Questions and Answers of International Management

To discuss the research on leadership and how leadership styles and practices vary around the world
To understand the variables that necessitate contingency leadership: culture, context, people, and situations
. Research shows that the sources of organizational commitment are culturally conditioned and their effects are predictable from Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. Why?
. Why is contingency leadership important for international managers to manage in foreign countries?
. What is a global mind-set and why should a global leader need to have such a mind-set? What are the major qualities that a leader with a global mind-set should have?
. With reference to a specific country in Central or South America, try to identify the possible reasons for valuing work in this country by making reference to the MOW research.
. Identify an emerging economy in Asia or South America.Assuming that you are a senior manager in a large MNE in Australia. Try to design a plan to develop an appropriate reward system to motivate
. What has happened since the writing of this case? How is Biondo doing?
Is corruption a normal part of business?
Corruption is often linked to the qualities of a particular country and society. Are some countries more corrupt and prone to crony capitalism than others?
What is your opinion about the Tata Group? What role did ethical leadership play in the success of the group?
What do you think of Ratan Tata’s leadership? Do you think that Ratan was able to carry forward the legacy of the Tatas in letter and spirit?
What should Ratan Tata do to ensure that the group carries forward the legacy of ethical leadership of the Tata Group and does not view it as a burden while operating in emerging markets like India?
What are the various external factors which a company must take into account while devising a market entry strategy for a new country? Discuss these factors in the Russian context and in the actions
What is the impact of strong and co-operative political machinery on the business prospects of an emerging market? In this context, discuss IKEA’s Russian sojourn.What should IKEA’s business
What are the strategies that a company should use to grow its business in an emerging market? How do you establish a strong market presence in an underserved market?Discuss IKEA’s strategy of
How has the economic downturn affected trends in protectionism and nationalization?
What are political risks? Explain what is meant by macropolitical and micropolitical risk events, and discuss how these risk events can affect the operations and profitability of multinational
What means can managers use to assess political risk?What do you think is the relative effectiveness of these different methods? At the time you are reading this, what countries or areas do you feel
Political risk can be assessed by both hired consultants and an internal staff. Compare and analyze these two methods of assessment.
What are the differences in the enforcement of contracts for MNEs in common law and civil law countries? How can an international manager from a common law country enforce contracts in a civil law
Discuss the effects of various forms of technology on international business. What role does the Internet play? Where is all this leading? Explain the meaning of the appropriability of technology.
Why will international managers need to be aware of the need to manage the risk of terrorism? What measures, both externally and internally, can MNEs do to effectively manage the risk of terrorism?
Choose a country and assess the political and economic risks objectively based on the available information obtained from the Internet. If you are an international manager of a foreign firm operating
How much extra are you prepared to pay for an iPhone if assembled in the United States?
To understand the global business environment and how it affects the strategic and operational decisions that managers must make
To develop an appreciation for the ways in which political and economic factors and changes influence the opportunities that companies face
To recognize the role of the legal environment in international business
To review the technological environment around the world and how it affects the international manager’s decisions and operations.
To understand the social responsibility of corporations toward their various constituencies around the world, in particular their responsibilities toward human rights
To acknowledge the strategic role that ethics must play in global management and provide guidance to managers to maintain ethical behavior amid the varying standards and practices around the world
To recognize the importance of managing interdependence and include sustainability and shared value in their long-term plans
Discuss the concept of CSR. What role does it play in the relationship between a company and its host country? How does CSV move beyond CSR?
Discuss the criticisms that have been leveled against MNCs in the past regarding their activities in less-developed countries. What counterarguments are there to those criticisms?
What is meant by ethical relativism? What are its implications?Why is it less preferable to moral universalism in doing business across cultures?
Why do national cultures need to be taken into account if MNCs need to enforce their ethical codes across different regions? Why is it difficult to enforce these codes?
As a manager in a foreign subsidiary, how can you reconcile local expectations of questionable payments with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? What is your stance on the problem of payoffs? How does
What do you think are the responsibilities of MNCs toward the global environment? Give some examples of MNC activities that run counter to the concepts of ecological interdependence and
What are questionable payments in the international arena?What should MNCs do when there is a need of offering questionable payments to local government officials in order to expedite routine
To understand how culture affects all aspects of international management
To be able to distinguish the major value dimensions that define cultural differences among societies or groups
To understand the interaction between culture and the use of the Internet
To be able to develop a working cultural profile typical of many people within a certain society as an aid to anticipating attitudes toward work, negotiations, and so on
To gain some insight into different management styles around the world
What is meant by the culture of a society, and why is it important for international managers to understand it? Do you notice cultural differences among your classmates? How do those differences
Discuss the types of operational conflicts that could occur in an international context because of different attitudes toward time, change, material factors, and individualism.Give examples relative
How can an international manager with individualistic ideology manage a foreign firm in a collectivist society?
What are the challenges faced by a foreign manager working in an Arab organization?
With reference to a country of your choice, identify the cultural dimensions ( power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity and individualism) in relation to this country. Assuming that you are
Peter is a young British national working in a social networking site based in Shanghai, China. He came to the country just one year ago, attracted by its fastgrowing economy and good employment
Give a brief outline of Facebook’s Internet.org’s initiative.
