference for all materials you consult. Information drawn from these sources should be cited within the body of your paper.
7. Appendix or appendices: appendix or appendices can include related materials.
Write-up, 20% or 200 points, Due on November 28th
This write-up should be in double-spaced, 12 font size APA format. Part A: Market Analysis and Part B: Market Entry Strategies are expected to be approximately 3000 wordsin total (excluding appendices and supporting materials). This paper is due on November 28, 2012. Please submit your assignment in two methods, a hardcopy and an electronic file via email to [email protected]
Suggested sources of information
1. Statistical Data
United Nations Statistical Yearbook
UNESCO Social Statistical Compendium
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
European Marketing Data and Statistics
Consumer Europe
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America
The Market of Asia/Pacific: Thailand, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia
Worldwide Economic indicators
International Marketing Data and Statistics
World Factbook
World Development Report
World Almanac
2. Bibliographies and Indexes
The Economist Intelligence Unit
Sociological Abstracts
National Geographic Index
Business Periodicals Index
Encyclopedia Britannica
3. Information by Country
The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
Europa Yearbook
Country Profiles
4. Culture Information by Country
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5. Useful Links on www
General Resources Sites
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
www.t-bird.edu/research/ibic
www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/index.html
www.usitc.gov/edu.htm
www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html
www.popnet.org
www.prb.org
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/hoovers/hoovers.htm
www.city.net
www.refdesk.com/facts.html
Global News sites
http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://news.google.com
www.pwcglobal.com/gx/eng/ins-sol/exec-pers/int-brief.html
www.cnn.com
www.mckinsey.com
www.asia1.com.sg
www.stat-usa.gov/itabems.html
www.eurunion.org
www.sice.oas.org
www.imf.org
www.jetro.org
www.un.org
www.wto.org
www.worldbank.org
Other Journals
European marketing data and statistics
Industrial marketing management
International marketing data and statistics
The Journal of database marketing
Marketing week
Marketing in Europe
Marketing pocket book
Harvard business review
Quarterly review of marketing
Regional marketing pocket book
UK marketing source book
Journal of vacation marketing
Business week
Business monitor
Journal of world business
Etc.
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Question 1:
What is the purpose of the IMF and why might the IMF be called the “lender of last resort”? Discuss how three of the tools they use for establishing economic stability in a country (Do not take the answers directly out of the text. There is much more to how the IMF establishes economic stability in a country than “surveillance”)?
Question 2
Choose one of the World Bank’s present projects (from the website) and tell how it will benefit international trade.
Question 3
Country A has a stable currency and does substantial business with country B. The following is a history of recent exchange rates, given country A’s rate is a constant 1:
Date Country B Exchange
April 1 240:1
May 1 255:1
June 1 310: 1
July 1 315: 1
What is happening here? How will a company in Country A purchase products from a company in Country B if it takes three months for the order to go thru?
Which is more conducive to international trade, the fixed or the floating exchange rate? Why?
Question 4
A: If one Euro = $1.57 and one US dollar = 45 Mexican pesos, how many euros are there is 245 Mexican pesos?
B. Explain the “Big Mac Index” and how it serves to indicate Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) among countries. (P. 331-6) An example will help.
Question 5
Why has the global capital market grown so rapidly recently? Do you expect it to continue to grow?What are the risks that might be associated with investing in the Global Capital Market?
