International Business

Q1. (a) What kind of economic system did India operate under during 1947 to
1990? What kind of system is it moving toward today? What are the Impediments
to completing this transformation?

Q1. (b) What does the Matsushita case teach you about the relationship between
societal culture and business success?

Q2. (a) In retrospect, could the large Western pharmaceutical have responded
differently to the 1997 South African law? How might they have better taken the
initiative?

Q2. (b) How will China's increasing involvement in global trade help that country?
How will it help the world's developed economies? What potential problems are
associated with moving work to China

Q3 (a) Do you think that R&D contracts from NASA and the pentagon benefit
Boeing's commercial aerospace business? How?

Q3. (b) Do you think the successful conclusion of a multilateral agreement to

liberalize regulations governing FDI will benefit the world economy? why?

Q4. (a) By establishing facilities in Mexico, Dixon became a multinational company.

Why has Dixon become a multinational? What are the economic benefits to Dixon of
becoming an international business?

Q4. (b) If the U.S. dollar had appreciated against the euro and Canadian dollar,
instead of depreciating, which company would have done better? Why?

Q5. (a) Over the last decade many foreign firms have invested in China and used
their Chinese factories to produce goods for export. If the Yuan is allowed to float
freely against the U.S. dollar on the foreign exchange markets and appreciates in
value, how might this affect the fortunes of those enterprises?

Q5. (b) By the 2000s, what strategy was Black & Decker pursuing in the global
Market place? How would you characterize its structure? Fit the strategy and
environment?

Q6. (a) Discuss how the need for control over foreign operations varies with firms'
strategies and core competencies. .What are the implications for the choice of entry
mode?

Q6. (b) What evidence is there in the case that Toyota is becoming more of a global
corporation? What are the implications of this for the long-term competitive
advantage of the company?

Ans1a: The Indian economy is the world's twelfth largest according to market
exchange rates. It is also the fourth largest economy by purchasing power parity
(PPP) basis. From 1947 to 1991, the India Economic System was based on social
democratic-based policies. The policies feature protectionism, extensive regulation
and public ownership which led to slow growth and corruption.

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