Questions from International Business

Q: Whose interests should be the paramount concern of government trade policy—

Whose interests should be the paramount concern of government trade policy—the interests of producers (businesses and their employees) or those of consumers?

Q: Given the arguments relating to the new trade theory and strategic trade

Given the arguments relating to the new trade theory and strategic trade policy, what kind of trade policy should business be pressuring government to adopt?

Q: You are an employee of an U.S. firm that

You are an employee of an U.S. firm that produces personal computers in Thailand and then exports them to the United States and other countries for sale. The personal computers were originally produce...

Q: Reread the Management Focus, “Protecting U.S. Magnesium

Reread the Management Focus, “Protecting U.S. Magnesium.” Who gains most from the antidumping duties levied by the United States on imports of magnesium from China and Russia? Who are the losers? Are...

Q: If you lived in a city with such diversity of people as

If you lived in a city with such diversity of people as Dubai, would you assimilate yourself with the people who are like you, or would you try to integrate into the overall community of all people?

Q: In 2008, inward FDI accounted for some 63.7 percent

In 2008, inward FDI accounted for some 63.7 percent of gross fixed capital formation in Ireland, but only 4.1 percent in Japan (gross fixed capital formation refers to investments in fixed assets such...

Q: Compare and contrast these explanations of FDI: internalization theory and Knickerbocker's

Compare and contrast these explanations of FDI: internalization theory and Knickerbocker's theory of FDI. Which theory do you think offers the best explanation of the historical pattern of FDI? Why?

Q: What are the strengths of the eclectic theory of FDI? Can

What are the strengths of the eclectic theory of FDI? Can you see any shortcomings? How does the eclectic theory influence management practice?

Q: Read the Management Focus on Cemex and then answer the following questions

Read the Management Focus on Cemex and then answer the following questions: a. Which theoretical explanation, or explanations, of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? b. What is the value that Cemex b...

Q: You are the international manager of a U.S. business

You are the international manager of a U.S. business that has just developed a revolutionary new personal computer that can perform the same functions as existing PCs but costs only half as much to ma...