CRESCENT BUSINESS SCHOOL

B.S. ABDUR RAHMAN UNIVERSITY

MS 712 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Question Bank

(Exercise questions – Short & essay type)

UNIT – I: INTRODUCTION
(International business – meaning, features, reasons for companies going abroad and Modes of
entry into foreign markets – International Trade and Investments – current trends)

1. What is international Business? Differentiate it from Domestic Business

2. Differentiate ‘Multinational Business’ from Global and Transnational Business
3. What are the features of International Business
4. What is FDI? Differentiate it from FII
5. List out the reasons for companies to go international?
6. State the advantages and disadvantages of having MNCs in a developing country
7. What are the various avenues for entry into international markets? explain
8. Discuss the current trend in Global trade. Briefly explain the contribution of India
towards global trade in commodities and services

UNIT–II INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

(Micro and macro environmental factors – Socio-cultural, economic, political, legal and
technological environments – International factors – WTO, International financial institutions,
UNCTAD – Regional economic groupings – Trading Blocks)

9. What do you understand by ‘Globalised environment’?

10. What are the Macro environmental factors under which international business
operates?
11. What is WTO? State its principles
12. Trace the evolution of WTO
13. What are the roles of international financial institutions in promoting international
business?
14. What is UNCTAD? Comment on its role in international trade

15. What are Regional Trade Blocks? State the objectives of such regional economic
groupings
16. Discuss the impacts of the following environmental factors on international business

a). Socio-cultural factors

b). Economic factors

c). Political factors

d). Legal factors

17. Discuss the impact of WTO on Indian pharmaceutical, agriculture and

textile industries

18. Write Notes on:

a) ASEAN b) SAARC c) LAFTA d) NAFTA e) MERCOSUR f) ANDEAN

COMMON MARKET g) CARICOM h) OPEC i) APEC

UNIT–III: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EXPORT PROMOTION

(International Trade - Trade Vs Exchange control system in India – Export and import
procedure and Documentation – Export promotion measures – Role of EXIM bank in
market development)

19. Explain the role of EXIM Bank in promoting India’s international trade

20. Give an account of the recent export promotion measures taken by the

Government of India.

21. What are the ‘Principal shipping documents’?

22. State the role of RBI in foreign exchange control

23. Explain the Trade and Exchange control mechanism in India

24. Explain the procedure of executing an export order.

UNIT–IV- INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM

(International Monetary System (IMS) - Funding facilities and strategies of

IMF and World Bank - foreign exchange rates – foreign exchange market – exchange rate
fluctuations – forward contract).

25. What is foreign exchange market? Where is it located?

26. What are ‘Spot rate’ and ‘Forward rate’, ‘buying rate and ‘selling rate’?

27. What do you understand by ‘Forward exchange contract’?

28. Explain the functions of IMF & WB

29. Explain the reasons for fluctuations in foreign exchange rates

UNIT–V- FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

(An overview of International marketing management – International operations

management – International human resources management – International financial
management – Transfer pricing – Tool for wealth creation – control tool - Conflicts,
negotiations and ethical issues in international business).

30. What are the marketing problems of international companies?

31. What is ‘Transfer pricing’ in international business?

32. Discuss the ethical issues in international business

33. Give the reasons for conflict in international business

34. Compare and contrast internal and international financial management practices

35. What are the major aspects of international marketing planning

36. Discuss the human resource management aspects of international

 Business

37. What are the types of conflict in international business? Explain how negotiation

can be applied to resolve such conflicts