• Due
  date: 8-Oct-2013

Return date: 04-Nov-2013

Length: 3,000 words (600 words on each question)

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Task

Topics 7 to 12 are covered in this assessment
task.

You must illustrate your
answers with real examples showing evidence of research outside
of the textbook.

Question 1:

1. Describe
   the main steps in the process of international strategic management.
2. What
   are some of the main problems faced by firms in undertaking this process?
3. Explain
   the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and concisely
   describe the range of issues (including environmental ones) that a firm
   needs to take into consideration in formulating its CSR strategies.

Question 2:

1. Describe
   the approaches used by different authors to explain the stages of export
   development used by international businesses.
2. Suggest
   some ways in which firms could overcome the mistakes often made by
   exporters.

Question 3:

1. Using
   point format, concisely describe the modes of internationalisation other
   than exporting.
2. What
   are some of the risks involved in the above modes and what can be done to
   try to minimise them?
3. Explain
   why firms engaged in international businesses often form strategic alliances
   with overseas firms, indicating the advantages of these alliances.

Question 4:

Describe the different types
of International Business Organisational Design in
your own words and give a real example of each structure.
Comment on the effectiveness of each of your examples.

Question 5:

1. Describe
   concisely what is involved in the control process in international
   business (including at different levels).
2. Explain
   concisely in your own words (backed up with references) the range of
   control problems facing an international business, and outline the
   key methods for dealing with control in international businesses.

Reference has to be include

Rationale

Assessment item 2 has been designed to test your
understanding of the material covered in Topics 7 to 12 and to meet the
learning objectives listed in the Study Guide for those topics.

Marking criteria

As per Assessment Item 1.