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What other industries can you think of that fit one of the three patterns noted in the opening paragraph?
Do some theories work better than others for different industries? Why?
Re-read “” “Venturing Abroad” on page 163 . Identify three different “clusters” in your home city, state/province, or country. Why did these clusters develop there?
Mazda and Toyota decided to build a new automobile assembly plant in Alabama.a. What factors do you think Mazda and Toyota considered in selecting Alabama as the site for the factory?b. Who benefits and who loses from the new plant in Alabama?c. Is the firm’s decision to build the new plant
Why is intraindustry trade not predicted by country-based theories of trade?
In the public debate over ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Ross Perot said he heard a“giant sucking sound” from U.S. jobs headed south because of low wage rates in Mexico. Using the theory of comparative advantage, discuss whether Perot’s fears were valid.
In our example of France trading wine to Japan for clock radios, we arbitrarily assumed that the countries would trade at a price ratio of one bottle of wine for two clock radios. Over what range of prices can trade occur between the two countries? (Hint: In the absence of trade, what is the price
How do political factors influence international trade and investment?
What are the three parts of Dunning’s eclectic theory?
How do foreign portfolio investments and FDI differ?
What are the four elements of Porter’s theory of national competitive advantage?
What are the primary sources of the competitive advantages firms use to compete in international markets?
Explain the impact of the product life cycle on international trade and international investment.
How do interindustry and intraindustry trade differ?
How useful are country-based theories in explaining international trade?
Why are Leontief’s findings called a paradox?
How do the theories of absolute advantage and comparative advantage differ?
What is international trade? Why does it occur?
MyLab Management Only—comprehensive writing assignment for this chapter.
What is the triple bottom line? How should international businesses balance these three components? Is the balance point the same for all businesses?
Discuss the primary challenges facing international business in managing CSR across borders.
Should firms refuse to automate their factories in order to preserve the jobs of the Bangladeshi apparel workers?
What is the Corporate Social Responsibility of foreign retail brands who rely on these Bangladeshi factories?
Who is responsible for improving factory safety in Bangladesh? . . . the owners of the firms? . . . the owners of the buildings? . . . the Bangladeshi government? . . . foreign retailers purchasing goods from these factories?...consumers?...others?
What is the cause of the safety issues plaguing Bangladesh textile factories?
How important is the garment industry in Bangladesh?
If asked, what advice might you offer to each company to improve its attention to ethical conduct and social responsibility as reflected by its website?
How do the websites affect your view of each company from the standpoint of a potential investor? A potential employee? A potential supplier?
Which firm has the least effective website vis-à-vis ethics and social responsibility? In your opinion, what makes it the worst?
Which firm has the most effective website vis-à-vis ethics and social responsibility? In your opinion, what makes it the best?
Symbolically, what potential role does the Internet serve in helping to promote ethical conduct and social responsibility as evidenced by the websites you visited?
Consider the following scenarios:To assist the sale of your products in a particular foreign market, it is suggested that you pay a 10 percent commission to a “go-between” who has access to highranking government officials in that market. You suspect, but do not know, that the go-between will
Are the ethics of gift-giving different between highcontext and low-context cultures?
Two consortia of leading North American and European apparel retailers, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, have pledged to provide $100 million in low-cost loans to Bangladeshi factory owners to improve safety standards and$42 million
Do you think there should be more or fewer attempts to regulate international ethics and social responsibi-lity? Why?
Under what circumstances, if any, might you see yourself as a whistle-blower? Under what circumstances, if any, might you keep quiet about illegal acts by your employer?
What are the dangers or pitfalls that might be encountered if a multinational business attempts to be socially responsible, but only in ways that provide direct benefits to its profitability?
Do multinational businesses ever do socially responsible things that are clearly of no benefit whatsoever to themselves?
Do you think social responsibility for an MNC is something best managed locally or best managed globally?
What do you think is most likely to happen if the ethical behaviors and decisions of a new team of top managers of a firm are inconsistent with the firm’s long-entrenched corporate culture?
Under what circumstances is a code of ethics most and least likely to be effective? Why?
