Contemporary Organizational Behavior – Global Citizenship & Equity Assignment

Contemporary Organizational Behavior – Global Citizenship & Equity Assignment Questions: 1. What do you perceive as unique “Canadian” beliefs, values, and attitudes [at the individual level and at the organizational level]? How do these translate into [emergent] behaviours? 2. What parts of your identity, values, and/ or beliefs are the same as these “Canadian” values and what parts appear different?...
Categories Organizational Behaviour

CIFFA Exam Practice Questions & Answers – Export Packaging and Warehousing

CIFFA Exam Practice Questions & Answers – Export Packaging and Warehousing What are the two basic functions that packaging serves? Marketing and distribution.  What is palletizing or unitizing of cargo? Assembling packages on a pallet base and securing the load to the pallet.  What is the most common economical container/package? Fibreboard box.  What is the main problem with using wood...
Categories CIFFA/Freight Forwarding/Global Logistics

Case Study Analysis – Turing Pharmaceuticals: The Ethics of Drug Pricing

Case Study Analysis – Turing Pharmaceuticals: The Ethics of Drug Pricing Executive Summary The given case discusses the US drug companies’ ethical dilemma between the responsibilities to their different stakeholders. A private pharmaceuticals company based in New York called Turing Pharmaceuticals (Turing) increases the price of one of its drugs called Daraprim by 5,000 per cent right after acquiring the...
Categories Case analysis/Ethics and Stakeholder Management

Case Study Analysis – American Apparel: Unwrapping Ethics

Case Study Analysis – American Apparel: Unwrapping Ethics Table of Contents Executive Summary I.           Introduction II.         Problem Statements III.        Problem Analysis IV.       Identification and Evaluation of Alternatives V.         Recommended Course of Action VI.       Implementation Plan VII.      Conclusion References Executive Summary In the given case, US-based unisex clothing company called American Apparel baffles its consumers’ mind by having inconsistent practices in...
Categories Case analysis/Ethics and Stakeholder Management

Sample International Business Plan

Sample International Business Plan Contents Business Description Competitive advantages Organizational structure and legal form Near/long-term objectives Targeted market Analysis of market size and growth potential Report of the competitive environment Description of the Service Demonstration of market readiness Appendices References Business Description At [Company Name], we provide plumbing solutions for commercial and residential buildings. We developed the world’s smartest water...
Categories International Business Plan

Amazon’s vs. Alibaba’s Business Models Comparison

Amazon’s vs. Alibaba’s Business Models: An Overview The electronic commerce, or e-commerce, marketplace continues to grow, as more consumers prefer the convenience of purchasing goods online. A number of companies both large and small have embraced the advantages of combining brick-and-mortar locations and supplemental internet-based storefronts to meet the needs of the vast majority of consumers. However, some e-commerce giants, such...
Categories Innovation and Entrepreneurship

International Banking – Asymmetric Information, Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard

Q: Discuss how insurance companies manage the problems of adverse selection and moral hazard. A: Every insurance company deals with the asymmetric information as they rely on accurate and timely information. As adverse selection and moral hazard are day-to-day problems in the nature of the insurance industry. For an effective risk assessment, they try to minimize the adverse selection and...
Categories International Banking and Finance

Motivation Theories – Maslow, Herzberg, McGregor, McClelland

1. What is motivation? Motivation is an individual’s drive, desire, self-encouragement towards achieving a goal. One of the best-known theories of motivation [which is not really a theory about motivation, but has implications to motivation, and other things….] is Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y: Theory X managers think that employees are lazy, they dislike work, they avoid responsibility...
Categories Organizational Behaviour

International Marketing – Gilly, Cateora, Graham Chapter 16 Questions and Answers

International Marketing – Gilly, Cateora, Graham Chapter 16 Questions and Answers The most important elements of marketing communications for most companies are _____ and personal selling. Advertising True or false: Sales promotions involve long-term efforts that are aimed at consumers or retailers. False What objectives do good public relations accomplish? (Check all that apply.) Unfavourable events, rumours, and stories about...
Categories Marketing and International Marketing

Geopolitics Report – Implications of China’s New Security Law on Hong Kong and the World

Geopolitics Report – Implications of China’s New Security Law on Hong Kong and the World Table of Contents I.      Purpose of the Report II.         Content of Report 1.      Historical perspective of Hong Kong up to the signing of the Sino British Agreement of 1984 2.      The “Handover” agreement between China and Europe of Hong Kong 3.      An explanation as to...
Categories Geopolitics

International Marketing – Gilly, Cateora, Graham Chapter 15 Questions and Answers

International Marketing – Gilly, Cateora, Graham Chapter 15 Questions and Answers Identify the accurate statements about a distribution process. (Check all that apply. Commercial negotiations occur among procedures, middleman, and buyers. Ownership or title is passed. When a market has a traditional distribution structure, mass distribution and market penetration are not necessary, because There is not enough product to meet...
Categories Marketing and International Marketing

CIFFA Exam Sample Practice Questions & Answers – Transportation Geography

CIFFA Exam Sample Practice Questions & Answers – Transportation Geography Questions On the map below, indicate the top 10 key gateway cargo airports, beside each letter. On the map below, indicate the top 10 key gateway seaports, beside each letter. Name 5 major container ports from where known scheduled inland barge services operate (via river or canal) including the inland...
Categories CIFFA/Freight Forwarding/Global Logistics

Case Study Analysis – Influenza Pandemic Planning at LHSC

Case Study Analysis – Influenza Pandemic Planning at LHSC Table of Contents Executive Summary I.          Introduction II.          Problem Statements III.        Problem Analysis IV.        Identification and Evaluation of Alternatives V.         Recommended Course of Action VI.        Implementation Plan VII.      Conclusion Executive Summary In the given case, there is a rising concern throughout the world due to avian influenza broken out in...
Categories Case analysis/Ethics and Stakeholder Management

VRIO Analysis for Amazon vs. Aliexpress and other competitors

VRIO Analysis for Amazon vs. Aliexpress and other competitors Introduction Amazon and Aliexpress are two online retailer platforms that offer a wide array of selection of goods at various prices to their millions of customers. Amazon’s evolution from an online bookseller to the largest e-commerce retailer in the world is remarkable, so does Aliexpress’ growth story from B2B buy-and-sell portal...
Categories Global Business Strategy

International Marketing – Gilly, Cateora, Graham Chapter 3 Questions and Answers

International Marketing – Gilly, Cateora, Graham Chapter 3 Questions and Answers In the context of international marketing, culture Affects the way consumer prioritize the things they desire and the things they need. In what way is the culture changing in most countries? It favors smaller families. Which statement is true of culture? It exists in the mind of each person....
Categories Marketing and International Marketing
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