Assignment 2: France project Paper continued ( 8 slides)
always about France Country
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ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT FRANCE Economic Assessment France has the world’s fifth largest economy by nominal figures and the ninth largest economy by PPP figures. It has the second largest economy in Europe (behind its main economic partner Germany) in nominal figures, based on the dynamic industrial structure of the French economy. OECD is headquartered in Paris, France. Economic Assessment France’s economy entered the recession of the late 2000s later and left it earlier than most comparable economies, only enduring four-quarters of contraction. According to the IMF, in 2011, France is the world’s 18th country by GDP per capita with $45,460 per inhabitant. Economic Assessment The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. With at least 79 million foreign tourists per year, France is the most visited country in the world and maintains the third largest income in the world from tourism. Economic Assessment France has an advanced industrial economy and an efficient farm sector. Main activities include automobile manufacture, aerospace, information technology, electronics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals and fashion. France has produced some of the continent’s most influential writers and thinkers from Descartes and Pascal in the 17th century, to Rousseau and Voltaire in the 18th, Balzac, Baudelaire and Flaubert in the 19th and Sartre and Camus in the 20th. Economic Assessment The leading industrial sectors in France are telecommunications (including communication satellites), aerospace and defense, ship building (naval and specialist ships), pharmaceuticals, construction and civil engineering, chemicals, textiles, and automobile production. Research and development spending is also high in France at 2.26%…
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Research a real product, and explain how it is a product of denationalization including the following:
Be sure to also include a response to the following questions:
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offshoring and its impact of labor and growth within the countries of Sierra Leone and Norway. Throughout our research we will hope to provide substantial details on how offshoring could provide major benefit to its host country but also have adverse unintentional consquences. By exploring the different roles offshoring plays within an undeveloped nation versus developed nation we will provide extensive information in hope to conclude whether or not the opportunity for growth does truly exist. We will also be exploring the political and social environments of both countries and how they interact with regards to offshoring. Finally we will be conducting a direct comparison of the two nations which will include policies and the implications offshoring could have both countries and the world economies.
Team Term Paper:
a. The Term Paper is an empirical research assignment that requires you to conduct independent research outside the course material on a specific topic, analyzing the data and reporting on the findings.
b. Within one week of the first class, each team will be responsible for selecting two countries that they will be studying and choosing a specific topic for their Term Paper.
c. One of the two countries selected has to be a developed country; the other has to be a developing or underdeveloped country. Please refer to a credible source such as the United Nations (www.un.org), the International Monetary Fund (www.imf.org), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (www.oecd.org) or the World Bank (www.worldbank.org) for a classification of countries into developed, developing or underdeveloped. The countries can be from any part of the world, but cannot include the United States.
d. The topic of the term paper can be any of the topics included in your textbook, and will essentially be a comparative study of the two countries. The topic has to be specific and is not meant to be general. For example, the term paper should NOT be a general comparison of the two countries on all possible aspects of the economy, society, culture etc. I would recommend looking at each of the chapters within the course pack and identifying the topics discussed in each of the chapters, and narrowing down your choice to one of those topics. Some examples of specific topics could be:
· Comparing the role of the central bank in monetary policy and currency
· The impact of foreign direct investment on host economies
· Trade barriers and their impact
· Environmental policy and its impact on trade (or foreign investment)
· Role of multinationals in economic development
· Offshoring and its impact on labor (or growth, or development)
These topics are meant to be illustrative examples only and are a tiny sample of the possible topics the team may pick.
e. By the end of the week following the first day of class, each team will have submitted a brief proposal containing the two countries and a description of the topic they have chosen for the term paper.
f. During the duration of the course, each team will collaboratively conduct research on the topic on the two countries and produce an original report of their findings. There is no specified length to the paper, but I would recommend a maximum of 20 single-spaced pages plus appendices, tables and figures
g. The structure of the paper should be as follows:
· Part I: Describe and compare the institutional environment of the two countries, including political and economic institutions that affect the countries’ stability and development (2-3 pages)
· Part II: Describe and compare the socio cultural environment of the two countries and how they might impact the countries’ development. (2-3 pages)
· Part III: Review the developed country on the chosen topic. For instance, if the topic is impact of FDI on host country, then provide an overview of the patterns and volume of FDI into the developed country, the industries in which this has occurred, an analysis of the relative importance of this investment to this country, and other issues that are relevant to the topic.
· Part IV: Review the developing country on the chosen topic, similar to above.
· Part V: Analytically compare the two countries, identifying similarities and differences clearly.
· Part VI: Provide a concluding section that highlights the major findings from your analysis, including some policy and strategic implications that might arise from your findings.
· The length of parts III through VI will depend on your topic and analysis, but as stated earlier, the recommended maximum length overall is 20 pages single-spaced.
h. The term paper should have a cover sheet, an executive summary and be proof-read carefully.
