Disputes, commercial contracts

For several decades, MBI, a multi-national corporation, has manufactured military tanks at several of its branches around the world. One of those branches in Country C sells its tanks both to the army of Country C and the army of Country D. MBI does not have a branch in Country D. After delivering several hundred tanks to Cou ...continues

Strategic Management 1

In six months you are to present a complete business plan for Able Corporation to the Strategic Officers Steering Committee (SOS-C). Able Corporation is a US manufacturing company located in Tennessee that builds power tools, lawn mowers, lawn furniture, microwaves, and ranges. All products are manufactured locally and sold thr ...continues

Global Management & Culture

1. Is it possible to understand and discuss organization culture without understanding the national culture in which the organization operates? Why or why not? 2. What are some of the key challenges involved in creating cooperation within the organizations? How are these challenges affected by differences in national cultures ...continues

Exchange rate risk & capitalization

Your next meeting is with the head of treasury to discuss the international impact to the firm’s capital structure. Toto Matsui, the head of treasury, wants you to analyze what would be the implications to the firm’s capital structure if the company took on debt denominated in some currency other than U.S. dollars. In particular ...continues

Technology Transfer Challenges

Technology Transfer Challenges Select a specific country and product (including its underlying technology), and the best method of introducing that product to the selected country. (NOTE: You must choose a real product, not make one up, and you must select a country in which your selected product is not currently offered). ...continues

Currency exchange risk management

Unsure how to procede with this problem: Given where things are going with the project, you decide to start giving some thought to how the company can make money or lose money by simply engaging in international transactions. You start by looking at the net sales figures from the European region that the sales vice president ...continues

International Business-Currency questions

1.a. Currencies fluctuate in value in terms of each other and some are hard and convertible while others are not. Please reference your local newspaper in the financial section, or the Wall St. Journal or other paper, and identify two currencies you would call 'hard' and compare them with each other. In other words, show two cu ...continues

International Business-Currency Question

1.b Let's say you are an importer in France. You want to import a product from Mexico. The product will cost you 200 pesos per unit. You want 1,400 units. You have agreed with the Mexican producer that you will pay him in Dollars. How many dollars will you purchase? How many French Francs will it take to purchase that amount ...continues

International Business Currency Questions

2. Use the example of Benny Baby below. In international terms, what were the effects of currency fluctuations on the Mexican consumer during that time period? What do you think were the effects of that devaluation on Benjamin Cabrera? What would have happened had Benjamin been the exporter and I had been the importer? ****He ...continues

Currency exchange risk management

Some people believe the best way to manage exchange rate exposure is to do nothing. They believe that currencies are unpredictable. They believe trying to manage currency risk is useless and a waste of money because of this unpredictability. Explain how exchange rate exposure may create risks and opportunities for a domestic ...continues