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The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization which thoroughly oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic …

What is International Human Resource Management?

Human Resource Management (HRM) is set of organizational activities aimed at effectively managing and directing human resources/labour towards achieving …

How to Form HR Policies of Multinational Subsidiaries?

In modern business era firms go beyond their geographical boundaries and start operations outside their home country by setting up subsidiaries. A firm …

Theories of Economic Development

ROSTOW’S STAGES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH This was provided in 1960 by W. Rostow and he identified five different economic stages for a country. * Traditional …

Protectionism and Tariffs

Protectionism means the government interference in trade markets to protect specific industries in the economy. There are three main reason for the government …

Direct Investments and Multinational Corporations

A firm directly invests within foreign shores involves with capital, personnel and assets beyond domestic borders. The firm is responsible for the control over …

Licensing and Franchising

Licensing Through licensing, a firm (licensor) grants a foreign entity (licensee) some type of intangible rights, which could be rights to process, a patent, a …

Domestic versus International Business

A firm needs to identify its potential market, locate adequate and available sources of supplies of raw materials and labor, raise initial amount of capital, …

The Multinational Corporations

During its early stages, international business was conducted in the form of enterprises that were owned singly or in partnerships. As the size of …

What is International Business?

In it’s purest definition, international business is described as any business activity that crosses national boundaries. The entities involved in business …