Essays and Research Papers on International Business

This 14 page paper compares and contrasts the UK and German models of employee participation with reference to managing involvement and participation of the employee within the employment relationship and decision making processes. The bibliography cites 16 sources.

This 12 page paper considers the impact of FDI. The paper argues that foreign direct investment was a major influence in the development of many Asian countries attained developed nation status as well as a factor in the Asian currency crisis of the 1990's. The paper then considers the impact of FDI in Morocco ...

This 3 page paper reviews an article regarding outsourcing. The article focuses on the fact that much business is outsourced from the United States to India, but now Canada is becoming a new destination for this type of business. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing Harvard Case 9-795-115. By 1993, computers were beginning to make themselves indispensable in Chinese business. The Chinese view was that the machines themselves needed to be purchased, but the information within them that caused them to operate should be a part of the machine, rather than a separate ...

This 22 page paper discusses the following statement. Given the global nature of e-commerce, attempts to create an efficient set of legal rules that regulate consumer protection within the UK and Europe are short sighted. What is really required, in order to guarantee the success of e-commerce, is an International Treaty dealing with consumer ...

This 3 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. The paper answers two questions, the first looks at the difficulties that Coretech may face when setting up facilities ion another country, the second considers how globalisation has impacted in the decision made by the company. The bibliography cites 5 sources. ...

A 3 page paper reviewing a 2004 “Business Week” article for the purpose of answering the question, “Should this article be read by manager interested in multinational business or a student of management?” The answer is both. It is an area that students need to study and learn well as globalization continues to ...

A 3 page paper discussing productivity differences in manufacturing in the UK and the US, and possible reasons behind those differences. Studies estimate that the US leads the UK in productivity by 25 to 30 percent. Identified reasons include America’s consumer culture, greater ease of expanding or relocating and American employees’ state of ...

A 5 page book review of Thomas Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree (1999). The writer analyzes the author's stance on globalization, indicating that Friedman's views are ethnocentric and also unsubstantiated by scholarly research. No additional sources cited.

This 6-page paper discusses the impact of international trade on developing countries. Some of the topics discussed include foreign direct investment (FDI) and tariffs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper assessing the statement, "Within 20 years, we will have seen the emergence of enormous global markets for standardized consumer products. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?" The paper provides 3 pages supporting agreement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 53 page paper assessing customer satisfaction at Fakhrawi Bookshop, a two-location book publisher and retailer operating in Manama, Bahrain. The store’s owners seek to determine the level of satisfaction among its customer base, and whether that satisfaction extends to true customer delight. Toward that end, this paper discusses conditions that currently exist ...

A 3 page paper discussing some of the benefits of globalization and the dynamic effects that multinational organizations can have on a host country. Of course there can be detriments, but higher-plane organizations strive for bringing a higher standard of living to the communities in which they operate and adhere to increasing standards of ...

The airline industry has undergone major changes. This 29 page paper examines the way in which national flag carriers such as British Airways have been impacted by the emergence of the low cost airlines such as Ryanair and EasyJet. The paper considers how the different firms have competed and the changes which have been a ...

This 18 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student; Best Bikes. This is a fictitious company in Brazil. The paper conducts an analysis using a PESTEL analysis, Porters Five Forces analysis and a value chain analysis which all help to indicate potential future strategies. The bibliography cites 20 sources.

This 16 page paper is written in two parts. The first part considers different aspects of internationalisation theory, how and why international trade occurs and the way it may be managed. The second part considers ho Wal-Mart may assess a market ready for the entrance of its core product; Wal-Mart supermarket chain. China is chosen ...

This 7-page paper provides an overview of the argument that globlization could end up interfering with national goals and objectives, and can undermine democracy or other developmental goals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the feasibility of opening a new zipper manufacturing company in the Western Hemisphere. The paper features a 13-question questionnaire used in a fictitious interview of the president of a Taiwan zipper company reviewing the state of the global industry, nearly all of which focuses on China. XYZipper's location ...

A 15 page paper discussing the cost of doing business in Turkey, its amazing economic performance despite an economic collapse in 2002, the role of FDI and the role of the Istanbul Stock Exchange in keeping investors' attention. With growth progressing so well and the government remaining committed to building the economy despite internal ...

This 4 page paper looks at an article supplied by the student and considers why Chinese manufacturing in producing more efficiently and higher quality than their US counterparts and what this means for US manufacturers. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the impact that Carlos Ghosn had had on Nissan. The paper considers the differences between the situations at Nissan, where he was eventually seen as a hero, compared with the sit-in at Renault where he became known as 'Mr Cost Cutter'. Next the main characteristics of Nissan as a ...

This 5 page paper compares the information technology and telecommunications industries and their growth in China and Ireland. The paper looks at the development, size and pattern of growth in both countries and identified similarities and differences. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 19 page paper considers the major issues involved in transferring human resource management strategies from the headquarters of multinational enterprise to subsidiaries in other countries. The paper analyses the way in which international human resource management differs from HRM in single national context due to the diversity of culture. The paper uses Hofstede's framework ...

This 12 page paper considers what are markets supposed to do and why do they sometimes fail. Focusing on the ICT industry the paper looks at how convergence has affected market structures and how important is market failure as a reason for regulating the market. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This 9 page paper argues that in many instances, where the development of a tourism industry is managed and controlled, that the benefits can outweigh the costs. The paper looks at the evidence that suggests tourism can be good for developing countries and uses two cases studies; North Sulawesi and Venezuela. The bibliography cites 6 ...