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Explain the difference between material technology and social technology. Why is it important to make the distinction between ‘sustaining’ and ‘disruptive’ technologies?
What would the effects be on farmers if governments legislated against overuse of antibiotics or imposed substantial taxes on these drugs?
Why is the pharma industry not developing new antibiotics to deal with drug-resistant infections?
Discuss the implications of the increase in drug resistant infections for the pharma industry as regards:a. its existing range of antibiotic products; andb. its R&D strategy.
Explore the implications for the worst hit areas were no effective steps be taken to deal with AMR in terms of:a. health care costs; andb. tourism in those areas most affected by AMR.
Which areas of the world will suffer most deaths due from AMR? Why should that be the case?
Why is AMR important to societies?
You are the PA to a top executive in a large pharmaceutical company under pressure from governments and pressure groups, like Oxfam, to come up with new antibiotics to deal with the proliferation of drug resistant infections in populous countries like India, China and Nigeria. Your boss has been
You are employed in the communications department of a multinational producer of alcoholic drinks.Your boss has come across an article in the Financial Times referring to Hofstede’s work on national cultures. The company is considering entering the market in Nigeria. He asks you to write a report
You are employed as researcher by a non-governmental organization whose aim is to promote equality between men and women. The United Nations body, UN Women, is preparing an international conference on gender equality. Your organization wishes to highlight the unequal treatment of women in Saudi
Table 7.7 shows social spending as a percentage of GDP from 1990 to 2016.a. What are the main components of social spending?b. What is the trend in social spending over the period from 1990 to 2016? To answer this, look first at the OECD average. Do any countries buck the trend?c. Discuss some
Identify, and illustrate with evidence, the current major drivers of changes in population. Discuss the challenges of an ageing population for international business.
The March 2013 issue of the Atlantic magazine reported that companies like General Motors and Dell employ anthropologists—social scientists who research cultural issues. Microsoft is said to be the second-largest employer of anthropologists in the world, behind the US government.a. What is
Undertake a country assessment of Indonesia for firms in one of the following sectors:a management training;b ICT;c renewable energy; or d defence technology.
What risks would be faced in setting up business in Indonesia?
Investigate how easy it would be for a Western company to establish a new business in Indonesia.
Explain the attraction of the Indonesian economy as an investment location.
Your company is looking for investment opportunities abroad and wishes to evaluate various country locations. Select three countries, inclulding one each from South America, Africa, and Asia, and compare the attractiveness of these countries for foreign direct investment.
You work for a US construction company that has developed a range of eco-friendly building products. It wants to open up export markets and thinks that the UK market might be a good market in which to start. Write a report which investigates the UK construction market and identifies possible
Explain what is meant by risk. Use examples to illustrate your answer.
Discuss the problems of collecting international data.
Using examples, explain the reasons for FDI.
The internationalization process is normally a gradual transition from exporting to FDI, but some firms may be ‘born global’. Explain what this means and why firms should want or need to be ‘born global’.
Global Witness conclude their report by saying the international business should be wary of investing in Cambodia.What are the risks of such an investment?
‘The cost of corruption falls mainly on the poor.’ Using Cambodia as an example, assess the accuracy of this statement.
Using Cambodia as an example, discuss the relevance of these terms for international business.
Explain the terms ‘cultural relativism’ and ‘ethnocentrism’.
Explain the process of making the SDGs local, and how this might apply to Cambodia.
Assess to what extent Cambodia achieved the MDGs.
You are working for a large US multinational drinks company wanting to set up a bottling plant overseas. In order to obtain planning permission, you need to make a facilitation payment (bribe) to a local politician, but your company has a strict no-bribes policy. The building of the plant will be
Select an international company of your choice. It should be one that expresses its values on corporate social responsibility in some way. Prepare a report that:a. describes the company: name, location, size, main products/services, the market it operates in, main players, and any other information
Explore the links between the Global Compact and the Sustainable Development Goals. (See UN Global Compact White Paper on the UN Global compact ten principles and the Sustainable Development Goals, available at https://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/about_the_gc/White_ Paper_Principles_SDGs.pdf.)
Explain what is meant by child labour. What might the consequences be for a major Western firm discovered employing young children in overseas factories?
‘Socially responsible business is good business.’ Discuss.
