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DRIVE: Winter 2015
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PROGRAM: MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAFLEX/ MBA (SEM 3) PGDIB (SEM 1))
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SUBJECT CODE & NAME: IB0013 –Export Import management
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BK ID: B 1907
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CREDIT & MARKS: 4 CREDITS, 60 MARKS
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Q.1: What do you mean by export? How many types of
exports are there? Discuss.
Meaning (5 marks)
Types (5 marks)
Ans:
Meaning:
Traditionally, export is the process by which
goods, services or knowledge are traded across national and international
boundaries. Exporting is merely trading with the only difference that the
customer lives in
Q2. What is RCMC? What is its purpose? How is it
obtained?
(RCMC and its purpose, Procedure) 4, 6
Answer:
It has been provided under FTP 2009-14 that an
export firm shall be granted license to import/export of items other than
restricted items of export/ import or any other benefit/ concession available
under the EXIM policy if it has obtained the Registration-cum-Membership
Certificate (
Q3. Discuss the stages in processing of an export
order.
(Stages in export order) 10
Answer:
The processing of an export order is a part of
export business. There are considerable risks involved in processing an export
order; therefore, there is a need of proper care and caution from the side of
both parties
Q.4: Write short notes on:
(a) Transport risk (5 marks)
(b) Credit risk (5 marks)
Meaning and effect of transport risk
Meaning and effect of credit risk
Ans:
Meaning and effect of transport risk:
This risk occurs where the goods are stolen,
pilfered or damaged while in transit. Commercial marine insurance policies will
insure the goods against transport risks. These protect the producer/
Q.5: What is the significance of bill of lading for
exporter and importer? Explain any 2 types.
Bill of lading (5 marks)
2 types of B/L (5 marks)
Ans:
Bill of lading:
For Exporter
1. It is an acknowledgment from the shipping
company that the goods have been received for the purpose of shipment.
2. After receipt of B/L,
Q.6: What are the different types of custom duties
levied on imported goods?
Explain the types of custom duties (10 marks)
Ans:
Explain the types of custom duties
Basic custom duty: Duty
which is imposed on the value of goods at a specific rate is known as basic
custom duty. It is fixed at a specified rate on ad-valorem basis. Ad Valorem
duties are based on value and
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DRIVE: Winter 2015
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PROGRAM: MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAFLEX/ MBA (SEM 3) PGDIB (SEM 1)
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SUBJECT CODE & NAME: IB0012 – Management of Multinational
Corporations
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BK ID: B 1906
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CREDIT & MARKS: 4 CREDITS, 60 MARKS
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Q1. What are the benefits of MNCs to home and host
countries?
(Benefit to home country, Benefit to host country)
5, 5
Answer:
Benefit to home country:
• MNCs help the home country gain access to raw
materials available in foreign markets, which is relatively cheaper in price.
• MNCs create ample opportunities for marketing
products manufactured in the home country
Q.2: What do you understand by global sourcing?
What are the different forms of global sourcing? Elucidate.
Meaning of global sourcing (4 marks)
Forms of global sourcing (6 marks)
Ans:
Meaning of global sourcing
A procurement strategy in
which a business seeks
to find the most cost efficient location for manufacturing aproduct,
even if the location is in a foreign country.
For example, if a toy manufacturer finds that
Q3. What is the need and importance of global
strategy for MNCs?
(Need of global strategy, Importance) 5, 5
Answer:
Need of global strategy:
When companies declare that they are ‘going
global,’ what they actually mean is that they are entering global markets,
i.e.,
Q.4: How is the performance of employees assessed
and appraised in multinational corporations? Explain in brief.
Performance appraisal in MNCs (10 marks)
Ans:
The concept of multi-nationality has a number of
dimensions. For some the criterion may be ownership of the organization whereas
for others it may be nationalities of the senior management. Some may decide
Q.5: What are the main reasons pertaining to the
inadequate attention towards issues relating to labour relations in MNCs?
Reasons (10 marks)
Ans:
MNCs use the resources of the host countries in
most efficient manner so as to gain the maximum ignoring the wishes of the
local politicians. The MNCs no doubt bring capital and technology and
Q.6: Write short notes on:
a. Indian MNCs (5 marks)
b. FDI and MNC (5 marks)
Ans:
a. Role and growth of Indian MNCs with examples
Indian MNCs are small in size. In recent years, due
to the policy of economic reforms, Indian Companies are also becoming global.
Some of the prominent Indian MNCs are:
i) Tata Steel
ii) Tata
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PROGRAM- MBADS (SEM 4/SEM 6)
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MBAFLEX/ MBA (SEM 4) PGDMMN (SEM 2)
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SUBJECT CODE & NAME-IB0011– International Marketing
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Qus:1 The orientation of a company’s top
management, its beliefs and assumptions significantly impact its approach to
international marketing. Discuss the concept of EPRG framework.
· Management
orientations
· Effect
on international marketing
Answer:
Management orientations:
The orientation of a company’s top management, its
beliefs and assumptions significantly impact its approach to international
marketing. The concept consisting of Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric
and Geocentric is widely known as EPRG framework, and it is
Q.2: Hofstede’s cultural classification helps in
understanding the cultural diversity. Discuss the 4 dimensions with examples.
