International Business

International Business Concepts 1st Concept: Sovereign Wealth Funds Sovereign Wealth Funds are investment funds controlled by governments holding great amount of stakes in foreign businesses aiming to gain profits and stimulate Its national economy. Charles Orate, reporting for Washington Times, expresses our urgency as a nation to create an American Sovereign Wealth Fund. If our […]

Introduction McDonald’s is a corporation from the United States that has done a great deal of business internationally for many years, and is well-known globally. McDonald’s is listed at number 378 on Fortune’s Global 500 list, and brought in over $22 billion in revenues in 2010. Sociocultural Forces Sociocultural forces include the different aspects of […]

When we think about what we slowly call “international issues” in business and we’re actually talking about this critical duality. It’s the desire of trade to satisfy human wants and in this manner to bring different peoples and cultures together. And it’s the profession of government to create rules that keep things from running off […]

The world is changing politically, economically, technically, and collectively at a previously unthinkable rate. Both new and skilled multinational firms are stumbling and committing mistakes as they confront these recently emerging environmental forces. What is desired now is a new way of viewing both the global and foreign operations of multinational firms. To be as […]

OfficeMax is the leading company offering office products and services to businesses as well as to retail consumers in the United States. Offering the biggest range of business office supplies demands high expectations for company success efficiency especially in its overseas operations. A base in Europe is expected to gain a high performance rating through […]

This is based on the interview conducted by me with an international business person. 1. Name: Alan Anderson Title: Mr. Company: Alan Resources International Telephone Number: 2. Mr Alan Anderson is the CEO of Alan Resources International, a Company into importation of cassava from Africa. 3. In the course of the interview, Mr Alan made […]

While business ethics emerged as a field in the 1970s, international business ethics did not emerge until the late 1990s, looking back on the international developments of that decade. Many new practical issues arose out of the international context of business. Theoretical issues such as cultural relativity of ethical values receive more emphasis in this […]