Discuss the impact of Internet.org on emerging economies.
Was the Internet.org initiative really about serving the bottom of the pyramid or was it more about Facebook trying to expand its reach? Analyze.
Compile a list of at least five alternative actions for Vodafone Egypt.
Provide reasons to support all identified alternatives.
Select the action that you would take if you were in the position of Hatem Dowidar as CEO of Vodafone Egypt.
Identify information or perspectives that you are missing.Whom would you like to talk to in order to get the information you are looking for?
How far has Haier come since its creation in 1984?
What is special about Haier’s current management system? Why did the company create this system?
What role has CEO Zhang played in Haier’s development?How would you describe him as a leader?
What kind of tensions could arise for Haier when implementing its management system in Japan?
How did Du manage the tensions during his leadership of Haier Japan? Please assess Du in terms of how he goes about reconciling cultural differences. In which aspects would you agree with him and in
Should Haier adapt to the Japanese culture and change its management system? Or should Haier impose its system in Japan?
What types of cultural challenges might Haier face in other cultures? What would you suggest that Haier improve in order to better manage the cultural complexity of its global footprint?
What is global competition and what does it mean to the global manager?
Now that Brexit is a reality, how has it affected the strategic and operational decisions that managers, in the UK and outside, make?
What are the political and economic risks that managers must consider when conducting business in developing countries?
Which countries are currently considered politically too risky to conduct business, and why?
How can managers mitigate political risk?
International managers know that a country’s laws are a reflection of its culture, religion, and traditions. Briefly explain common law, civil law, and Islamic law.
What is meant by the digital economy? What can managers do in order to protect proprietary technology?
Why is cultural appropriateness an issue in technology transfer?Provide examples and challenges that may arise.
The terms e-business and e-commerce are often used interchangeably. Discuss the difference between the two terms and why it matters.
What are some of the barriers managers face in creating a global e-business?
While forming an economic group creates trade, it can also have some drawbacks. What are the potential costs of economic integration?
Conduct further research on Jack Ma, cofounder and Executive Chairman CEO of the Alibaba Group, and his predictions for the digital age and global competition. How has the digital economy been
Many companies have focused on cost savings and outsourced manufacturing to China. However, many global supply chains were impacted when COVID-19 shut the Chinese borders. What are some lessons
In small groups, discuss the history of the common market and the European Union (EU). What are the sentiments surrounding the EU? What are the economic challenges facing the EU today?
In 2019, the Indonesian government threatened to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement and thereby bring a World Trade Organization challenge in their ongoing tariff trade spat with the European
How are corporate social responsibility and ethics similar? How do they differ?
Provide arguments for why companies should include ethics in their strategy in order to reap long-term benefits.
Discuss the differences between moral universalism, ethnocentric approach, and ethical relativism, and the challenges of each stance.
Ethical issues are often subject to interpretation depending on home and host country cultures. How can managers ensure that they are making an ethical decision in a given situation?
An important part of MNCs demonstrating social responsibility is investing in emerging and frontier markets. What are some examples of social responsibility?
How is ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) similar to and different from CSR? What is meant by ESG risk?
What is Porter and Kramer’s concept of shared value? Provide examples of how a company striving to become more sustainable can create shared value.
Human rights issues are more complex when operating in the international arena. Why is this so? Provide examples and discuss the objectivity of the sources.
Why is there a trend toward reshoring, and how can reshoring relate to sustainability?
What are the three dimensions of sustainability and the challenges in integrating them in business systems?
Epstein’s model describes formal and informal systems for implementing sustainability strategies. Clearly, top leadership is a criterion for success, but how can companies measure their success?
In addition to the IKEA in India example, what are some other success stories of companies that derive business benefits from CSR?
Bribery and corruption are severe forms of unethical behavior.When conducting business around the world, managers must not only avoid breaking the law, but also follow high ethical standards. Form
Consumers often boycott companies that have exhibited unethical behavior. Discuss what is considered unethical behavior and companies that are known violators.
Look up works on the concept of the Bottom of the Pyramid, which was introduced by Prahalad and Hart. What is this concept and how does it differ from Porter and Kramer’s philosophy of Creating
Tim Bradshaw in London December 14, 2018 Facebook has been hit with the broadest data protection investigation yet in Europe after the social media group revealed another leak of private photos
In March 2017, a federal judge in California dismissed a long-running (12-year) class action lawsuit against Nestlé SA(Nestlé) and two more companies over claims the global chocolate manufacturer
On February 2, 2016, The Body Shop International Plc.(Body Shop), a UK-based retailer of natural-based and ethically-sourced beauty products, unveiled a new global CSR strategy to reassert its
What should an international manager appreciate in another culture in order to be empathetic and understand it?
Describe four cultural dimensions identified in the GLOBE Project. Give some concrete examples where they can help managers to be more successful.
What is meant by “the local language of time,” and how does time relate to task-oriented versus relationship-oriented situations?

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