International Business
QUESTIONS FOR GROUP PRESENTATION
1. Topic 1: Globalization
What is globalization? Its main components?
What are the drivers of globalization?
How is the global economy changing?
How is the above situation affecting Vietnamese companies’ operation?
How should Vietnamese companies prepare to compete successfully globally?
Present a case of a Vietnamese company who is active in globalizing its activities.
2. Topic 2: Difference in culture
What is culture?
What are the determinants of culture?
How can culture influence international business? From which perspectives?
What are the strong points of the Japanese and American culture?
Choose an export market and present the typical cultural characteristics of that country and show how these can influence companies’ operation?
Typical cultural characteristics of Japan and special consideration to set up and develop business relations with Japanese companies.
3. Topic 3: International trade theory
Choose a company and introduce its comparative advantages over other competitors in foreign countries.
Choose an industry and show how it has utilized Hecksher-Ohlin theory in its business development.
How can companies utilize the product life-cycle theory?
Choose an industry and base on the model of Porter’s diamond, please show how to improve that industry’s competitiveness.
4. Topic 4: Political economy of international trade
Introduce instruments of trade policy. Which instruments are popularly used in the situation of free trade?
How do trade barriers affect firm strategies?
What should Vietnamese companies do to overcome trade barriers in doing business internationally?
What should be done to protect the domestic young industries?
How can the government support domestic companies in conformity with WTO rules?
5. Topic 5: Foreign exchange market
Exchange rate: definition, spot and forward exchange rates
Factors influencing exchange rates
Influence of exchange rates on import,
1. Topic 1: Globalization
What is globalization? Its main components?
What are the drivers of globalization?
How is the global economy changing?
How is the above situation affecting Vietnamese companies’ operation?
How should Vietnamese companies prepare to compete successfully globally?
Present a case of a Vietnamese company who is active in globalizing its activities.
2. Topic 2: Difference in culture
What is culture?
What are the determinants of culture?
How can culture influence international business? From which perspectives?
What are the strong points of the Japanese and American culture?
Choose an export market and present the typical cultural characteristics of that country and show how these can influence companies’ operation?
Typical cultural characteristics of Japan and special consideration to set up and develop business relations with Japanese companies.
3. Topic 3: International trade theory
Choose a company and introduce its comparative advantages over other competitors in foreign countries.
Choose an industry and show how it has utilized Hecksher-Ohlin theory in its business development.
How can companies utilize the product life-cycle theory?
Choose an industry and base on the model of Porter’s diamond, please show how to improve that industry’s competitiveness.
4. Topic 4: Political economy of international trade
Introduce instruments of trade policy. Which instruments are popularly used in the situation of free trade?
How do trade barriers affect firm strategies?
What should Vietnamese companies do to overcome trade barriers in doing business internationally?
What should be done to protect the domestic young industries?
How can the government support domestic companies in conformity with WTO rules?
5. Topic 5: Foreign exchange market
Exchange rate: definition, spot and forward exchange rates
Factors influencing exchange rates
Influence of exchange rates on import,