International Firm Management: Strategies and Processes
Managing International Firms: An Integrative Approach
Key ratios in international firm management include the foreign-to-domestic ratio and the foreign-to-total operations ratio. These contribute to the internationalization profile, index, and degree.
Perlmutter’s Orientations
Perlmutter identified four orientations: ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, and geocentric.
Bartlett and Ghoshal’s Strategies
Bartlett and Ghoshal outlined several strategies:
- International: Focus on innovation.
- Multinational:
Sample Leave of Absence and Loan Request Letters
Leave of Absence Request
Dear Mr. Abduhakimovich Zufar,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to request a leave of absence from work from July 12th to December 9th.
I have been working hard, and I am proud of the work that I have done. However, I have recently been experiencing some personal issues that require my attention. I believe that taking some time off to focus on these issues will allow me to return to work refreshed and ready to perform at my best.
I understand that my leave request
Read MoreComprehensive English Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises
Moke Exam
Grammar
- We need to have the wiring put up in bedroom 4.
- I always enjoy getting into bed after a long flight.
- The inspector noted the speed of service in the restaurant.
- We’ll have the hotel redecorated in the winter when there are not many guests staying.
- Don’t worry – all the tickets have been booked.
- You should check the room is completely ready.
- If you’re looking to hire a car while you are here, you should speak to Jeremy.
- When you said you were going to drop by, I didn’t expect you to
Business Dialogues and a Honeymoon in Mexico
Business Dialogues
CiclosCiclone: A Customer Service Call
A: CiclosCiclone, can I help you?
B: Yes, I’m phoning from Ballyclare, in Northern Ireland. Could I speak to Diego Martin, please?
A: I’m afraid he’s out of the office right now. Can I help you?
B: Well, I sent him a text message and he hasn’t replied. It’s really quite urgent.
A: Can you tell me what it’s about?
B: It’s a bit complicated to explain. I need a copy of a certificate for customs. Maybe he didn’t get my message. Can
Read MorePast Simple, Present Simple, Present Continuous, and More
Past Simple
The past simple is formed by adding -ed to regular verbs or using the irregular verb form. Here are some examples of irregular verbs:
- be/was, were
- beat/beat
- become/became
- begin/began
- bend/bent
- bite/bit
- blow/blew
- break/broke
- bring/brought
- broadcast/broadcast
- build/built
- burn/burnt
- burst/burst
- buy/bought
- can/could
- catch/caught
- choose/chose
- come/came
- cost/cost
- creep/crept
- cut/cut
- dig/dug
- do/did
- draw/drew
- dream/dreamt
- drink/drank
- drive/drove
- eat/ate
- fall/fell
- feed/fed
- feel/felt
- fight/fought
- find/found
- fly/flew
- forbid/forbade
- forget/
Basic English Vocabulary and Phrases
Basic English Vocabulary
Pronouns and Verb “To Be”
- I (yo) – am (soy/estoy)
- You (tú) – are (eres/estás)
- He (él) – is (es/está)
- She (ella) – is (es/está)
- It (eso) – is (es/está)
- We (nosotros) – are (somos/estamos)
- You (ustedes) – are (son/están)
- They (ellos) – are (son/están)
Question Words
- What’s – ¿Cuál?, ¿Qué?
- How – ¿Cuántos?, ¿Cómo? — age
- Where – ¿Dónde?, ¿A dónde? — place
Possessive Adjectives
- His (su) – masculine
- Her (su) – feminine
Numbers
- 0 zero
- 1 one
- 2 two
- 20 twenty
- 3 three
- 30 thirty
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