International Business
Michael Geringer Professor
3rd Edition
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,Table of Contents
Module 1: The Challenging Context of International Business
Module 2: International Trade and Investment
Module 3: Sociocultural Forces
Module 4: Sustainability and Natural Resources
Module 5: Political Forces That Affect Global Trade
Module 6: Intellectual Property Rights and Other Legal Forces
Module 7: Economic and Socioeconomic Forces
Module 8: The International Monetary System and Financial Forces
Module 9: International Competitive Strategy
Module 10: Organizational Design and Control
Module 11: Global Leadership Issues and Practices
Module 12: International Markets: Assessment and Entry Modes
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Module 13: Marketing Internationally
Module 14: Managing Human Resources in an International Context
Module 15: International Accounting and Financial Management
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,Chapter 1
(ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER)
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1) Discuss the three environments in which an international company operates.
Question Details
AACSB : Reflective Thinking
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
Learning Objective : 01-01 Show how international business differs from domestic business.
Topic : Why Study International Business
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : 2 Medium
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Gradable : manual
2) Identify and give an example of each of the five major kinds of drivers that are leading
international firms to the globalization of their operations.
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Question Details
AACSB : Reflective Thinking
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
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Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : 2 Medium
Topic : Drivers of Globalization
Learning Objective : 01-04 Identify the kinds of drivers that are leading firms to internationalize t
Gradable : manual
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3) Discuss the arguments supporting and opposing globalization of trade and investment. Do
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you think globalization is, overall, a positive development or a negative one for the world?
Explain.
, Question Details
AACSB : Reflective Thinking
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : 2 Medium
Topic : What Is Globalization?
Learning Objective : 01-05 Compare the key arguments for and against the globalization of business.
Gradable : manual
4) The operations of a company outside its home or domestic market are known as
business.
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Question Details
AACSB : Reflective Thinking
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
Learning Objective : 01-01 Show how international business differs from domestic business.
Topic : Why Study International Business
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Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : 1 Easy
Gradable : automatic
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5) A(n) company is a company with operations in multiple nations.
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Question Details
AACSB : Reflective Thinking
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Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
Learning Objective : 01-01 Show how international business differs from domestic business.
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Topic : Why Study International Business
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : 1 Easy
Gradable : automatic
6) The term refers to all the forces influencing the life and development of the
firm.
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