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Global Business 4th edition Mike W. Peng - Solutions
One approach to understanding corruption perceptions is to compare information across a variety of countries. Your company has had operations in South America for some time. However, there has not been an internal evaluation of perceived regional corruption to date. Therefore, you have been asked
1. Assuming you can afford (and are interested in) some of the "Maasai" products, would you like to pay more for these products if royalties are paid to the Maasai? 2. As CEO of one of the tribes mentioned, how are you going to respond? 3. If you were a judge in the home country of any of these
Describe at least three types of tangible and intangible resources and capabilities.
Identify a developed country on Peng Atlas Map 1.1, and explain why it may be the location of off shoring from a firm in an emerging economy.
What is the likely result of relentless imitation or benchmarking?
In the text, are human resources used as an example of tangible or intangible resources? Do you agree with that classification? Why or why not?
How do complementary assets and social complexity influence a firm's organization?
Look at PengAtlas Maps 2.1 (Top Merchandise Importers and Exporters) and 2.2 (Top Service Importers and Exporters). Compare the global position of the United States in merchandise versus service imports and exports. a. Does the United States have an advantage globally in either merchandise or
What are some of the factors that managers need to consider when assessing the comparative advantage of various locations around the world?
Why is it necessary for business people to monitor political activity concerning international trade?
Looking at PengAtlas Maps 2.1 and 2.2, given the size of U.S. exports, why does the United States import so much? Why not use resources in the U.S. to produce the things the U.S. currently imports instead of using them to produce exports?
Mercantilism involved a relatively significant amount of government control over both domestic and international activity, whereas Smith's concept of absolute advantage focused on relative economic freedom and minimal government controls over domestic and international economic activity. Do you
Compare and contrast the six theories of international trade.
Summarize four political arguments against free trade.
What is the primary difference between FDI and FPI?
Given that outsourcing is a viable alternative to FDI, what issues should be considered before a firm decides between the two?
What issues should a savvy manager consider when evaluating a particular location for FDI?
How does horizontal FDI compare to vertical FDI?
Briefly summarize each of the three OLI advantages.
Discuss the pros and cons of FDI versus licensing.
Compare and contrast the three political views of FDI.
Describe two benefits and two costs to a host country of FDI and to a home country of FDI.
Your MNE is looking to evaluate the industrial capability of various locations worldwide. Based on readily available data concerning the potential and performance of different countries, the information you provide will drive future investment by your company. Choose a country from Asia, Europe,
The main premise for development at your company in the coming years is to shift its offshore services to Africa. As such, you have been asked to develop a report that evaluates which African countries have increased the possibility of creating a long-term advantage for your company. Also, be sure
What is the difference between currency hedging and strategic hedging?
Why is it that a strong dollar is not always desirable to the United States, while it may be to other countries?
Why should a savvy manager become literate about foreign exchange?
What is one example that illustrates why risk analysis of a country should include its currency risk?
What are foreign exchange rates?
How are foreign exchange rates affected by differences in the interest rates prevailing in various countries?
What is the IMF, and how does it help countries?
In foreign exchange, what are spot and forward transactions? How do they differ?
What is the role of currency boards regarding fixed exchange rates? Discuss at least one problem that such boards may have in maintaining fixed rates.
Suppose US$1 = €0.7809 in New York and US$1 = €0.7793 in Paris. How can foreign exchange traders profit from these exchange rates? What actions can they take that may result in the same dollar/euro exchange rate in both New York and Paris?
Based in the United States, your firm trades extensively in European countries that have adopted the euro. You have been asked to evaluate the impact of currency fluctuations on sales in this region over the past month. The first step in this process is to develop an exchange rate table for daily
Your company is examining possible market opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. As a part of this possible strategic shift, the benchmark currencies of the region must be identified to diversify currency risk for future operations. Using a resource that examines foreign exchange, determine
Suppose the people of a given country place a very high value on their economic independence and control over their economic destiny. However, suppose the leaders of that country wish to join the EU and also use the euro instead of their own currency. What objections are they likely to encounter
Refer to PengAtlas Map 2.4 (European Union) and note those EU members that use the euro. Note also PengAtlas Map 3.4 (Top 10 and Bottom 10 countries by GDP) and compare to Map 2.4. Which country that is part of the top 10 in GDP and is also part of the EU does not use the euro? What are the pros
Refer to PengAtlas Maps 2.5 (Regional Economic Integration in South America) and 2.6 (Regional Integration in Asia Pacific). Why have these examples of economic integration not been as successful as the EU or NAFTA? In your opinion, what do you see as the future for economic integration outside the
How can economic integration produce the type of political benefits covered in this chapter?
In what ways are the benefits of global and regional integration similar?
How may regional integration have a negative effect on global trade and global integration?
The WTO membership is viewed by some as a signal of a country's ability to guarantee and protect trade among companies in stable macroeconomic conditions. Since your company is looking to expand internationally for the first time since 1999, a list of countries that have been admitted to the WTO
Your firm is considering developing business in South America. Many in your company are aware that there is considerable economic cooperation currently underway in the region. Identify at least one regional trade agreement and its member countries in South America. Then discuss the pros and cons of
1. Why is Germany a "reluctant hegemon" in the EU? 2. Why does Germany have to be assertive in the EU? 3. What are the benefits and costs of using a common currency for Germany, Greece, and the EU? 4. ON ETHICS: While Greece needs help, the German economy has also suffered a major recession
In comparing PengAtlas Maps 3.1 and 3.4, note that one of the countries that is at the bottom of the list regarding ease of doing business is also among the poorest. Note that the two groups are not identical. However, to what extent can ease of doing business affect the wealth of a country?
