...Syllabus International Business 1 (IB-1) 2012-2013 1-IBMS 1. INTRODUCTION This International Business (IB-1) course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the international business environment. In order to be successful, IBMS Students need to familiarize themselves with the basic concepts and definitions of today’s competitive business world. Students must become aware of the major actors and forces that help shape the international business context. The course covers a variety of topics, which include the theoretical foundations of global trade and investment, the political environment, foreign direct investment and market entry, international business strategy and operations. The course is structured around lectures and workshops. Students are expected to attend all lectures and workshops. In the lectures, students will learn about the field of international business. In the workshops, students are expected to present and discuss international business cases. These business cases provide helpful examples and insights towards an understanding of the International Business theory taught in lecture classes. Students are encouraged to contribute to meaningful discussions, develop the ability to defend their position and apply knowledge to “real life” situations based on the cases presented in class. Attendance IB-1 is not a spectator sport. Attendance and contribution accounts for 10%...
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...ACC212 Chapter 22 1. We sell peaches that sell for different amounts based on their quality. #1 sell for $1.50 per lb.; #2 sell for $1.00 per lb. and #3 sell for $0.20 per lb. We can sell 300,000 Ibs. of#1, 300,000 Ibs. of #2 and 750,000 Ibs. of #3. Our total costs of producing the peaches are $472,500. Required: a. How much of the cost should be allocated to each quality of peach? b. How much is the cost per pound of peaches? 2. Alpha company has 4 departments. A & B are support departments, 1 & 2 are selling departments. Use the following information to complete the Departmental Expenses Allocation Spreadsheet and the supporting schedules. Sales Payroll expenses Square footage # of employees Dept. A $10,000 200 De t. B $20,000 200 Dept. 1 $200,000 $30,000 1,200 10 Dept. 2 $300,000 $40,000 1,400 15 Utilities expense for the year is $50,000 that is allocated to the departments based on square footage. Department A costs are allocated based on sales and Department B costs are allocated based on # of employees. Payroll expenses are considered to be direct expenses and utilities are indirect expenses. pg. "1 3. Alexander Bruce and Jonathon Wayne are managers of two product lines for Gotham Incorporated. One of them is a candidate for promotion based on performance. Using the following data: Revenue Costs Average assets Bruce ...
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...Chapter 3 Problems: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 13. 1. What is the exact value of IC for IE = 5.34 mA and IB = 47.5 μA? Answer: IC = IE-IB = 5.34-0.0475 IC = 5.29mA 2. A certain transistor has an IC = 25 mA and an IB = 200 μA. Determine the βDC. Answer: BDC = IC/IB = 25/200 BDC = 0.125 5. Determine the IB, IC, and VC for the transistor circuit in Figure 3–66. Assume βDC = 75. Answers: IB = (VBB-VB)/(RB) = (2.0-0.7)/(4.7) = 0.276mA IC = βDC*IB = 75 * 0.276mA = 20.7mA VC = VCC – IC*RC = 24V – (20.7mA) ( 0.43Ω) = 15.1V 6. Draw the dc load line for the transistor circuit in Figure 3–67. Answer: IC(Sat) = VCC/RC = 10V/1.0kΩ = 10mA VCE = VCC = 10V 9. Repeat Problem 8 for βDC = 300. (Hint: The transistor is now saturated!) (8. For the base-biased npn transistor in Figure 3–68, assume βDC = 100. Find IC and VCE.) Answers: IC = βDC(VRB/RB) = 300(9.3V/680kΩ) = 300(13.67x10^-6) = 4.103mA VCE = VCC – (IC)(RC) = 10 – ( 4.108mA)(2.7kΩ) = 10 – 11.08 = -1.08V 13. For the voltage-divider biased circuit in Figure 3–71, determine Answers: R1 and R2 set up a voltage divider on the base. VBE = VB = R2/(R1 +R2) *VCC ...
