business questions

Question 1: Why does international business need a foreign exchange market?

Question 2: Discuss the four types of risk facing multinational corporations.

Question 3: Discuss the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its role in international trade.

Question 4: What trading organization represents the international trade objectives of developing countries? How do the concerns of developing countries differ from those of the industrialized, developed countries?

Question 5: Why is country analysis important to the international businessperson?

Question 6: If you are a manufacturer of toys interested in beginning export operations, which economic indicators would you choose to analyze country opportunities? How would these indicators change if you were considering building a computer manufacturing and assembly plant overseas?

Question 7: Why are international treaties important to conducting international business?

Question 8: What techniques can be used to resolve business disputes rather than resorting to litigation?

Question 9: Why should international business managers be aware of sociocultural elements when making their everyday decisions?

Question 10: How can managers of a multinational firm get their local employees to accept new ideas?

Question 11: What is the role of political risk assessment in shaping an MNC’s foreign investment decisions?

Question 12: Which of the following businesses are most and least vulnerable to expropriation?

	Most Vulnerable	Least Vulnerable
Accounting
Agriculture
Automobile manufacturing
Banks
Heavy equipment manufacturing
Hotels
Mining
Restaurants
Oilfields
Personal electronic goods manufacturing

Question 13: Why should MNCs be concerned with global environmental issues?

Question 14: What new opportunities will MNCs enjoy as a result of increased attention to environmental problems?

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