国际商务课程习题
辽宁大学国际关系学院世界经济系
国际经济与贸易专业
邢源源教授
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2007年9月
一、网络练习：利用globalEDGE globalEDGE.msu.edu/网络资源完成下列练习
Chapter 1 - GLOBALIZATION
Exerci 1
Your company has developed a new product that is expected to achieve high penetration ra
叉车安全培训内容tes in all the countries where it is introduced, regardless of the average income status of the local populace. Considering the costs of the product launch, the management team has decided to initially introduce the product only in countries that have a sizeable population ba. You are required to prepare a preliminary report with the top ten countries of the world in terms of population size. Since growth opportunities are another major concern, the average population growth rates should be also listed for management’s consideration.
Exerci 2
护理问题及护理措施大全
You are working for a company that is considering investing in a foreign country. Management has requested a report regarding the attractiveness of alternative countries bad on the potential return of FDI. Accordingly, the ranking of the top 25 countries in terms of FDI attractiveness is a crucial ingredient for your report. A colleague mentioned a potentially uful tool called the “FDI Confidence Index” which is updated periodically. Find this index, and provide additional information regarding how the index is constructed.
In addition, discuss the changes that have taken place over the years in the countries ranked in the top 25 countries.
Chapter 2 – NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY
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The Freedom in the World survey evaluates the state of political rights and civil liberties around the world. Provide a description of this survey and a ranking (in terms of “freedom”) of the leaders and laggards of the world. What factors are taken into consideration in this survey when forming the rankings?
Exerci 2
Market Potential Indicators (MPI) is an indexing study conducted by the Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Rearch (MSU-CIBER) to compare emerging markets on a variety of dimensions. Provide a description of the indicators ud in the indexing procedure. Which of the indicators would have greater im
portance for a company that markets laptop computers? Considering the MPI rankings, which developing countries would you advi this company to enter first?
Chapter 3 – DIFFERENCES IN CULTURE
超市企业管理Exerci 1
You are preparing for a business trip to Venezuela where you will need to interact extensively with local professionals. Therefore, you may consider collecting information regarding local culture and business habits prior to your departure by finding cultural information from a ries of country profiles. Prepare a short description of the most striking cultural characteristics that may effect business interactions in this country.
Exerci 2
茂名是几线城市Asian cultures exhibit significant differences in business etiquette when compared to Western cultures. For example, in Thailand it is considered offensive to show the sole of the shoe or foot to another. Using the globalEDGE™ website, find five tips regarding bus
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iness etiquette of the specific Asian country of your choice.
Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Exerci 1
Promoting respect for universal human rights is a central dimension of all countries foreign policy. As history has repeatedly shown, human rights abus are everybody’s concern. Begun in 1977, the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are designed to asss the state of democracy and human rights around the world, call attention to violations, and – where needed – prompt needed changes in our policies toward particular countries. Find the most recent annual Country Reports on Human Right Practices, and compare conditions in three Western Hemisphere countries of your choice.
Exerci 2
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a comparative asssment of country's integrit
y performance, alongside related academic rearch on corruption. Provide a description of this index and its ranking. Identify the five countries with the lowest as well as the highest CPI scores according to this index.
Chapter 5 - INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY
Exerci 1
WTO’s International Trade Statistics is an annual report that provides comprehensive, comparable and up-to-date statistics on trade in merchandi and commercial rvices. This report allows for an asssment of world trade flows by country, region and main product groups or rvice categories. Using the most recent statistics available, identify the top five countries that lead in the export and import of merchandi, respectively.
