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July 2021- b. As a recently appointed analyst, advise the Board of Directors on the most appropriate modes of entry that the company should use to extend its international activities in the coming months. Your report should include:
i. A critical analysis of the different modes of entry.
ii. The modes of entry that the company should use to extend its international activities in the coming months. You should provide reasonable grounds to support the recommendations.
c. To what extent has globalization has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Section B- July 2021- (a) Explain the drivers of globalisation by referring to relevant examples.
(b) Critically analyse the benefits and costs of globalisation to Small Island States like Mauritius.
(c) Do you consider that COVID-19 is causing the end of globalization? Quote relevant examples to justify your stand.
Oct 2020- Using relevant examples, critically analyse the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation.
Section B- July 2021- (a) Using relevant examples, explain the levels of regional integration.
(b) Referring to specific examples, critically evaluate the benefits and costs of regional trade agreements.
(c) How important do you think Regional Trading Blocs will be in overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Oct 2020- Using relevant examples, discuss the above statement in relation to the benefits and challenges of using Regional Trade Agreements (RTA) to overcome post COVID-19 challenges.
Section B- July 2021- (a) Using relevant examples, explain the main determinants of national culture.
(b) How important and pertinent do you consider the Hofstede's national culture model to be in international management decision-making? Use relevant examples to justify your stand.
Oct 2020 - Applying the dimensions of the Hofstede's national culture framework, discuss how knowledge of the national culture may assist international managers in decision making.
Question 3
"Currently the most accepted and complete vision of firm's internationalization by academics is Dunning's eclectic paradigm or OLI (Ownership, Location and Internalisation) paradigm. It is a theoretical framework which aims to explain firm's internationalization through foreign direct investment." In your opinion, how pertinent is the OLI framework in explaining firm's internationalization through foreign direct investment.
Oct 2020- Using relevant examples, discuss the above statement in relation to the pertinence of the OLI framework in explaining and predicting FDI decisions.