Explain what commentators mean when they claim that there is only one responsibility of business and that is to make as much money as possible for their owners.
What evidence from its external environment suggests that Uber has been badly managed? Consider whether the company’s problems could be related to it being a start-up.
It is reported that Uber was making $1 billion a year losses in China (Fortune 7 August 2016). What elements in the external environment contributed to Uber’s failure in China?
a. Categorize the main PESTLE challenges Uber faced in 2017 in its external environment.b. Analyse the impact of these challenges on Uber’s costs and its reputation. When answering this, try to find out the outcomes of the various legal investigations into Uber.
What evidence could Uber use to claim that it is a successful company?
How did the external environment create opportunities for Uber to set up and then expand internationally?
Burri (2018), in a study for the European Parliament, showed that digital technology had brought about new patterns of trade and new types of competition.a. Discuss, with examples, the opportunities digitization has generated in e-commerce.b. Assess to what extent these opportunities have been
Select an organization that operates internationally.a. Identify the major external environmental issues.b. Analyse the impact on the structure of the industry.c. Assess the impact on the organization.
Using the various reports mentioned in the chapter, summarize what you think are the most important issues affecting business in the next 20 years and their consequences for business.
What implications does your answer to question 1 have for planning a firm’s strategy?
Explain why operating in the international business environment is much more complex than in a firm’s domestic business environment.
According to one commentator, the tobacco industry should be ‘dead by now’. He argues that the industry has survived by being crafty and resilient (Financial Times 17 September 2016). Discuss.
The Economist (21 January 2017) points out that restrictions on advertising and sales may not have the effects desired by health campaigners because they lower marketing costs for existing firms and make it more difficult for new firms to enter and get established in the market.Weigh up arguments
Assess how successful the tobacco industry response has been to the major challenges in its external environment in terms of:a) growth of sales by value and volume;b) profits; andc) prevalence of smoking. See WHO (n.d.b)
How does Porter define a substitute? Discuss whether ecigarettes are a substitute for cigarettes.
How did the industry change its advertising strategy when the USA and the EU banned cigarette advertisements on radio and television?
What form would you expect competition to take in the tobacco industry?
How does the global market structure compare with that regional/national markets? For information, Google tobacco+national+market+shares; also see the Tobacco Atlas at http://www.tobaccoatlas.org/topic/tobaccocompanies.
Describe the global market structure of the tobacco industry.
You are a reporter on a web-based business technology magazine. The editor asks you to write an article on the global market for mobile operating systems. In the article, discuss:a. the major players in the market;b. changes that have occurred in market structure; andc. the competitive strategies
You are employed in the research department of a technology firm that is considering entering the video streaming market. Your boss asks you to compile a report on Netflix, the major player in the market. Use Porter’s Five Forces model to analyse the position of Netflix in the video streaming
You are the PA to the CEO of a large MNC considering a move into the food packaging industry, the subject of the opening case. Write a report that:a. analyses the structure of the global food packaging industry;b. identifies and discusses the major challenges the industry faces in its external
Discuss how oligopolists such as Apple can exploit their market power.
Explain the concept of market power.
What are entry barriers and how important are they in:a. the car industry?b. coffee shops?
Use your response to question 1 to assess whether the market for beer is global, regional, or national.
What is a market?
Prepare a report on the future prospects for the region focusing on:a. regional stability and security;b. economic diversification and productivity;c. attracting foreign direct investment; andd. addressing inequality.
What are the main priorities for governments in the region in the medium term?
Why might the region’s non-oil producing countries see stronger growth?
Analyse the factors that have led to the growth and uneven development in the region.
Summarize the significance of the MENA region to the world economy.
In the last 40 years, trade has grown faster than total global output as measured by GDP, and foreign direct investment has grown faster than both. Write a paper to discuss the importance of the activities of multinational enterprises or transnational corporations in the global economy. In
You are working for a pharmaceutical business that currently only exports to Europe. It is looking to expand its export destinations and you are asked to prepare a report which selects three countries as suitable destinations. You should concentrate on:a. economic growth prospects and associated
It is often quoted that widening inequality is a fundamental issue facing the global economy. Prepare a paper that:a. explains what is meant by ‘inequality’;b. investigates the extent of this inequality and the underlying causes;c. discusses whether inequality is a problem or a benefit; andd.
