SMU MBA SEMESTER 3 IB0012 – Management of Multinational Corporations
SMU MBA SUMMER 2015 -2016
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DRIVE: summer 2015
PROGRAM: MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAFLEX/ MBA (SEM 3) PGDIB (SEM 1)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME: 27
BK ID: B 1906
CREDIT & MARKS: 4 CREDITS, 60 MARKS
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 worldwide.
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 a product, even if the location is in a foreign country. For example, if a toy manufacturer
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., markets outside their home countries. It is very important that a company clarifies its definition of ‘going global’ as the strategic implications are
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 on the basis of multi-country organization structure and operations. MNCs the source of multinational managerial control is technology including management
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 create employment in host country.
The
Q.6: Write short notes on:
- Indian MNCs (5 marks)
- FDI and MNC (5 marks)
Ans:
- 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)
SMU MBA SUMMER 2015 -2016
Dear Students,
SMU MBA SUMMER 2015-2016 Assignments are available. For Booking ,Kindly mail us on kvsude@gmail.com OR call us to +91 9995105420 or S M S your “ Email ID ” us in the following Format “ On +91 9995105420 we will reach back you with in 24H ”