Which societal norms tend to encourage entrepreneurship, and which tend to discourage it?
Name and describe at least three ways that SMEs can internationalize without leaving their home countries.
How do foreign firms suffer from liability of foreignness?
a. To what extent are the richest countries also among the easiest to do business? Are any of the richest countries among the most difficult in which to do business? Indicate whether you think the relationship is coincidental or causal and why you think that way. b. If you were thinking of
What does the institution-based view suggest about how a firm should address the liability of foreignness? What does the resource-based view advise?
Describe how four strategic goals may affect the decision of where to enter.
Summarize the advantages of being a first mover.
What are some of the hallmarks of each type of equity mode?
How may the country-of-origin effect change for a firm over time?
You work for a mid-sized machinery firm that has never sold anything abroad. Top managers have asked you to identify the top five potential markets that your firm can focus on in its initial efforts to develop export markets. Please prepare a report to present why you have selected those five
Your firm has been successfully exporting products to many customers around the world, but has never set up a subsidiary abroad. Top managers want to know whether the firm has reached a point that it would be advantageous to start setting up subsidiaries-and if so, what would be the top three
Explain the differences between tacit and explicit collusion.
Under what conditions may a firm adopt an extender strategy?
Describe four arguments that managers may make regarding antitrust law.
Using Peng Atlas Map 3.1, in your option would it be easier or more difficult to apply competitive dynamics in those countries that are at the bottom?
As part of your firm's strategy to gain competitive advantage, it wants to cut prices by looking for alternate locations in which to manufacture and market its products. You are part of a committee attempting to select a new manufacturing location. What information in PengAtlas Map 3.3 or 3.4 will
Describe the five factors that make an industry particularly conducive to collusion.
Some countries' competition and antitrust policies are pro-competition and pro-consumer, whereas other countries' policies are pro-incumbent and pro-producer. How do they differ?
How does a firm's corporate culture affect its ability to engage in competitive actions?
Name and describe three drivers for counterattacks.
Under what conditions may a firm assume a defender strategy?
Your home country market (the United States) is being challenged by price wars launched by your top three foreign competitors from three countries that do not share the same US-style antitrust tradition. Prepare a report outlining your top five strategic choices on how to respond to such
You are an executive assistant for the CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) of Switzerland. Two competitors-Maersk of Denmark and CMA CGM of France-have asked your CEO to jointly discuss the possibility of setting up an alliance that is called the P3 Alliance. Citing the blessing from
Why are firms from emerging economies so eager to expand from their home markets?
Describe the three most common motives for acquisition.
How does hubris affect value in a different way than the other two motives for acquisition?
What are some criteria managers should consider to avoid pre- acquisition and post-acquisition problems?
What impact does the combination of organizational culture and national culture have on cross-border M&As?
If you were part of a firm's leadership team, under what conditions would you choose an acquisition over an alliance, and vice versa?
When does a majority JV seem more appropriate, and when is a minority JV hold more appealing?
Identify a country or region on Peng Atlas Map 3.1 in which it is relatively difficult to do business. In spite of any difficulty, suppose you wish to expand into that country. Would you expand through an acquisition or an alliance? Why?
In reference to PengAtlas Map 1.1, firms in which group of countries are most likely to overpay for acquisitions in the other group of countries?
In what two primary areas do formal institutions affect alliances?
Describe at least one norm (or collective assumption) and how it would affect a firm's perspective on creating an alliance.
Explain the three stages in the formation of an alliance.
Of the two methods allied firms can use to combat opportunism, which one do you think is better? Why?
Of the four factors that may influence alliance performance shown in Figure 12.6, which do you think is the most important and which the least important? Why?
During the courtship and negotiation stages, managers often emphasize "equal partnerships" and do not reveal (or even try to hide) their true intentions. What are the ethical dilemmas here?
1. Why have M&As emerged as the primary mode of foreign market entry for Chinese and Indian MNEs? 2. Drawing on the industry-based and resource-based views, outline the similarities and differences between Chinese and Indian multinational acquirers.
Which do you think would be more integral to a firm's success: corporate controls or subsidiary-level strategies and agendas?
Describe the two primary customer-focused dimensions that many MNEs add to their global matrix structures.
After reviewing PengAtlas Map 2.1, in your opinion, how do you explain why most of the top ten exporters are also among the top ten importers?
After comparing PengAtlas Map 2.1 and 2.2, in your opinion, why are most of the ten on 2.1 also on 2.2?
Referring to Figure 13.1, describe the four strategic choices and the four corresponding organizational structures in the integration-responsiveness framework.
Describe some of the informal rules of the game that govern what type of individual an MNE can appoint to be the head of a foreign subsidiary.
Summarize the insights revealed by using a VRIO framework to analyze a potential structural change.
In your opinion, what type of knowledge is more important to an MNE-explicit or tacit? Why?
How is knowledge developed and disseminated in each of the four types of MNEs?
Name one problem with a global virtual team and how you would solve the problem. How would cultural differences make the problem worse?
What are some of the actions that MNEs can take to combat common problems in knowledge management?
What did LEGO North America do when corporate headquarters rejected its initial ideas?
What cultural issue could be involved in product decisions in terms of localization versus standardization?
How is the issue of the "value" of some traditional marketing resources being affected by recent changes in technology?
What is the difference between market orientation and relationship orientation?
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