Global Business When businesses go international, they have to operate in a more competitive, uncertain, and risky business environment. The forces present in the Global environment bring a number of challenges for the businesses; making it more difficult for them to maintain their market share, enhance profitability, and keep the customers satisfied (Cherunilam, 2007). To compete successfully and ensure a sustainable future in the international markets, business organizations have to analyze

S.$1 = 80.38 JPY (Japanese Yen). However, the current economic crisis in the United States and in major world economies including the European Union, combined with the post-tsunami economic consequences within Japan has made the exchange rates highly volatile and fluctuating. In order to avoid exchange rate risks, the company will make all transactions in one standard currency that is U.S. dollars. Moreover, in order to avoid exchange rate risks

Business Risks -- Overview of the Risk Environment There are various types of business risks in the business environment, and these risks, of course, can differ from environment to environment depending on the type of business or organization. The severity and category of the risk also depends on the largeness of the organization and on various other factors, such as location, personality of employer, quantity of employees employed, and so forth

0 $0.0 Net income available to common stockholders $17,758.5 $16,468.7 Common dividends $5,400.0 $5,048.0 Addition to retained earnings $12,358.5 $11,420.7 Calculated Data: Operating Performance and Cash Flows 2012 2011 Net operating working capital (NOWC) $1,464.0 ($2,108.0) Total operating capital $144,629.0 $136,320.0 Net Operating Profit After Taxes (NOPAT) $19,182.7 $17,926.7 Net Cash Flow (Net income + Depreciation) $17,758.5 $16,468.7 Operating Cash Flow (OCF) $19,182.7 $17,926.7 Free Cash Flow (FCF) $10,873.7 N/A Calculated Data: Per-share Information 2012 2011 Earnings per share (EPS) $5.26 $4.76 Dividends per share (DPS) $1.60 $1.46 Book value per share (BVPS) $22.63 $20.61 Cash flow per share (CFPS) $5.26 $4.76 Free cash flow per share (FCFPS) $3.22 N/A LIQUIDITY RATIOS (Section 3.2) Industry 2012 2011 Average Liquidity ratios Current Ratio 0.83 0.88 1 Quick Ratio 0.22 0.23 0.3 ASSET Management RATIOS (Section

global business environment and organizations are vying with each other to obtain a share in this global business market. Innovation and intellectual property protection have become crucial for business success under these increasingly competitive market environments. The fast paced business culture and the changes that Organizations encounter require good leadership skills from the business manager. Today's managers have to be proactive and anticipatory of these change requirements. They have

Some of the problems that this type of approach offered were: Reliability issues -- many of these marketing directors had their own host perspective (local responsiveness) and the headquarter perspective (global integration), but none of the overarching overview that someone coordinating all the activities in other countries might have. 7. Research findings, Analysis and Evaluation The results of the primary research are fully supported by the findings of the secondary research and backed