Discuss why the level of exchange rates is important for international business.
What are the advantages and disadvantages to countries of foreign trade?
Analyse and explain the major trends in international trade and foreign direct investment. Discuss links between these trends and the changing distribution of world income.
Discuss the proposition that happiness does not necessarily increase with increased wealth.
Why would it be useful for business to build up knowledge of the global distribution of income and wealth, and how it is changing over time?
Justify car industry claims that unrestricted access to the single market is in the best interest of the UK economy.
a. How did the UK government respond to pressure from Nissan and the Japanese authorities?b. Give reasons for the UK government responses.
a. What non-tariff barriers (NTBs) could be introduced after Brexit?b. What impact could NTBs have on car makers?
Why is the car industry particularly concerned about the imposition of tariffs on automotive exports and imports?
Discuss the uncertainties for car firms caused by Brexit.
Why would car firms locate production in the UK?
CityUK, the body representing UK financial services, aims to persuade the UK parliament to negotiate unrestricted access to the Single Market, allowing them to operate freely across the EU and to recruit and transfer staff anywhere in the Union.a. You, as a CityUK researcher, are required to make
You are a reporter for a quality business newspaper. The editor asks you to write an article analysing whether globalization is faltering. In the article you should:a. analyse and illustrate the growth in trade and FDI; andb. assess the challenge to globalization posed by President Trump’s
Identify the main:a. indicators of globalization;b. drivers of globalization;c. facilitators of globalization;d. barriers to globalization.
Where is globalization mainly taking place? Why should that be the case?
What is globalization?
Have you ever been in, or are you familiar with, a conflict of interest situation? How was it resolved? Can you think of any rules or any practices that could have prevented the situation from occurring? Can you think of any initiatives, structures, or procedures that could make it easy to avoid
In connection with the two previous questions, assume instead that you think something significant is about to be made public because all officers have consistently stayed late, a special board meeting has been called, you and your boss have been advised to be on call throughout the weekend, and
Modify slightly the facts of the previous question. Assume that you are also privy to the annual forecast of earnings, which assures you that the fundamentals remain strong.Stock analysts and investors are also provided this same information. Do your answers change at all?
A press release has a significant negative impact on your firm’s stock price, reducing its value by more than 50 percent in a single day of trading! You gather from conversations in the hallway that the company’s fundamentals remain strong, aside from this one-time event. You see this as a
You are on the compensation committee of your board and have been asked to propose a compensation structure to be offered to the next CEO. Explore some of the following websites on executive compensation and then propose a structure or process for determining CEO compensation at your corporation:
You are an executive at a large nonprofit organization. Some of your board members suggest that perhaps the company should voluntarily comply with Sarbanes-Oxley.What are some of the reasons the company might consider doing so or not doing so?
Scholars have made strong arguments for required representation on boards by stakeholders that go beyond stockholders, such as employees, community members, and others, depending on the industry. What might be some of the benefits and costs of such a process?
You have been asked to join the board of a large corporation. What are some of the first questions that you should ask and what are the answers that you are seeking?
You have been asked to join the board of a medium-sized charitable organization. What are some of the first questions that you should ask, and what are the answers that you are seeking?
You have been asked by the board of a large corporation to develop a board assessment and effectiveness mechanism, which could be a survey, interviews, an appraisal system, or other technique that will allow you to report back to the board on both individual and group effectiveness. What would you
Investigate LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building designs.If possible, arrange a visit to a local building designed according to LEED principles.Should all new buildings be required by law to adopt LEED design standards and conform to the LEED rating system?
Do you believe that business has any direct ethical duties to living beings other than humans? Do animals, plants, or ecosystems have rights? What criteria have you used in answering such questions? What is your own standard for determining what objects count, from a moral point of view?
Apply the concept of sustainability to a variety of businesses and industries. What would sustainable agriculture require? What are sustainable energy sources? What would sustainable transportation be? What would be required to turn your hometown into a sustainable community?
A movement within the European Union requires that a business take back its products at the end of their useful life. Can you learn the details of such laws? Discuss whether or not you believe such a law could be passed in the United States. Should the United States have similar laws?
Research corporate sustainability reports. How many corporations can you find that issue annual reports on their progress toward sustainability? Can you research a company that does not and explore why not (perhaps through its critics), or whether it has plans to change?

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