Essays and Research Papers on International Business

This 4-page paper discusses the ramifications of technology, globalization and culture on human resources management. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the Body Shop from four perspectives. The underlying ethics and the manifestation of environmentalism is discussed, then the leadership style is examined, this leads into a section where the body shop is compared to a learning organization to identify its strengths and weaknesses in learning and the final part ...

This 12-page paper applies the technology acceptance model (TAM) to online shopping in Saudi Arabia. Bibliography lists 30 sources.

This 5 page paper begins with reports of entrepreneurs in developing countries who are becoming successful because of technology. The paper then discusses how Zurich Financial Services Group became a truly global company by improving their technology. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the nexus between policy and technology, and the role government policy plays in establishing country competitiveness. This is discussed with the use of Michael E Porters model of Diamond of National Advantage and examination of three different countries; the UK, India and Japan. The bibliography cites 8 sources. ...

This 6 page paper considers present a potential destination for US biomedical technology firm, considering the different conditions within the Brazilian macro environment, such as economic conditions, protection for intellectual property and demand for biomedical services. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 9 page paper examines the way in which marketing technology as impacted and changed the UK supermarket industry. The paper looks at the use of data collections through loyalty card schemes and the way this information is mined to create useful marketing data to facilitate fine target marketing. This strategy is argued as the ...

This 18 page paper considers the UK as a destination for investment to set up a biotechnology research and development facility. The first part of the paper looks at why the UK is a good destination, using Dunnings OLI paradigm as a framework. The paper then presents information on other issues that will need ...

A seven page paper which looks at the definition of technology, the way it is transferred from one nation to another especially with respect to developing countries, the economic and cultural impact which such transfer may have and the ways in which strategies can be employed to improve sustainability. Bibliography lists 4 sources

A 15 page paper discussing conditions by which international banks typically have not been as greatly involved in investment activity as have US banks, primarily because many nations' regulations forbade such integration of services. As has been the case in the US, those types of regulations are easing in many nations, and international banks have become more active ...

This 6-page paper focuses on how Wal-Mart is using technology for ethical behavior. Also discussed are globalization issues impacting Wal-Mart and other companies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses some of the technology this company uses and how they use it. Examples include technology used to train their new employees and machine translation used to translate documents. The paper also includes a discussion about some of the many Online solutions PwC offers its clients. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

This 6 page paper looks at the case of Roobios Tea supplied by the student and guides the student on how to write an analysis and marketing plan, with a framework that can be built on and tips for the way the students own paper should be written. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

Expansion Persuasion and Justification: A 12 page exercise in persuasive writing. The first third of the paper presents a report written by a technology director to the CEO of an Australian company providing cellular telephones, a report in which the director seeks to persuade the CEO to agree to allow the company to ...

This 3 page paper shows how Porters Five Forces model can be used to examine the difference influences in an industry. The paper uses the Kuwait private education sector as an example. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

With China's increasing level of international trade, and inward investment, the level of demand for labor is outstripping supply resulting in increasing wages. This 4 page paper, written from a HRM perspective, looks at the issues and considers the way that HR management may help to alleviate some problems. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 5 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper looks at the general economic impact of tourism, considering the global level an the way it will influence an economy. The second part of the paper looks at the economic importance of tourism to Croatia and Serbia. The bibliography cites ...

This 4 page paper is written in the style of a report, looking at the concept of organizational learning and the consideration a firm may need to make is looking at expanding operations in to the Middle East with particular attention to Saudi Arabia and Arabic culture. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 9 page paper is written in 3 parts. The first part considers the company’s global performance in 2004 and 2005, the second part of the paper looks at four types of assets; intellectual capital, processes, the brand name and the capital assets. The last and shortest paper of the paper proposes two questions to ...

This 5 page paper looks at joint ventures. Using a paper written by the student this provides an example of a suitable executive summary of the paper as well as a conclusion. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 7 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper examines strategy of HSBC since the year 2000, focusing on a strategy of growth and the shift from growth acquisition to organic growth, as well as its successful IT strategy. The second, and smaller section of the paper, looks at ...

This 13 page paper look at research to consider the ways in which the airline industry in the UK should be marketing their services. The paper has a short introduction and the main part of the paper presents some realistic, but fictitious quantitative and then qualitative research, first using written surveys and then with the ...

This 8 paper looks at the way Sharia law impacts on business. Written in three parts the first part looks at the general influences, the second part looks at how bonds, or sukuk, are issues and the last part at the way sukuk is perceived under Islamic law. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 14 page paper looks at a company and shows how existing strengths can be built on to create values. The case id Jarir Bookstore and their information systems. The advice is to increase their internet presence and facilitate purchases though the existing web site. The paper is written as a report and refers to ...

This 8 page paper is written as a report for the Board of Directors of a large hypothetical, UK multinational company evaluating the macro and task environment of the construction industry in India and assesses the suitability for the development of trading and investment relations. The bibliography cites 8 sources.