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International Business MBA Exam 2021

The document provides instructions for an hourly exam on international business. It outlines 10 guidelines for students, including writing answers directly on the blackboard or uploading a word file before the due date, including name and registration ID, only uploading answers during the submission time, following faculty guidelines, only submitting through blackboard, using 12 pt Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins, following word limits and marking criteria, and providing original conceptual answers without plagiarism. The exam contains 2 questions - the first asks students to select a local Pakistani firm expanding internationally and discuss which of 4 multinational strategies would be most effective, supporting their answer. The second asks students to select a multinational enterprise using a polycentric approach

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International Business MBA Exam 2021

The document provides instructions for an hourly exam on international business. It outlines 10 guidelines for students, including writing answers directly on the blackboard or uploading a word file before the due date, including name and registration ID, only uploading answers during the submission time, following faculty guidelines, only submitting through blackboard, using 12 pt Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins, following word limits and marking criteria, and providing original conceptual answers without plagiarism. The exam contains 2 questions - the first asks students to select a local Pakistani firm expanding internationally and discuss which of 4 multinational strategies would be most effective, supporting their answer. The second asks students to select a multinational enterprise using a polycentric approach

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Hourly Exam Spring-2021

Department of Business Administration

Subject: International Business Submission Day: Tuesday


Instructor: Muntazir Mehdi Submission Date: 6/04/2021
Program: MBA Max. Marks: 10

Please follow the instructions carefully:

1. Write your answers directly on the Black Board (recommended) or upload word file
before the due date on Blackboard.
2. Write your name and registration ID on the first page of your Word file.
3. Answer scripts can only be uploaded on Blackboard only during the submission time.
4. To avoid any unforeseen problems, you are advised to follow the Guide lines
communicated by the Faculty Members.
5. Submission of answer copy(ies) will be considered acceptable through Blackboard only.
Therefore, do not submit your document through email or any other medium.
6. Use 12 pt. font size and Times New Roman font style along with 1-inch page margins.
7. Follow the requirements of the word limit and the marking criteria while writing your
answers.
8. Provide relevant, original and conceptual answers, as this exam aims to test your ability to
examine, explain, modify or develop concepts discussed in class.
9. Do not copy answers from the internet or other sources. The plagiarism of your answers
may be checked through Turnitin.
10. Double check your word file before uploading it on BlackBoard to ensure that you have
uploaded the correct file with your answers.
Question 1: Select a local Pakistani firm that aims to expand into International Market.
Considering the nature of its business, discuss which of the Four Multinational Strategies
(Standardization, Transnational, International, Multidomestic) would be effective in context of
this organization. Support your answer with a valid rationale. (5 Marks)

Question 2: Select a Multinational Enterprise that uses polycentric approach to conduct


business in the different countries it operates in. Discuss, how, any ONE of the cultural
dimensions that are Power Distance, Individualism, Uncertainty Avoidance, Masculinity, and
Long-Term Orientation affect how the enterprise would conduct business in Pakistan. (5Marks)

Note: Refer to the following chart that depicts the cultural dimensions of Pakistan according to Hofstede.

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