EU

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a member of the EU to do business with

Greenfield

A discussion of Germany and Switzerland currencies, trade policies, and cultural variables that may affect greenfield operations and profitability in each country.

Tracking capital movement

Briefing on the question of whether capital generated in the industrialized countries is finding its way to the less-developed and emerging markets according to the Old World bank and OECD and others

Micro and Macro Ecomonics

Scenario: Acme Automotive is one of the major US producers of automobiles in Mexico. You have been sent to the Acme automotive plant in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico as the new Operations Manager to respond to recent declines in employee morale, productivity, and cost effectiveness at the Nuevo Laredo plant in the past 12 months. Talk of union organizing is of utmost concern to your supervisor in terms of short run and long run costs of production. Your job is to investigate the productivity/cost effectiveness problem and make recommendations to top management for goals and strategies in line with the Acme Vision. Your first day at the job, you receive the following letter from a di... click for more

Foreign exchange markets

What is the purpose of the foreign exchange markets? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a virtual foreign exchange market?