UTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : IBO – 01
Course Title : International Business Environment
Assignment Code : IBO – 01/TMA/2019-20
Coverage : All Blocks
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt all the questions.
1. Critically examine the partial equilibrium theory of trade.
2. Why do Firms become transnational? Discuss various theories explaining emergence
of Transnational Corporations in the world economy.
3. What are the long-term factors affecting the demand for primary commodities?
Discuss and explain major International Commodity Agreements.
4. Comment on the following.
(i) Demographic environment does not influence the international business decisions.
(ii) Technology market is not a seller’s market.
(iii) Arbitration is not preferred by the parties involved in international business.
(iv) Encryption does not convert data into an unintelligible form.
5. Write notes on the following?
(i) Terms of Trade
(ii) Strategic alliances and technology transfer
(iii) Implied conditions
(iv) Utilitarianism