Hofstede’s dimensions
Answer:
Hofstede’s dimensions:
Power distance
The term “power distance” refers to the degree of inequality
among people who are viewed equal. Power distance implies the ways through
which people develop interpersonal relationship in a society. The hierarchy of
relationships is of two kinds, namely, vertical and horizontal. In vertical
hierarchy, there is a consideration given to the status, class and other modes
of power possessed by
Q.3: How are the international markets segmented on
the basis of development?
4 categories
Answer:
4 categories:
Market segmentation is the process of subdividing a
market into distinct subsets of customers that behave in the same way or have
similar needs. Each subset may conceivably be chosen as a market target to be
reached with a distinctive marketing strategy. Some widely used bases of
segmentation are discussed below in sub sections.
1 Geographic
Qus: 4Differentiate between national and
international products, global and standardised products with examples.
Answer:
Differentiate between national and international
products:
National products are made for a specific national
market whereas international products are made for regional and multinational
markets.
National products:
A national product is one that, in the context of a
particular company, is offered in a single national market. Sometimes national
products appear when a global company caters to the needs and preferences of
particular country markets. For example, Coca-Cola
Qus:5Write short notes on:
a) Containerization
b) 4 PL operators
a) Role and benefits of containerization
b) meaning and role of 4PL operators
Answer:
a) Role and benefits of containerization:
Containerisation has revolutionised maritime
business throughout the world. Cargo-carrying containers are an integral part
of the transport industry. Containers facilitate both the unitisation and
carriage of cargo through different modes of transportation. Containerisation
has ultimately provided an ideal unit load, which meets all the logistical
requirements. It not only eliminates conventional time
Qus:6Choose a product and explain how you will
prepare seven steps in a global e-marketing plan?
· Choosing
the product
· Global
e marketing plan
Answer:
Choosing the product:
A product is the main offering of a company to its
customers. It defines the customer segments and competitors for the company.
Five aspects of
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PROGRAM-MBADS (SEM 4/SEM 6)
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MBAFLEX/ MBAN2 (SEM 4)PGDFMN (SEM 2)
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SUBJECT CODE & NAME-IB0010 & INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
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BK ID-B1759
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CREDIT & MARKS-4 Credits, 60 marks
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Q1. Discuss the goals of international financial
management. 10
Answer: Goals of International Financial
management: Effective financial management is not
limited to the application of the latest business techniques or functioning
more efficiently but includes maximization of wealth meaning that it aims to
offer profit to the shareholder, the owners of the businesses and to ensure
that they gain
Q2. In foreign exchange market many types of
transactions take place. Discuss the meaning and role of forward, future and
options market.
(Forward market, Future, options) 3, 3, 4
Answer:
Forward Market
In the forward market, contracts are made to buy
and sell currencies for future d0elivery, say, after a fortnight, one month,
two months and so on. The rate of exchange for the transaction is agreed upon
on the very day the deal is finalized.
The rate of exchange for the transaction is agreed
upon on the very day the deal is finalized. The forward rates with varying
maturity are quoted in the
Q3.Thousands of years back the concept of bartering
between parties was prevalent, when the concept of money had not evolved.
Explain on counter trade with examples
(Introduction of counter trade, Explanation of
Different forms of counter trade, Examples) 3, 5, 2
Answer.
Counter trade
When the concept of money had not evolved. A person
could give say 100 bags of wheat and get wood or coal, a certain quantity for
cooking. These bartering contracts were between individuals or small kingdoms.
Bartering exists today also but at different level. For example, Iran may give
100 million barrels of oil to France and get 5000 guns of certain type in
exchange. We can say that bartering is exchange of
Q4.There is different techniques of exposure
management. One is the Managing Transaction Exposure and the other one is the
managing operating exposure, so you have to explain on both Managing
Transaction Exposure and Managing Operating Exposure.
(Explanation of Managing transaction exposure,
Explanation of Managing operating exposure) 5, 5
Answer.
Managing transaction exposure
Transaction exposure calculates gains or losses
which occur after the current financial compulsions according to terms of
reference are resolved. Taken that the deal would lead to a future inflow or
outflow of foreign currency cash, any unprecedented alterations in rate of
exchange amid the period in which transaction is
Q5. There is a country risk involved every time an
MNC operates in a different country. Discuss the two approaches to country risk
management.
(2 approaches) 10
Answer:
Approaches to country risk management
There are two approaches to country risk
management.
1. Defensive
approach: In this approach, the company tries to protect its interest
by finding those aspects of the company
a) American
Depository Receipts(ADR)
b) Portfolio
(Explanation of ADR, Explanation of
portfolio) 5, 5
Answer.
American Depository Receipts (ADR):
It represents ownership in the shares of a non-US
company and trades in the American stock markets. ADRs enable American
investors to buy shares in foreign company without any issue of cross-border
and cross-currency transactions. ADRs carry price in American dollar, pay
dividend in the same currency
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