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=+order to thrive in highly competitive global markets?
=+ What does it tell you about the strategies that enterprises must adopt in
=+system, (c) the business strategy of today’s European and U.S.-based global corporations, and (d) global commodity prices.
=+ Discuss the possible implications of such a development for (a) the world trading system, (b) the world monetary
=+6. If current trends continue, China may be the world’s largest economy by 2020.
=+markets have been possible without these technological changes?
=+ Would the globalization of production and
=+2. “The study of international business is fine if you are going to work in a large multinational enterprise, but it has no relevance for
=+What are the implications of these shifts for international businesses based in Great Britain? North America? Hong Kong?
=+1. Describe the shifts in the world economy over the past 30 years.
=+3. Can you see any downside to China Mobile’s international equity and bond issue?
=+2. Why did China Mobile price the bond issue in U.S. dollars instead of Hong Kong dollars?
=+1. Why did China Mobile feel it was necessary to issue equity in markets outside of its home base in Hong Kong?
=+3. What does the Castrol case tell you about the importance of local customization in marketing strategy in this era of global business?
=+2. How did Castrol adjust its marketing mix to best match the conditions in Vietnam?
=+developing nation like Vietnam differ from that in developed nations?
=+1. How does economic and business context for marketing in a
=+4. What is the source of Li & Fung’s competitive advantage in the global economy?
=+who should produce what for its clients?
=+3. What do you think drives the choices that Li & Fung makes about
=+How does the company create value?
=+2. Li & Fung does no manufacturing itself. What then is its role?
=+Why do companies like The Limited outsource the coordination of manufacturing to Li & Fung, rather than do it themselves?
=+1. What are the benefits to Li & Fung’s customers of working with the company?
=+3. Do you think Gol would have raised as much money if it had just listed on the New São Paulo exchange?
=+2. Why do you think the Gol stock offering was oversubscribed?
=+1. What were the benefits to Gol of a listing on the New York Stock Exchange in addition to the São Paulo Bovespa?
=+resource to identify and present the country ratings for each of the following Middle Eastern countries: Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Which country would you recommend? Justify
=+Exercise 2 Country risk is an important issue for international investors to consider.As your firm is looking to invest in the Middle East, use the @rating
=+noting the countries served, compare each company’s performance in terms of scale, efficiency, risk, and returns. What insights do your results provide?
=+Exercise 1 An emerging trend in international business is the concept of microfinance. Identify the top 10 microfinance institutions worldwide. After
=+What would you recommend the firm do?
=+How would you incorporate these factors into your evaluation of the investment opportunity?
=+Analysts also rate the probability of violent revolution occurring in Russia within the next 10 years as high.
=+The cost of capital will be 6 percent if financing is arranged through the eurobond market. However, you have an option to finance the project by borrowing funds from a Russian bank at 12 percent.
=+10 years, after which the investment will have to close down because of technological obsolescence. Scrap values will be zero.
=+4. You are the CFO of a Canadian firm that is considering building a$10 million factory in Russia to produce milk. The investment is expected to produce net cash flows of $3 million each year for
=+foreign exchange markets over the next year. What actions, if any, should you take?
=+ One of your analysts told you that the Mexican peso is expected to depreciate by 30 percent against the dollar on the
=+operations. The subsidiary has been financed by bank borrowings in the United States.
=+3. You are the CFO of a U.S. firm whose wholly owned subsidiary in Mexico manufactures component parts for your U.S. assembly
=+On ethical grounds, can such actions be justified?
=+2. What actions can a firm take to minimize its global tax liability?
=+the firm’s competitive position in the global marketplace?
=+1. How can the finance function of an international business improve
=+LO4 Be familiar with the basic techniques for global money management.
=+can be used to minimize cash balances, transaction costs, and taxation.
=+LO3 Understand how money management in the international business
=+LO2 Discuss the different financing options available to the foreign subsidiary of a multinational enterprise.
=+LO1 Discuss how operating in different nations impacts investment decisions within the multinational enterprise.
=+enterprises, the United States or China? Why? (See the Opening Case for more details on China.)
