Question on i-tunes (refer to attached file)

1. Examine the structure and functioning of the music industry and give an assessment of the attractiveness of the industry. 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three different online music business models (P2P, Subscription based and Pay per Song based)? a. How will these differences affect the development of the online music industry? b. Is Steve Jobs right about buying music and "good karma"? Are customers really hungry for a legal way to buy music? 3. What are the key resources that are at the root of iTunes and Apple's position in the online music business? a. How valuable are these resources? How rare are these resources? b. How sustainable is Apple's positio... click for more

International Business Practices

Scenario: You have achieved great success at Physical Movement Company (PM Co.) as their Sales Manager. PM Company is a three year old, US$25 million home healthcare company, headquartered in the northeastern part of the United States. The firm creates and sells wheelchairs, walkers or other types of "mobility products" that give a person some level of mobility when they can no longer completely ambulate on their own. Recently due to an influx of inquiries about your mobility products and some very large, direct sales to customers outside your home country, you have been promoted to the position of Vice-President of International Sales, responsible for all sales outside the United States.... click for more

Exchange Rate

Problem #1: The $/€ exchange rate is €1 = $0.95, and the €/SFr exchange rate is SFr 1 = €0.71. What is the SFr/$ exchange rate? ________________________________________ Problem #7: In 1995, one dollar bought ¥80. In 2000, it bought about ¥110. a. What was the dollar value of the yen in 1995? What was the yen’s dollar value in 2000? b. By what percent has the yen fallen in value between 1995 and 2000? c. By what percent has the dollar risen in value between 1995 and 2000? ________________________________________ Problem #20: Suppose that three-month interest rates (annualized) in Japan and the United States are 7 percent and 9 percent, respectively. If... click for more

Evolution & Modes of Entry

I am needing help with the following and don't know where to find most of this information: 1. Describe the stages of an organization's evolution into a global entity 2. Provide one example of an organization that has evolved from a purely domestic organization into a global entity 3. Descrie the modes of entry used by the organization to expand internationally 4. Explain how and why that organization evolved as it did and the chanllenges and consequences of its global evolution. Please provide direct web addresses that are referred to. Thank you.

Exchange Rates

Problem #1: In May 1988, Walt Disney Productions sold to Japanese investors a twenty-year stream of projected yen royalties from Tokyo Disneyland. The present value of that stream of royalties, discounted at 6 percent (the return required by the Japanese investors), was ¥93 billion. Disney took the yen proceeds from the sale, converted them to dollars, and invested the dollars in bonds yielding 10 percent. According to Disney’s chief financial officer, Gary Wilson, “In effect, we got money at a 6 percent discount rate, reinvested it at 10 percent, and hedged our royalty stream against yen fluctuations—all in one transaction.” a. At the time of the sale, the exchange rate was ¥124 = $1.... click for more