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How do you think FDI might benefit the Nigerian economy? Is there any potential downside to Nigeria from more FDI?
Nigeria is largely dependent on oil exports to drive its economy forward. What impact do you think the sharp fall in global oil prices that occurred in 2014 will have on FDI into Nigeria?
Nigeria's government is currently fighting a vicious insurgency mounted by Boko Haram in the country's remote and sparsely populated northeast. Should this be of concern to potential foreign
Imagine that you work for a large consumer products company selling basic household goods. List the pros and cons of investing in Nigeria. Under what circumstances would you recommend investing?
What benefits have Mexico's regional trade agreements had on the country's economy?
How do Mexico's trade agreements benefit businesses or consumers in other countries?
BMW recently decided to open a factory in central Mexico instead of expanding its operations in South Carolina. Do events like these signal that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a
What were the causes of the 2010-2012 sovereign debt crisis in the EU? What does this crisis tell us about the weaknesses of the euro? Do you think the euro will survive the sovereign debt crisis?
Was the establishment of a minimum floor price for tomatoes consistent with the free trade principles enshrined in the NAFTA agreement?
Why have imports from Mexico grown over the years despite the establishment of a minimum floor price?
Who benefits from the importation of tomatoes grown in Mexico? Who suffers?
Do you think that Mexican producers were dumping tomatoes in the United States?
Was the Commerce Department right to establish a new minimum floor price, rather than scrap the agreement and file an antidumping suit? Who would have benefited from an antidumping suit against
What do you think will be the impact of the new higher floor price? Who benefits from the higher floor price? Who suffers?
What do you think is the optimal government policy response in this situation? Explain your answer.
1. What are the benefits to a law firm of outsourcing of legal services to a foreign country? What are the potential costs and risks? 2. What kind of legal services are most amenable to
Why were the services in this case outsourced to India, as opposed to another country such as China? What does this case tell you about the kinds of factors that are important when a firm is
Why do you think calls for protectionism are greater during share economic contractions than during boom periods?
Despite the sharp economic contraction during 2008-2009, the increase in protectionist measures was fairly modest. Why do you think this was the case?
During 2008-2009, many developed nations gave subsidies to their automobile producers. How might this have distorted international trade? Was this a reasonable thing to do given the circumstances?
What might occur if renewed economic slowdown triggered a wave of protectionist measures around the world? Would protectionism protect jobs, or would it make things worse?
The volume of world trade rebounded sharply in 2010 on the back of a fairly modest growth rate in the world economy. What does this tell you about the nature of international production in today's
What are the potential economic benefits of the trucking provisions in the NAFTA treaty? Who benefits? Who might lose?
What do you think motivated the Teamsters to object to the trucking provisions in NAFTA? Are these objections fair? Why did Congress initially align itself with the Teamsters?
Does it make economic sense for the United States to bear the costs of punitive tariffs as allowed for under NAFTA, as opposed to letting Mexican trucks enter the United States?
Why do you think the Obama administration brokered a deal with Mexico to allow Mexican truck drivers to access the United States? Do you think this is a reasonable deal?
What are the attractions of India as a base for producing automobiles for domestic sale, and for export to other nations?
Both Hyundai and Nissan made their investments in the southern Indian city if Chennai. Is there an advantage to be had by investing in the same region as rivals? What is it?
What are the drawbacks of basing manufacturing in a country like India? What other locations might be attractive?
If Hyundai, Nissan, their suppliers, and other automobile companies continue to make investments in the Chennai region of India, how might this region evolve over time? What does this suggest about
In a world without trade, what would happen to the costs that American consumers would have to pay for Logitech's products?
Explain how trade lowers the costs of making computer peripherals such as mice and keyboards?
Use the theory of comparative advantage to explain the way in which Logitech has configured its global operations. Why does the company manufacture in China and Taiwan, undertake basic R&D in
Who creates more value for Logitech, the 650 people it employs in Fremont and Switzerland, or the 4,000 employees at its Chinese factory? What are the implications of this observation for the
Why do you think the company decided to shift its corporate headquarters from Switzerland to Fremont?