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[order_calculator]The final project for this course is to create a detailed case study of an existing business opportunity and/or business issue in a specific nation. This will be accomplished using knowledge obtained in this course, previous coursework, and personal experience. You will select a topic to compose a detailed case study that deals with a specific international business isue or opportunity. For example, you could choose to focus on “Tourism in Bali, Indonesia,” “The Business Culture of Spain,” or “Taxation in Argentina.” You should choose a topic of the greatest personal interest to you. The final deliverable can be a 11–15 PowerPoint slides OR 5-6 pages double spaced
Format & Main Elements
The format of the final deliverable can be 11–15 slides PowerPoint presentation OR 5–6 pages paper. Each one of the main elements must include: (a) description of the elements, (b) explanatory graphic (e.g., a photo, cartoon, graph, or table) to emphasize the point you are making, (c) source citation for each slide or page containing information and/or images you have taken from an outside source, and (d) last slide should be the bibliography in APA format. You may use the Citation Machine for information on formatting citations
Main Elements:
Target Audience: Specify on the first page or slide who the target audience is and the context. Do not state that your target audience is your classmates and the instructor. Instead, for example, you could state that it is for the marketing department of Company XYZ, which desires to develop a for-profit international school in China.
Background Information: Provide background information on the international business issue or opportunity you will conduct your study on
Main Issues: Summarize the main issues surrounding your topic.
Geographical Location: Explain how the geographic location of your business may effect business decisions.
Composition of Country: Analyze the composition of the country where your business is located and how it will impact business operations.
For this project I have choosen DHL for the company and of course Germany is there base country.
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Question 1
Child labor in other countries has been a controversial item in this country for years, like the Nike cases, etc. We picture 10 year old children spending their days sewing soccer balls or shoes at $.25 per hour for 10-12 hours a day in third world countries, and this is generally true. They aren’t becoming educated and having the same childhood experiences we do here.
What is the other side to this argument? Why would companies like Nike and Apple, who are using these third world factories, do anything to better the lives of these people?
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What is meant by “absolute advantage” in international trade? Is it ever sustainable? Explain
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What is the real purpose of subsidies? Why are they restrictive to world trade? Give an example.
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Regional trading blocs, such as the EU and NAFTA, are growing in importance. What are the implications of these trading blocs for international
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Reorganizing a company can be very difficult and time consuming. It involves various resources including human interactions as well as monetary investments.
Reorganization can deal with adding to present knowledge as well as utilizing and creating new methods and techniques. It can also involve changes in the
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With this in mind, create a 2-3 page analysis containing the following:
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[order_calculator]Using globalEDGEAcâ?c, complete the Research Exercises 1 and 2 locate under the section “Research Task”? on page 205.
Prepare a report with an analysis of your findings. For exercise 1 provide an analysis of the implications that for the United States may have
the fact that those specific countries are the top importers and exporters of merchandise. For exercise 2 explain in detail the rationale of your
choice.
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[order_calculator]Question 1
A German company is investing millions in FDI to establish a manufacturing facility in the US and the US and the State they plan to manufacture in extends them millions of dollars in incentives. Does this make sense since the German company would not be investing in FDI if they were not going to take more money out of the US than they put in? Explain.What is the US and the State getting out of this?
Answer
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Question 1
A German company is investing millions in FDI to establish a manufacturing facility in the US and the US and the State they plan to manufacture in extends them millions of dollars in incentives. Does this make sense since the German company would not be investing in FDI if they were not going to take more money out of the US than they put in? Explain.What is the US and the State getting out of this?
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[order_calculator]International Business Grading Policies and Lesson Plans
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The grade points of 100% or 1000 points are divided into the following assignments:
1. International Business Project (Total 30% or 300 points possible)
Assignment
3 students will form a group to develop a portfolio for a product/service in a foreign country of their own choice on the issue of entry strategy. The purpose of this project is to simulate the decisions one might be asked to make in a multinational or global corporation. It is intended to give first-hand experience in identifying market opportunities and developing market entry strategies. In order to form the essential foundation for the portfolio, the market analysis has to be prepared. The group should work as if they represent a large multinational company planning to expand operations to a new country.
