C/B/1055. Challenges faced by Managers in International Business Development

The paper looks at the difficulties faced by organisations that plan to expand to new geographical markets addressing the challenges of their organisational culture and structure, communication within the organisation, local competition, internal costs, etc.

C/B/681. International Strategy of Starbucks

The scope of this essay is to discuss the international strategic management of Starbucks, which is one of well known brand for speciality coffee retailer across the globe. The report covers topics like international business literature relevant to the organisation and its sector; international business environment (macro and micro level factors) of the company; industry globalisation / localisation drivers and key factors for success in this industry; the international strategy of the company and its relationship to core competences and KEVs (key environmental variables); and effectiveness of the company's strategy and operations including qualitative and quantitative performance measures.

C/B/542. Cross-Border Collaboration and EU Integration: The Case of Ukraine

This assignment examined how a country outside the EU, the Ukraine, could use cross-border collaboration as a means of helping it to integrate into the EU system and potentially become a member in the future. In so doing, the EU, its enlargement and the implications of such enlargement was examined, together with the cross-border collaborations that the Ukraine has engaged in with the EU.

P/B/211. Discuss the ways that culture environment affect the international business and advice on how to manage international operations in a multicultural environment

This paper is discussing the ways that culture environment affect the international business and advises on how to manage international operations in a multicultural environment. Report draws attention to the importance of culture and its components; demographical characteristics of population (e.g. level of education and etc); provides universal dimensions for cultural assessment by Hofstede; roles of groups and societies and work motivation as well as the factors affecting it. Second part of the report suggests how companies can manage international operations in a multicultural environment via management orientation, management style, gaining competitive advantage and other ways in which company may achieve effective and efficient international operations.

P/B/192. Discuss the ways that culture affects the international business. Advice on how to manage the international operations in a multicultural environment.

This paper outlines and evaluates the impact of culture on the International Business Environment highlighting the differences between domestic and international operations. Examples in the paper indicate the practical differences between home and foreign business operations and highlight how organisations conduct operations in unique environments from their own home country. Advice is given to help managers gain success and operate efficiently in multicultural environments to fulfil their objectives and the mission of the company as well as to operate effectively and efficiently.

GR/M/16. What Are The Key Characteristics of Successful International Managers and Global Leaders?

This paper identifies what are the common key characteristics of successful international managers, expatriate managers and global leaders, and critically comments on their relevance to all levels of managers working in different cultural contexts.

S/M/20. Managing and Working across Cultures: Challenges of managers in Eastern Europe

What challenges confront managers in Eastern Europe as they seek to adapt to the pressures of globalisation? - Managers in Eastern Europe face a wide range of challenges and problems when they seek to adapt to the pressures of globalisation. This assignment focuses on challenges deriving from intercultural aspects, differences in management styles, the necessity of training to succeed in the labour market and problems deriving from the history of East European managers. Finally, it focuses on the differences between groups of managers in the region.

P/B/108. Training of Expatriates: ways to success

This paper analyses effectiveness the ways in which Expatriates can be trained to avoid culture shock and achieve quick and easy Cross-cultural adjustment. These ways were found to be pre-departure or post-arrival cross-cultural training. These trainings are being analysed, questioning their effectiveness for Expatriates.

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