To what extent can Porter's diamond help explain the choice of Taiwan as a major manufacturing site for Logitech?
Why do you think China is now a favored location for so much high-technology manufacturing activity? How will China's increasing involvement in global trade help that country? How will it help the
Why would Japan choose to keep its production facilities in Japan prior to 2012? Was it a good decision to expand U.S. production after 2012?
Why did the price of the yen in terms of dollars fall beginning in 2012?
How did the relatively strong value of the yen against the dollar impact the Japanese economy and Subaru in particular? How does your response change when the Japanese yen decreased in value?
Reread the Management Focus on Volkswagen, then answer the following questions: a. Why do you think management at Volkswagen decided to hedge only 30 percent of their foreign currency exposure in
What does the recent economic history of Brazil tell you about the relationship between price inflation and exchange rates? What other factors might determine exchange rates for the Brazilian real?
Is a decline in value of the real against the U.S. dollar good for Embraer, bad for Embraer, or a mixed bag? Explain your answer.
What kind of foreign exchange rate risks is Embraer exposed to? Can Embraer reduce these risks? How?
Do you think Embraer's decision to try and hedge against further appreciation of the real in the early 2000s was a good decision? What was the alternative?
Between mid-2014 and early 2015 the real depreciated significantly against the U.S. dollar. What do you think the impact was on Embraer?
Why was it important for the IMF to step in to help Ukraine? What were the potential implications of Ukraine's economic crisis for other countries?
How did the IMF help Ukraine? What impact did it have the country's economy and prospects for future growth?
Discuss the IMF's approach to shoring up Ukraine's economy via austerity measures. What are the expected effects of such measures? Are they likely to lead to economic growth?
Reread the Country Focus on the U.S. dollar, oil prices and recycling petrodollars, then answer the following questions: a. What will happen to the value of the U.S. dollar if oil producers decide to
What were the main causes of Iceland's currency troubles in 2008?
Was Iceland facing a classic currency crisis, or was this a banking crisis?
How did Iceland recover from its 2008-2009 crisis? What are the important lessons to draw from this case?
Iceland did not implement the austerity policies that are so often associated with IMF loans, and yet the economy recovered. Does this suggest that austerity policies do not work?
Why did Alibaba's owners decide to take the company public? What benefits did the decision offer the company?
Why did Jack Ma decide to list his company on the New York Stock Exchange rather than in Hong Kong? Was it a good decision for his company?
Why did Alibaba attract so much interest from investors? Should investors expect to earn significant profits from shares in Alibaba?
Why has the global capital market grown so rapidly in recent decades? Do you think this growth will continue throughout the next decade? Why?
In 2008-2009, the world economy retrenched in the wake of a global financial crisis. Did the globalization of capital markets contribute to this crisis? If so, what can be done to stop global
A firm based in Mexico has found that its growth is restricted by the limited liquidity of the Mexican capital market. List the firm's options for raising money on the global capital market. Discuss
Happy Company wants to raise $2 million with debt financing. The funds are needed to finance working capital, and the firm will repay them with interest in one year. Happy Company's treasurer is
Do you think that something like the financial crisis that occurred in 2007-2008 could happen again? If it did, what would the impact be on the ability of firms to raise capital to fund investments,
In retrospect, were central banks justified in stepping in as aggressively as they did to shore up the global financial system? If they had not done so, and instead let more large financial
How can the risk of occurrence of crises such as the 2007-2008 global financial crisis be mitigated in the future?
Why do you think that global capital flows were still significantly below their 2007 peak five years after the crisis hit? What are the implications of this for the ability of multinational firms to
What actions do you think a multinational firm can take to limit the impact of future crises in the global financial system on the ability of the enterprise to raise capital to pay its short-term
What role did the Korean government play in creating the 1997 crisis?
What role did Korean enterprises play in creating the 1997 crisis?