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...1.1 Introduction Industrialized Building System (IBS) is the phrase used by the industry and government in Malaysia which stand for the adoption of construction industry and the use of prefabrication of components in building construction. IBS is defined as a construction technique in which components are manufactured in a controlled environment (on or off site), transported, positioned and assembled into a structure with minimal additional site work [1-4]. It consists of precast component systems, fabricated steel structures, innovative mould systems, modular block systems and prefabricated timber structures as construction components [3]. Parts of the building that are repetitive but difficult and too time consuming and labor intensive to be casted onsite – are designed and detailed as standardized components at the factory and are then brought to the site to be assembled [3]. The onsite casting activities in IBS utilize innovative and clean mould technologies [1-3]. The construction industry has started to embrace IBS as a method of attaining better construction quality and productivity, reducing risks related to occupational safety and health, alleviating issues for skilled workers and dependency on manual foreign labor, and achieving the ultimate goal of reducing the overall cost of construction. Apart from this, it offers minimal...
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... INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE SCHOLARSHIP Raj Aggarwal ABSTRACT This chapter explores how scholarly work in the fields of Finance and International Business (IB) can be mutually supportive. First, it is clear that technology has been a major driver of modern developments in both Finance and IB. Second, Finance can provide many insights into IB scholarship since it has much to say about firm operations and strategy. Third, IB scholarship with its focus on culture also provides significant opportunities for a better understanding of the global aspects of Finance. Finally, it is contended that transaction-costs economics provides an excellent theoretical and fundamental basis for bringing together IB concepts and Finance scholarship. However, while the potential for Finance and IB scholarship to contribute to each other is great, such advances must await the removal of cultural barriers between the two disciplines. INTRODUCTION The field of IB generally focuses on inter-national business, that is, business across national boundaries and, thus, in diverse institutional and cultural International Business Scholarship: AIB Fellows on the First 50 Years and Beyond Research in Global Strategic Management, Volume 14, 115–138 Copyright r 2008 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved ISSN: 1064-4857/doi:10.1016/S1064-4857(08)00001-6 115 116 RAJ AGGARWAL settings. Consequently, IB deals...
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...Business and Director, Centre for Emerging Markets, at Northeastern University, USA. E- mail r.ramamurti@neu.edu. This essay draws heavily on the author’s two papers (“Why Study Emerging-market Multinationals?” and “What Have We Learned about Emerging –market Multinationals?”) in Ravi Ramamurti & Jitendra V. Singh (eds.) (2009), Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Research on Internationalization of Indian Firms Research on India’s emerging multinational enterprises (MNEs) may be intrinsically rewarding for India specialists, but to interest the broader community of international business (IB) scholars, it must contribute to IB theory more generally. In this essay, I will suggest a few ways in which such a contribution might be made. My argument, quite simply, is that the extant IB literature on how firms become multinationals is rather limited and that research on the internationalization of Indian firms provides an...
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...Chapter 3, Problem 1. Determine Ix in the circuit shown in Fig. 3.50 using nodal analysis. 1 kΩ Ix 9V + _ 2 kΩ + _ 6V 4 kΩ Figure 3.50 For Prob. 3.1. Chapter 3, Solution 1 Let Vx be the voltage at the node between 1-kΩ and 4-kΩ resistors. 9 − Vx 6 − Vx Vk + = 1k 4k 2k Vx Ix = = 3 mA 2k ⎯⎯ Vx = 6 → PROPRIETARY MATERIAL. © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this Manual may be displayed, reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, or used beyond the limited distribution to teachers and educators permitted by McGraw-Hill for their individual course preparation. If you are a student using this Manual, you are using it without permission. Chapter 3, Problem 2. For the circuit in Fig. 3.51, obtain v1 and v2. Figure 3.51 Chapter 3, Solution 2 At node 1, − v1 v1 v − v2 − = 6+ 1 10 5 2 At node 2, 60 = - 8v1 + 5v2 (1) v2 v − v2 = 3+ 6+ 1 4 2 Solving (1) and (2), v1 = 0 V, v2 = 12 V 36 = - 2v1 + 3v2 (2) PROPRIETARY MATERIAL. © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this Manual may be displayed, reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, or used beyond the limited distribution to teachers and educators permitted by McGraw-Hill for their individual course preparation. If you are a student using this Manual, you are using it without permission. Chapter...
