Download BU (Bangalore University) MBA 4th Semester 2017 July International Business Dynamics Question Paper

IV Semester M.B.A. Degree Examination, July 2017

(CBCS Scheme)

Management

4.1: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DYNAMICS

1. What do you mean by Tariff Barriers in International Trade? How are these different from the Non-Tariff barriers?
2. Explain "Comparative Advantage" with the support of an example.
3. Discuss the scope of WTO. How is it different from GATT?

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4. Define Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Differentiate between FDI and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI).
5. What are Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs)? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of MNEs from the point of view of the host country.
6. What are the causes of globalization? Explain.
7. What is cross-cultural training? Discuss its importance.
8. Explain the factors influencing the International business environment.

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9. Elucidate the Export - Import procedure and the documents that are important during this process.
10. What do you mean by conflicts? Discuss the role of negotiations in International business.
11. Explain Raymond Vernon's Product Life Cycle theory in International Trade.

12. Compulsory Section.

Case Study: Unfair Protection or valid defense.

"Mexico Widens Anti-Dumping measures Steel at the core of US Japan Trade Tensions .... Competitors in other countries are destroying an American success story It must be stopped", scream headlines around the world.

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Why is dumping on the rise in the first place? The WTO has made major inroads on the use of tariffs, slashing them across every product category in recent years. But the WTO does not have the authority to punish companies, but only governments. Thus the WTO cannot pass judgments against individual companies that are dumping their products in other markets. It can only pass the rulings against the governments of the country that impose anti-dumping duty. But the WTO allows countries to retaliate against nations whose producers are suspected of dumping when it can be shown that:

1. The alleged offenders are significantly hurting the domestic producers.
2. The export price is lower than the cost of production or lower than the home-market price.

Case Questions:

1. Explain the concept of Dumping with suitable examples.

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2. What are the major drawbacks of anti-dumping measures for the consumers?
3. As we have seen WTO cannot currently get involved in punishing individual companies for dumping. Its action can be only directed towards governments of countries. Do you think this is a wise policy? Why or why not? Justify.

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