People from which countries would likely have similar ethical beliefs as people from the United Kingdom? Why?
Is it valid to describe someone as having “no ethics”? Why or why not?
Although people from the same culture are likely to have similar views of what constitutes ethical versus unethical behavior, what factor or factors would account for differences within a culture?
Identify and briefly summarize representative laws and regulations that attempt to address international ethics and social responsibility.
What is a whistle-blower?
What are the four general approaches a firm can take regarding social responsibility?
Identify the major areas of social responsibility for international business.
What is the difference between ethics and social responsibility?
What is social responsibility?
How do organizations attempt to manage ethical behavior across borders?
What role does culture play in the formation of ethics?
Distinguish between ethical and unethical behavior.
What are ethics?
MyLab Management Only—comprehensive writing assignment for this chapter.
How do you think foreign firms assess your home culture as they contemplate introducing their products into your market?
Can you think of specific products that are in high demand in your home country that would simply not work in other specific countries because of cultural factors?
What is the self-reference criterion?
What is culture?
MyLab Management Only—comprehensive writing assignment for this chapter.
Do different levels of government (city, state, and federal)pose different political and legal barriers to your firm? If so, describe these differences.
Are the potential barriers so great as to keep your firm out altogether? Why or why not?
What political or legal barriers might exist that you were unable to identify?
How easy or difficult was it to identify political or legal forces affecting your firm’s proposed entry?
MyLab Management Only—comprehensive writing assignment for this chapter.
South Korea is prominently featured in many lists of“emerging markets.” (For example, see Table 1.2 on page 16.)Is South Korea an emerging market? Or has it already“emerged”? Defend your answer. How would you define an“emerging market”?
Describe the U.S. role in the world economy.
What is portfolio investment?
Identify the factors affecting job design
Explains the job design methods and the issues in job analysis
Identify the Characteristics of Human Resource Planning
Identify the HR forecasting tools, techniques, and barriers of HRP
Identify the role and responsibilities of HR Managers
Which of the following is considered a strategic activity?a. Productivityb. Recruitmentc. Planningd. All of the above
Directing, being one of the pre-eminent functions of Human Resource Management that fall under ______.a. Operative functionsb. Technical functionsc. Managerial functionsd. Behavioral functions
Which of the following correctly defines the Human Resource Department?a. Functional departmentb. Service departmentc. Line departmentd. Authority department
Values and ethics shape the _______.a. Corporate unityb. Corporate disciplinec. Corporate cultured. Corporate differences
What do we mean by ethics?a. Moral judgmentsb. Determinants of what is right or wrongc. Rules or standards governing a professiond. All of the above
What are the ethical issues and major challenges in HRM?
Explain the theories of Trade Union?
What are the functions of Trade Unions?
Why is there a need for Trade Unions? Explain in your words.
What are the objectives of the Trade Union?
Explain all the characteristics of a Trade Union in short?
What are the nature, scope, and characteristics of Trade Union?
Describe briefly the modern developments in Trade Union?
Explain the historical development of the Trade Union?
What do you understand by Trade Union?
All of the following are usually measured by a graphic rating scale except _______.a. Generic dimensions of performanceb. Performance of actual dutiesc. Performance of co-workersd. Achievement of objectives
What is the first step in the appraisal process?a. Giving feedbackb. Defining the jobc. Administering the appraisal toold. Making plans to provide training
In most organizations, which is primarily responsible for appraising an employee’s performance?a. Employee’s direct supervisorb. Company appraiserc. Human resources managerd. EEO representative
The primary purpose of providing employees with feedback during a performance appraisal is to _______.a. Apply for managerial positionsb. Remove any performance deficienciesc. Revise their performance standardsd. Enroll in work-related training programs
Which of the following terms refers to the process of evaluating an employee’s current or past performance relative to their performance standards?a. Recruitmentb. Employee selectionc. Performance appraisald. Employee orientation
What are the different Performance Appraisal methods?
Explain the process of Performance Evaluation.
What is Performance Evaluation?
What is Performance Appraisal?
What are the purposes of a Performance Management System?
Explain the Performance Management Cycle?
What is Performance Management System?

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