Winter-2015 Get solved assignments at nominal price of Rs.125 each. Mail us at: [email protected] or contact at 09882243490 Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 4 MK0018-International Marketing (Book ID: B1811) Assignment (60 Marks) Note: Answer all questions must be written within 300 to 400 words each. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60. Q1. The orientation of a company’s top management, its beliefs and assumptions significantly impact its approach to international marketing. Discuss the concept of EPRG framework. Answer. Management orientations The form and substance of a company’s response to global business opportunities depend greatly on management’s assumptions or beliefs –both conscious and unconscious – about the nature of the world. The worldview of a company’s personnel can be described as ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, and geocentric. Management at a company with a prevailing ethnocentric orientation may consciously make a decision to move in the direction of geocentricism. Q2. Explain the role of political environment scanning in international marketing. What is political risk? Answer. Environmental scanning is the communication of external information about facts that could influence an organization on its’ strategic decision-making process. It is a method of analyzing relevant gathered information and use to determine strategic and premeditated action on the business environment. The environmental scanning process seek obtain both realistic and subjective information on the business environments where a corporation is functioning or considering entering. It is the possession and use of information concerning events, trends, and interaction in an organization's external Q3. How are the international markets segmented on the basis of development? Answer. International marketing research International Market Research is a particular discipline of Market Research, focusing on certain geographical areas. International Market Research is concerned with consumer goods, but also with any resource or service within a value chain which will be commercially utilized or further processed – which is the area of industrial goods and B2B-Marketing. International market research projects may have various Q4. Differentiate between national and international products, global and standardized products with examples. Answer. Product adaptations (also called differentiation or localization or customization) come in several forms. Marketing strategies in a country- by-country basis are tailored with the peculiarities of the local market. By this, product adaptations are considered as necessary strategy in order to cater to the different needs of customers in various countries. Following the concept of “logical incremental ism”, it can be argued that continual changes can foster flexibility and experimentally. Q5. Write short notes on: a) Containerization b) 4 PL operators Answer. The benefits of containerization take place over three main dimensions: • Transport costs. The main transports costs benefits of containerization are jointly the outcome of lower transshipment costs and economies of scale applied to maritime shipping and terminal operations. Since containerized cargo is subject to less damage as well as lower theft levels, insurance rates are generally lower. Another significant benefit is that the container itself becomes the minimal load unit, implying that a wider range of exporters and importers can get access to international markets as the minimal entry Q6. Choose a product and explain how you will prepare seven steps in a global e-marketing plan? Answer. Choosing the product Before breaking into the foreign market, marketers must consider factors that influence product adoption. As explained by Diffusion Theory at least six factors have a bearing on the adoption process: relative advantage, compatibility, trainability/divisibility, observability, complexity and price. These factors are all perceptual and thus subjective in nature. For a product to gain acceptance it must demonstrate its relative advantage over existing alternatives. A product must also be compatible with local customs and habits. A freezer would not find a ready market in Asia where people prefer fresh food. A new product should also be compatible with consumers‟ other belongings. If a new product requires replacement of those other items that are still usable, product adoption becomes a costly preposition. Winter-2015 Get solved assignments at nominal price of Rs.125 each. Mail us at: [email protected] or contact at 09882243490