Essays and Research Papers on International Business

This 3 page paper discusses the Toyota recall of 2.3 million vehicles in January, 2010. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 16 page paper looks at the process of globalization at Wyeth following their decision to create a unified organization with a focus on the pharmaceutical industry. The paper outlines the opportunities and the threats, identifies the barriers that hindered a globalization strategy, considers issues such as culture and the staged process of implementation and ...

This 5 page paper looks at the way that Dyson are entering the US market, using major mass market retail chains such as Best Buy and Electric City, discussing whether or not the is a good distribution strategy for a firm that is seeking to passion itself an the premium segment of the market. ...

This 12 page paper looks at the strategies of globalization and localization, what they are, how they emerge and why they may be pursued and then looks at five international companies that are operating in France and discusses the approaches that they have adopted. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

A 20 page paper discussing business risk in Egypt; potential benefits of doing business there; and the cultural differences between doing business in Canada and doing business in Egypt. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the role demographics on the way trade takes place. The paper starts with consideration of how the diffusion of ideas and technology has impacted on business, then moves on to areas such as how commerce is impacted events and idea, the way demographics are changing and the way that ...

This 5-page paper focuses on how the economic meltdown has impacted manufacturing sectors in the BRIC nations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper. This essay discusses one of the challenges McDonald's faced in Israel. The writer explains the situation, the causes and the outcome. The paper also reports why this company has so few real cultural clashes when it opens a new restaurant. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the position of Toyota in 2010, following their first for year of losses and three global recalls of vehicles. The company is examined using Porters five forces framework and a strategy is suggested based on the findings of the analysis. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses advantages and disadvantages to offshoring, as well as solutions to this issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the way a firm selling solar panels may undertake market expansion. The paper discusses the different expansion options, such as exporting, licensing, strategic alliances and wholly owned subsidiaries. The paper ends with a discussion on potential entrance strategies for two different countries. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 13 page paper looks at the influences in the Kuwaiti banking industry using Porters 5 Forces framework, considering the main drivers to the industry, the structure and looks at potential future trends that may emerge. The bibliography cites 5 sources. TEkuwabank.rtf

This 3 page paper looks at the political situation in South Korea, considering the situation in terms of the viability of the country of the destination for foreign direct investment from a country located in the United States. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing cultural differences in organizational behavior, around the world. The face of business has changed dramatically in only the past generation, and the past decade has seen heightened competition to levels that previously were not thought to be possible. Possible or not, it exists and now is expected only ...

This 10 page paper addresses Toyota's brake pedal problem in terms of International Operations Management based process improvements. The recommended model is the New Purchasing Operating Model as part of a Strategic Importance and Criticality Matrix. This matrix joins the Cost model with the Learning model. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Myers is a well known department store chain in Australia. This 9 paper looks at the firm, assesses the external and the internal environment and then makes strategic recommendations. The bibliography cites 11 sources.

The 17 page paper looks at the issues is a company might face when planning to export smoked salmon from Scotland to Borneo in Indonesia. The paper starts by looking at the issues, then discusses the practical difficulties before ending with a discussion on the environmental impacts of any potential decisions. The bibliography cites 5 ...

This 15 page paper looks at the problems and challenges of international mergers and acquisitions, and argues that it is more than financial considerations that need to be taken into account of the merger or acquisition is to be successful. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

This 7 page paper examines a variety of theories. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper assessing Australia's automobile market in 2008. The purpose is to report to the marketing director of Mercedes Benz on recent trends. Leading companies currently are Toyota, GM Holden and Ford; Mitsubishi is exiting the country as Lexus is greatly increasing its presence. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the problems faced by marks and Spencer at the end of the 1990's. The writer analyses the difficulties that were present and the causes of those problems and uses management theories to identify potential solutions that the company could utilize. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 5 page paper presents a general discussion of outsourcing including the definitions of outsourcing and offshoring. The writer reports the activities that are most often outsourced and where to. The paper also reports some of the hidden costs of outsourcing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 12 page paper. The first part of this paper is devoted to supply chain management, in general. The writer explains and discusses supply chains and supply chain management, including the JIT approach. Following the information and discussion on supply chain management, the essay continues to discuss this in terms of the aerospace industry, in ...

This 12 page paper looks at the way Porters Four Facets model can be used and discusses its' application when examining an international company. The writer considers the values and the problems of the model, especially when looking at an individual firm. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

This 3-page paper presents the non-ethical behavior of oil companies as it pertains to Nigeria and the Niger delta. Bibliography lists 2 sources.