Selecting a country
Select a foreign country in which the group has some specific interest. It can be an industrialized or a developing nation. Some suggestions include: leading emerging markets such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Hungary, India, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam, and other countries in the European Union, Middle East, Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union republics, etc.
Selecting a product
In this project, the focus should be on consumer products, as they offer more opportunities to focus on cultural adaptation than do most industrial goods. When selecting your product, consider two factors. First, the product should have obvious cultural overtones to provide a strong cultural impact to the project. Second, the product should be one that you know something about. Examples of products: powered milk, baby food, disposable diapers, diet supplements, prepared foods such as dry soups, soft drink mix, children s toys, instant noodles, franchise outlets, etc. You also choose a real brand from an existing company.
Proposed outline
Part A: Country/Market Analysis
1. General information of the selected country ( location, climate, topography, etc.) along with a brief history
2. Cultural and social analysis
Language or languages spoken/written
Religion(s) and religious influences in life and business
Customs/traditions/manners/habits: food, drinks, clothing, personal hygiene, myths and superstitions
Core values, norms, and attitudes relating to foreign and domestic products
High or low context culture: rankings or Hofstede s Cultural Dimensions
Aesthetics-colors, music, symbolism, beauty, etc.
Social institutions-family life, educational institutions, class systems, etc.
Business customs protocols, greetings, keeping time, space, gift giving, hospitality, negotiations, etc.
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3. Economic analysis
Population; actual count (latest), growth rates, number of households, working population, age distribution, density of population, etc.
Income, GNP or GDP, per capita income, average family income, distribution of wealth, etc.
Natural resources.
Infrastructure, transportation & communication systems
Inflation rates
International trade statistics: exports, imports, balance-of-payments situation, exchange rates
Trade restrictions: embargoes, quotas, import taxes, tariffs, licensing, customs duties
4. Political and legal analysis
Political ideology
Role of politics
Relationship with other countries
Legislation, regulations, or special rules affecting marketing of your product
Tariffs, quotas, and other restrictions on imports and exports
Information on subsidies provided
Intellectual property rights
Part B: Market entry strategies
1. Introduction: describe the product and the company you work for
2. Situation analysis: describe the environment you operate in (modify part A information relevant to your plan) general information about the industry, competition and governmental controls along with information about the firm and the market
3. Target market and position : define your target consumers and the positioning of your product
4. Marketing mix
Product details
–Describe your product in some details and reasons to buy
–Attitudes toward foreign products in the target country
–Strategic alternatives: extension, adaptation, or invention
–How many do you expect to sell?
Pricing details
–Your pricing objectives and strategies
–Environmental influences on your pricin decisions
–At what price you will sell your product and why?
–Total revenue expectations
Channels of distribution details
–Your channel objectives and constraints
–What channels of distribution will you select (retailers, wholesale middlemen, etc)?
Promotion details
–Who is your target audience?
–Your promotion objectives
–Types of promotion (advertising, sales promotions, personal selling, etc) with reasons of selection
–What will be your basic advertising message? What media will you use and why?
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–Proposed promotion expenditures
5. Conclusion
This part answers several questions: Why have chosen the specific strategy? What are the chances of success for your product in the targeted country? And you can add your recommendations to market or not to market the product in the country. You provide reasons to support your recommendation.
6. Reference list
You must provide a complete reference for all materials you consult. Information drawn from these sources should be cited within the body of your paper.
