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How would a foreign firm wanting to establish a sales and marketing operation in Japan need to adapt to succeed?
What have been the main advantages and disadvantages for many Japanese firms of relying on domestic markets rather than internationalizing?
When might an MNE face transaction exposure? What is a financial strategy that the firm could use to minimize this risk?
If a foreign country is facing high inflation, what are three financial strategies that the local multinational unit might employ?
In determining parent–subsidiary relationships, how does a polycentric solution differ from an ethnocentric or geocentric solution?
Why are MNEs interested in translation and consolidation of financial statements? Of what practical value is this activity to the company?
Why would an MNE want to determine the degree to which its primary business was product dominated and service-dominated? Explain.
Why are MNEs concerned with international logistics? How does this help the companies increase their competitiveness?
How does initial screening help an MNE evaluate those goods and services that might be sold in the international market?
Why can some goods and services be sold internationally without having to undergo much, if any, modification? Explain.
Case Scenario: You have just been hired as the "training department of one" for Got Cash Systems, Inc.
Many MNEs find that their advertising messages can be used in overseas markets without much, if any, modification. Why is this so?
Why do MNEs sometimes have to modify their personal selling strategies when marketing their goods in international markets?
What cultural tendencies both Chinese and Western are adversely affecting the expat's working relationship with management in China?
Why do many MNEs find they cannot use the same distribution strategy overseas that they have used at home?
Blue Sky has undergone a leadership change. Be sure to address the differences in leadership style and approach today and in the recent past at Blue Sky.
What are some of the most common screening criteria for individuals being chosen for international assignments? Identify and discuss four of them.
In what way is repatriation proving to be a major problem for MNEs? How can they deal with this issue? Offer two substantive recommendations.
Define what you believe leadership to be in any criminal justice organization. Explain how your definitions could best be applied to improve your own criminal
What are the most important parts of an international compensation package? Identify and describe three of them.
What are some of the primary differences in labor relation practices between Germany and Japan? Identify and discuss two of them.
How does industrial democracy work? Compare and contrast its use in Denmark, Germany, and Japan.
How does kaizen help bring about increased quality? Is this approach limited to Japanese firms or are other MNEs using it as well?
In what way is the continuous reduction cost method used by Japanese manufacturers different from the periodic cost reduction method.
Identify and describe the major laws affecting equal employment opportunity.