Articles on International Business

Introduction to International Business

With the globalization of the world economy, there has been a concomitant rise in the number of companies that operate...

Emerging Markets and International Business: Strategy, Challenges, and What It Takes to Win

For decades, the default assumption in Western boardrooms was simple: real markets meant developed markets. The United States, Western Europe,...

International Business: The Resource Wars

Finite Resources and Infinite Consumption We live in a world of finite resources many of which are consumed at an...

Why Companies Engage in International Business

To Expand Sales The first and foremost reason is that western multinationals would like to expand their sales and acquire...

Criticisms of Globalization: Threats to National Sovereignty

It is not only about Profits Of the many criticisms of globalization, the prominent critique relates to the fact that...

Criticisms of Globalization: Growing Income Inequality

More Losers than Winners The previous articles in this module covered the topic of globalization in depth. Some of the...

Risks Faced by International Businesses in Developing Countries

Political Instability The recent case involving GMR Group in Maldives wherein the new government cancelled the license of the company...

Foreign Investment and its Impact on Developing Countries

What is FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) ? FDI or Foreign Direct Investment is the practice of international businesses investing in...

Benefits of Foreign Investment to Target Countries

Foreign Investment is more stable than fund inflows In recent years, “hot money” or speculative capital has flown into many...

Is Foreign Investment Beneficial to the Developing Countries ?

Types of Foreign Investment and its Implications for Developing Countries With the opening of the economies of the world, there...

Development of Services that Support International Business

Ecosystem of Services Any business in order to function and grow needs an ecosystem of suppliers, vendors, and infrastructure that...

Role of Governments in International Businesses

The Need to Encourage Foreign Investment The previous articles have discussed how international businesses need supporting ecosystems and business friendly...

International Businesses and the Need to Harmonize Global Policies with Local Regulations

Globalization, Localization, and Glocalization It is a known facet of globalization that businesses that operate across the world have to...

The Fortune 100 Corporations and the Awesome Power They Have

The Fortune 100 list of companies comprises of the top 100 corporations in the world in terms of size, revenues,...

The Rise of Oligarchies and Monopolies and What this Means for Businesses

The Rise of Oligarchies and its Effect on Consumers A noticeable phenomenon in the business world ever since the 1970s...

Innovation and Government Spending

Innovation is and has always been at the center of all human endeavors. People those who are able to perform...

Innovation in the Digital Age: Some Issues and Observations

What is Innovation and how did it evolve? Innovation is commonly known and defined as the ability or skill to...

Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions and Some Recent Trends in this Field

Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions Cross border Mergers and Acquisitions or MA are deals between foreign companies and domestic firms...

Cultural Aspects of Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions

How Culture Impacts Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions With the advent of globalization, it has become common for western multinationals...

Role of HR Consulting in Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other methods of organizational restructuring and transformations, are strategically important in...

What is Due Diligence, Why it is Important, and How it Works and, What it Does ?

What is Due Diligence? Many of us would have heard the term Due Diligence in various contexts and situations where...

Urbanization of the World and the Consequences for Managers

Urbanization and its Problems for Corporates The world is increasingly being urbanized and this has implications for the corporate sector...

How International Mediation and Arbitration Work in the Corporate World

What are Mediation and Arbitration ? Mediation and Arbitration are features of the business landscape that let aggrieved parties resolve...

The Fall of a Giant: Wal-Mart

The fall of Wal-Mart Wal-Mart has been a global retailing behemoth. The rise of Wal-Mart is an amazing story, but...

Why Cities are the Future and What this Means for Investors and Businesses

Cities are the Future of the World The future of the world would be in cities and urban and semi-urban...

What Businesses, Groups, and Professionals can do when Faced with Stagnation

What to do when Businesses and Professionals Stagnate Stagnation can happen to anyone. Whether they are businesses, nations, societies, groups,...

World Trade Organization: Success or Failure

It has been more than 20 years since the World Trade Organization (WTO) came into existence. However, there is still...

Does The Government Create Monopolies?

The mainstream media believes that capitalism is the dominant economic system prevalent in the world today. This is why any...

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