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...CIS1101 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CASE STUDY QUESTIONS Click below link for Answer http://workbank247.com/q/cis1101-review-questions-and-case-study-cis-1101-r/23695 http://workbank247.com/q/cis1101-review-questions-and-case-study-cis-1101-r/23695 MODULE 1 CHAPTER 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Briefly describe the technologies that led businesses into the second wave of electronic commerce. 3. Briefly describe the specific activities that a computer assembly operation might include in B2B electronic commerce for its supply management or procurement operations. 5. Many business analysts have discussed the concept of the first-mover advantage. What are some of the disadvantages of being a first mover? CASE STUDY C1 CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS 1. Toys“R”Us sales exceeded $300 million by 2004 on the Amazon.com site. Explain how Amazon, Toys“R”Us, and other toy sellers who participated in Amazon’s Marketplace retailer program benefitted from the network effect as a result of the relationship between Amazon and Toys“R”Us. 2. In 2004, Toys“R”Us sued Amazon.com for violating terms of the agreement between the companies; specifically, Toys“R”Us objected to Amazon.com’s permitting Amazon Market-place retailers to sell toys. (Note: When the lawsuit was filed, Amazon Marketplace was called “zShops.”) Amazon.com responded by filing a countersuit. After more than two years of litigation, a New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled that the agreement had been violated...
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...IB 2-4 Tasks 1-2 Week 1 Jones: Chapter 2 – Basic Challenges of Organizational Design Differentiation - differentiation = process by which an organization allocates people and resources to organizational tasks and establishes the task and authority relationships that allow the organization to achieve its goals à process of establishing and controlling the division of labor/the degree of specialization o necessary because of increased complexity with growth Organizational roles - - organizational role = set of task-related behaviors required of a person by his or her position in an organization à identifiable tasks and responsibilities allow for accountability o organization structure is based on interlocking roles authority = power to hold people accountable for their actions and to make decisions concerning the use of organizational resources à results from differentiation into individual organizational roles control = ability to coordinate and motivate people to work in the organization’s interests Subunits: Functions and Divisions - - function = subunit composed of a group of people, working together, who possess similar skills or use the same kind of knowledge, tools or techniques to perform their jobs à as organizations grow, they differentiate into 5 different kinds of functions: o support functions – facilitate control of relations with environment and stakeholders (purchasing, sales & marketing, public relations, legal affairs) ...
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...IBS Hyderabad Academic Year – 2014-15 Course Handout Section A Course Name: Organizational Behavior Faculty Name: Smita Kulkarni Room No: 114 Wing No: D Consultation Hours: between 10.55- 12.10 on Fridays Email: smita@ibsindia.org Course Objective: Semester: I The management of complex organizations requires an understanding of the nature of human behavior in corporate and other organizations, styles of motivations, personality and perceptions, company leadership, power and authority, strategies of organizational design and change, teamwork, conflict and collaboration, and culture. Organizational Behavior explores individual and group behavior within work organizations and helps students understand, describe, and explain human behavior at work Learning Outcomes: After completing the course the student will be able to: Apply and analyze different concepts related to organizational behavior Define the purpose and nature of the field of organizational behavior Understand how to Manage individuals for high performance by developing your understanding of individual and interpersonal behavior Understand how to manage groups for high performance through an exposure to theories, concepts, and principles of OB Recommended Text Book: Organizational Behavior, Stephen P Robbins,Timothy Judge and Neharika Vohra 15e, Pearson. Suggested books: 1. Fred Luthans, “Organizational Behavior, 8e, TMH, India. 2. John W Newstrom, “Organizational Behavior – Human behavior...
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...weStJet mini case a great guest experience As the filled-to-capacity Boeing 737 taxis to the ramp at Maui’s Kahului Airport, 200 weary travellers are brought back to life by the a capella stylings of the lead flight attendant’s playful rendition of “Over the Rainbow.” Customers, or “guests” as WestJet prefers to call them, quickly realize that they are now part of another unique WestJet moment. They chuckle as the WestJetter cleverly integrates local time, temperature, and gate information into the lyrics, but he earns genuine LOLs when he works in the verse, “flying to Hawaii is free when you’re a WestJet employee.” Thus, despite being awake since 4:30 a.m., boarding a plane in Calgary in the dead of a prairie winter, and enduring a seven-hour flight with two young children who refused to sleep, these “guests” are ready to embrace the magic of Maui. The travellers may never know the reason for the improv performance, but maybe it was just another example of what the advertisements have been telling us for the better part of a decade: “Owners care,” a slogan communicating how the airline’s employee stock option package motivates participating WestJetters to go just a little bit further to please. WestJet’s philosophy of creating customer value is not based in its industry-leading turnaround times, modern fleet of planes, or even its competitively priced fares. Customer value stems from the core of a corporate culture, something only achievable when your people are engaged...