=+3. In which nation is the move to adoption of IASB standards likely to cause the revisions in the reported financial performance of business
=+2. What are the potential risks associated with a move toward the adoption of international accounting standards in a nation?
=+1. What are the benefits of adopting international accounting standards for (a) investors, and (b) business enterprises?
=+financial reporting standards (IFRSs). Locate the Web site and the report for first-time adoption. Then, prepare a short description of the IAS approach for recording inventory levels.
=+Exercise 2 Deloitte hosts an International Accounting Standards (IAS) Web page called IAS PLUS that provides information and guidelines regarding approved accounting procedures for first-time
=+the rank countries tool to identify other countries in which the historic cost principle would not be very reliable.
=+this tool to identify in which of the following countries the historic cost principle of accounting is considerably less reliable: Belarus, Costa Rica, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Iceland, Paraguay,
=+Exercise 1 The globalEDGE™ site offers a country comparator tool that allows investigators to compare countries based on statistical indicators. Utilize
=+ How can these biases best be corrected?
=+headquarters management with biased information about the performance of a foreign subsidiary?
=+4. Why might an accounting-based control system provide
=+4. What are the amounts of consolidated cash and receivables?
=+3. What is the consolidated profit on the inventory that the parent originally sold to the subsidiary?
=+2. What is the subsidiary’s net income?
=+1. What is the parent’s (unconsolidated) net income?
=+3. The following are selected amounts from the separate financial statements of a parent company (unconsolidated) and one of its subsidiaries:Given this,
=+4. During the year parent sold some inventory to subsidiary for$2,200. It had cost parent $1,500. Subsidiary, in turn, sold the inventory to an unrelated party for $3,200.
=+2. Parent owns 100 percent of subsidiary. During the year subsidiary paid parent a dividend of $250.3. Subsidiary owns the building that parent rents for $200.
=+2. Why are transactions among members of a corporate family not included in consolidated financial statements?Notes:1. Parent owes subsidiary $70.
=+ Why do these differences matter?
=+1. Why do the accounting systems of different countries differ?
=+LO5 Explain how accounting systems impact upon control systems within the multinational enterprise.
=+ Understand the accounting implications of currency translation.
=+LO3 Explain the implications of the rise of international accounting standards.LO4
=+LO2 Discuss the consequences of national differences in accounting standards.
=+LO1 Discuss the source of country differences in accounting standards.
=+4. What should the HRM function do to enable Lenovo to become a truly global enterprise?
=+ Can you see any potential weaknesses or problems that the company might encounter as a result of this policy?
=+3. What are the strengths of Lenovo’s staffing policy?
=+ Does its staffing policy match its strategy?
=+2. What strategy do you think the company is pursuing?
=+1. What is the staffing policy that Lenovo is pursuing?
=+the globalEDGE Web site regarding expat life to compile a short checklist of concerns and steps for your company to go through before sending these managers overseas.
=+multinational corporation. Your company is about to send several American managers overseas as expatriates (or expats). Utilize resources available on
=+Exercise 2 You work in the human resources department at the headquarters of a
=+perceived as risky. What living allowances and hardship differentials has the U.S. Department of State determined for those countries?
=+for Living Costs Abroad. Using the most current report, identify the countries that are regarded as having a high cost of living and those that are
=+Exercise 1 Living costs can vary considerably from country to country. The U.S.Department of State prepares a series of reports called Quarterly Reports
=+company take local differences into account when reviewing the performance of different country managers and awarding bonus pay?
=+How does McDonald’s approach help the
=+5. Reread the Management Focus on McDonald’s global compensation practices.
=+ How can an international business limit these constraints?
=+4. In what ways can organized labor constrain the strategic choices of an international business?
=+its human resource management policies, particularly with regard to the use of expatriate employees and their pay scale?
=+3. What is the link between an international business’s strategy and
=+their contribution to the company when they return home. What are the main causes and consequences of these problems, and how might a firm reduce their occurrence?
=+2. Research suggests that many expatriate employees encounter problems that limit both their effectiveness in a foreign posting and
=+When is each approach appropriate?
=+1. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of the ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches to staffing policy?

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