Answer the following question which related to globalization of Chinese Company.

1. U.S. MNC’s (Multi-National Corporation) often hold their earnings overseas and are reluctant to bring the money to the U.S. Explain the cause of this?
2. Why is the composition of the Board of Directors often different in a MNC versus a strictly domestic company?
3. Shambaugh’s give us a 9-point definition of the characteristics of a “global” company. Name at least five (3) of those characteristics and give examples of real companies that display them?
4. Many US MNC’s choose to move various aspects of their business “offshore” to another country. List and EXPLAIN the reasons (the benefit realized by the company) for three (3) operations that US MNC’s often offshore?
5. When looking to expand globally, why does it make sense for a business-to-business company to ask itself whether it has any “global” customers that operate in the places it wants to go?
6. Minneapolis-based Target Corporation had to pull the plug on its Canadian market entry project—with a loss of US$ 3-5 billion. There were many reasons for Target’s Canada failure. List and EXPLAIN three reasons that are cited in news stories about the failure?
7. A couple years ago Caterpillar had to write off about US$ 50 million for a Chinese acquisition that went bad. Caterpillar had been working in China since the ‘70’s. What happened? EXPLAIN?
8. Lincoln Electric had a near-death experience when it expanded globally. There were several reasons for this. List and EXPLAIN three?

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

1 There are several reasons as to why MultiNational Corporation often hold their earnings overseas and they are even not willing to get the money back to the United States According to economists most ... View the full answer