7. Appendix or appendices: appendix or appendices can include related materials.
Write-up, 20% or 200 points, Due on November 28th
This write-up should be in double-spaced, 12 font size APA format. Part A: Market Analysis and Part B: Market Entry Strategies are expected to be approximately 3000 wordsin total (excluding appendices and supporting materials). This paper is due on November 28, 2012. Please submit your assignment in two methods, a hardcopy and an electronic file via email to [email protected]
Suggested sources of information
1. Statistical Data
United Nations Statistical Yearbook
UNESCO Social Statistical Compendium
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
European Marketing Data and Statistics
Consumer Europe
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America
The Market of Asia/Pacific: Thailand, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia
Worldwide Economic indicators
International Marketing Data and Statistics
World Factbook
World Development Report
World Almanac
2. Bibliographies and Indexes
The Economist Intelligence Unit
Sociological Abstracts
National Geographic Index
Business Periodicals Index
Encyclopedia Britannica
3. Information by Country
The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
Europa Yearbook
Country Profiles
4. Culture Information by Country
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5. Useful Links on www
General Resources Sites
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
www.t-bird.edu/research/ibic
www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/index.html
www.usitc.gov/edu.htm
www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html
www.popnet.org
www.prb.org
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/hoovers/hoovers.htm
www.city.net
www.refdesk.com/facts.html
Global News sites
http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://news.google.com
www.pwcglobal.com/gx/eng/ins-sol/exec-pers/int-brief.html
www.cnn.com
www.mckinsey.com
www.asia1.com.sg
www.stat-usa.gov/itabems.html
www.eurunion.org
www.sice.oas.org
www.imf.org
www.jetro.org
www.un.org
www.wto.org
www.worldbank.org
Other Journals
European marketing data and statistics
Industrial marketing management
International marketing data and statistics
The Journal of database marketing
Marketing week
Marketing in Europe
Marketing pocket book
Harvard business review
Quarterly review of marketing
Regional marketing pocket book
UK marketing source book
Journal of vacation marketing
Business week
Business monitor
Journal of world business
Etc.
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[order_calculator]Assignment 1: total words answers is 500 words as the previous assignment uploaded last week.
Question 1:
What is the purpose of the IMF and why might the IMF be called the “lender of last resort”? Discuss how three of the tools they use for establishing economic stability in a country (Do not take the answers directly out of the text. There is much more to how the IMF establishes economic stability in a country than “surveillance”)?
Question 2
Choose one of the World Bank’s present projects (from the website) and tell how it will benefit international trade.
Question 3
Country A has a stable currency and does substantial business with country B. The following is a history of recent exchange rates, given country A’s rate is a constant 1:
Date Country B Exchange
April 1 240:1
May 1 255:1
June 1 310: 1
July 1 315: 1
What is happening here? How will a company in Country A purchase products from a company in Country B if it takes three months for the order to go thru?
Which is more conducive to international trade, the fixed or the floating exchange rate? Why?
Question 4
A: If one Euro = $1.57 and one US dollar = 45 Mexican pesos, how many euros are there is 245 Mexican pesos?
B. Explain the “Big Mac Index” and how it serves to indicate Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) among countries. (P. 331-6) An example will help.
Question 5
Why has the global capital market grown so rapidly recently? Do you expect it to continue to grow?What are the risks that might be associated with investing in the Global Capital Market?
Assignment 2: France project Paper continued ( 8 slides)
always about France Country
There, it will be a list consisting of an economic assessment of that country (France) including relative inflation, history of economic trends and predictors for the future. 6-8 items will be sufficient here in the same power point format as in…
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[order_calculator]Using the country of France, complete the following:
Conduct some research to determine the current state of the macro-environmental influences that might impact the ability of business in that nation. Consider items such as transportation systems, cultural differences (between the US & France), availability of trained workforces, pollutants, political upheaval, rule of law (or lack thereof), terrain, availability of Internet and other communication technologies, security of data and information, perspectives on contracts, labor relations, work hours, etc.
Ensure that you have sufficiently uncovered enough of a picture of what it would be like to conduct business within that nation as possible.
Usie this research to create a table in MS Word hat includes the current state of the following areas of influence:
Only use web-accessible links as your sources – Do not use anything in print or audio! Plagarism of any sort will not be accepted.
I have included a Word document with a few tidbits and links for information on International Business for you to use as needed.
Please let me know ASAP if you have trouble with this assignment. Depending on how well this is completed, I may offer the teacher the continuation of this project (4-5 more assignments!)
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