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...IBS Hyderabad Academic Year – 2014-15 Course Handout Course Name: Business Communication Semester: I Faculty Name: Dr.G.Geethanjali Room No: 107 Wing No: D Consultation Hours: between16 hrs-17 hrs every Monday & Tuesday Email: gganjali@iyahoo.com Course Objective The module bestows on students opportunities to learn and practice business writing skills and prepare them for interviews, group discussions & making effective presentations. The module is exercise –driven & hands-on and covers the following areas • Effective Presentation Skills • Types of business correspondence-Memos, letters • CV and Cover Letter • Business Proposals • Business Reports • Group Discussion & Interviews • Crisis Communication Learning Outcome The module will help students to 1. Prepare for making effective presentations 2. Demonstrate effective writing skills-Letters, memos, reports, business proposals, CV, cover letter 3. Conduct or participate in meetings and record the Minutes systematically 4. Communicate effectively during crises Recommended Text Book: Business Communication Today-Courtland L.Bovee, John V.Thill and Abha Chatterjee-Pearson Education Asia Suggested books: 1. BCOM: Lehman, Dufrene,Sinha-Cengage Learning 2. Business Communication-Meenakshi Raman & Prakash Singh-Oxford University Press 3. Effective Business Communication-Krizan,Merrier, Logan & Williams-Cengage Learning ...
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...Indices and Logarithm FHMM1014 Mathematics I Chapter 1 Number and Set FHMM1014 Mathematics I 1 1.3 Complex Numbers 1.4 Set FHMM1014 Mathematics I 2 Real Numbers 1.1 Real Numbers • Let’s review the types of numbers that make up the real number system. FHMM1014 Mathematics I 3 FHMM1014 Mathematics I 4 1 FHMM1014 Algebra Real Numbers i) Natural numbers (also called positive integers). N = {1, 2, 3,…..} ii) Integers Natural numbers, their negatives and zero. Z = {……., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4…….} Real Numbers iii) Rational numbers are ratios of integers. • Thus, any rational number • can be expressed as: Q m n where m and n are integers and n ≠ 0. FHMM1014 Mathematics I 5 FHMM1014 Mathematics I 6 Real Numbers Examples are: Real Numbers If a number is rational, then its corresponding decimal representation is either terminating or non-terminating repeating. 1 3 3 7 36 0.17 17 100 FHMM1014 Mathematics I 7 FHMM1014 Mathematics I 8 2 FHMM1014 Algebra Real Numbers For example 1 0.5 (terminating) 2 2 0.66666.... 0.6 (non terminating repeating) 3 (the bar indicates the digit repeat forever) 9 1.285714285714.... 1.285714 (non terminating repeating) 7 FHMM1014 Mathematics I 9 FHMM1014 Mathematics I Real Numbers There are also real numbers, such as that cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers. 2 , Hence, they are called irrational numbers. •...
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...ACADEMIC PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS CHAPTER 1 PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF LI TERATURE Introduction The continuous learning of students through the help of books, professors and even internet is a mere fact which shows that knowledge still flourish in our humanity. Thus, different students have different views and ways of understanding such transmitted information and studies. Life as a student is said to be fun yet also stressful. Requirements, research works, reports and examinations abound student’s life especially during college verve. Every student knows the terror of examination. Learners have borne the pallor of midnight cramming and struggled through the anxiety before and the forced euphoria after their baptism by fire. There are probably more mental breakdowns on campus because of certain phobias and circumstances. These said breakdowns and problems of the students can be detected through examinations. Behavior therapy literature is replete with studies that report success in desensitizing people to the fear of exams. School is really a major hurdle for most families. When children succeed there, everyone is happy; but when they bring their failures home with them, parents relive their own childhood frustration with education. Such academic problems should be recognized and should also be given proper attention to aid students. The researchers...
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