Why was the Korean central bank unable to stop the decline in the value of the won?
In late 1997, the IMF stepped in with a rescue package that included $55 billion in emergency loans to support the currency. These loans had the effect of stabilizing the won and over the next few
What were the causes of the surge in inflation in Russia during the early 1990s? Could this have been avoided? How?
During the mid 1990s, the IMF wanted Russia to raise tax rates, close loopholes in the tax system, and cut public spending. Russia was unable to do this. Why?
In the early 2000s Russia cut tax rates for individuals and corporations, and government tax revenues surged. Why? Does this result suggest that the IMF policy prescriptions were wrong?
In the 1980s a stronger dollar hurt Caterpillar's competitive position, but in 2008 a stronger dollar did not seem to have the same effect. What had changed?
How did Caterpillar use strategy as a "real hedge" to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange risk? What is the downside of its approach?
Explain the difference between transaction exposure and translation exposure using the material in the Caterpillar case to illustrate your answer.
What are the characteristics of IKEA's global strategy? Who are its target customers? How does the design of its stores and offerings fit into this strategy and the market that IKEA is trying to
How well does IKEA's strategy translate in other cultures outside of Western Europe? What are some advantages to maintaining a consistent global strategy? What are some disadvantages?
IKEA found success in the international market by localizing its products for different consumers' needs. Discuss how the company may need to change its strategies in response to evolving tastes
In what kind of industries does a localization strategy make sense? When does a global standardization strategy make most sense?
1. Which global strategy lever do you think is the most universally 2. Do you think your answers in Question 1 will change over time; if so, how?
FedEx emphasizes supply chain management the least in driving its corporate global strategy. But, it is viewed as a supply chain company-perhaps even a transportation company. Why do you think the
Microsoft is known for making competitive moves globally but competitive moves is its least-emphasized strategy lever; why do you think that is the case?
If you could work for one of the 10 companies shown in the bar chart based on their global strategy makeup, which company would it be, and why?
What type of strategy did P&G pursue until Alan "A.G." Lafley decided to streamline in 2014? What advantages did the company experience by having a more complex structure prior to 2014?
What factors prompted Lafley to change the company's strategy? What advantages are there to streamlining the company's operations?
Consider P&G's current emphasis on customer service, marketing, and advertising. How does its changing structure reflect this emphasis?
The choice of strategy for a multinational firm must depend upon a comparison of the benefits of that strategy (in terms of value creation) with the costs of implementing that strategy (as defined by
Discuss this statement: "An understanding of the causes and consequences of performance ambiguity is central to the issue of organizational design in multinational firms."
Describe the organizational architecture a transnational firm might adopt to reduce the costs of control.
What is the most appropriate organizational architecture for a firm that is competing in an industry where a global strategy is most appropriate?
If a firm is changing its strategy from an international to a transnational strategy, what are the most important challenges it is likely to face in implementing this change? How can the firm
Reread the Management Focus on Walmart's International Division and answer the following questions: a. Why did the centralization of decisions at the headquarters of Walmart's international division
Reread the Management Focus on the rise and fall of the matrix structure at Dow Chemical; then answer the following questions: a. Why did Dow first adopt a matrix structure? What were the problems
Reread the Management Focus on Lincoln Electric; then answer the following questions: a. To what extent are the organizational culture and incentive systems of Lincoln Electric aligned with the
Why did Philips' organizational structure make sense early on in its existence? Why did this structure start to create problems for the company later on?
What was Philips trying to achieve by tilting the balance of power in its structure away from national organizations and toward the product divisions? Why was this hard to achieve?
What was the point of the organizational changes made by Cor Boonstra? What was he trying to achieve? Do you agree with Frans van Houten's decision to keep the same three divisions when he became CEO
In 2008 Philips reorganized yet again. Why do you think it did this? What is it trying to achieve?
Why did Starbucks decide to expand into Japan in 1995? What were the benefits of making a significant investment in the country?

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