PART A: ESSAY QUESTIONS

Question 1
In deciding whether to export to another country or build their own sales or production site, based on understanding of trade theory and theories of FDI what are the key considerations for international managers making this choice?

Question 2
Some countries, many being developing countries, peg their currency to the US dollar. What effect does a rapid appreciation or devaluation of the dollar have on those countries? If you were an exporter from an emerging country to the United States would prefer a strong or weak dollar? Explain

Question 3
Discuss three of Hofstede’s national culture dimensions.
Question 4
What are the main advantages and disadvantages of the ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches to staffing policy?