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DRIVE- Summer 2015

PROGRAM- MBADS (SEM 4/SEM 6)
MBAFLEX/ MBA (SEM 4) PGDMMN (SEM 2)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME-mk0018 International Marketing
Qus:1 The orientation of a companys top management, its beliefs and assumptions significantly impact its
approach to international marketing. Discuss the concept of EPRG framework.

Management orientations
Effect on international marketing

Answer:
Management orientations:
The orientation of a companys top management, its beliefs and assumptions significantly impact its approach to
international marketing. The concept consisting of Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric and Geocentric is widely
known as EPRG framework,

Q2. Explain the role of political environment scanning in international marketing. What is political risk?

Political environment
Political risk

Answer:
Political Environment
Majority of the MNCs have to face complex political environmental problems because they must cope with the politics of
more than one nation. That complexity forces MNCs to consider three types of political environment: foreign, domestic
and international.
The developing countries and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) often view foreign firms and foreign capital
investment with distrust and

Q.3: How are the international markets segmented on the basis of development?
4 categories
Answer:
4 categories:
Market segmentation is the process of subdividing a market into distinct subsets of customers that behave in the same way
or have similar needs. Each subset may conceivably be chosen as a market target to be reached with a distinctive
marketing strategy. Some widely used bases of segmentation are discussed below in sub sections.
1 Geographic

Qus: 4 Differentiate between national and international products, global and standardised products with examples.
Answer:
Differentiate between national and international products:
National products are made for a specific national market whereas international products are made for regional and
multinational mar

Qus:5 Write short notes on:

a) Containerization
b) 4 PL operators
a) Role and benefits of containerization
b) meaning and role of 4PL operators
Answer:
a) Role and benefits of containerization:
Containerisation has revolutionised maritime business throughout the world. Cargo-carrying containers are an integral
part of the transport industry. Containers facilitate both the unitisation and carriage of cargo through different modes of
transportation.

Qus:6 Choose a product and explain how you will prepare seven steps in a global e-marketing plan?

Choosing the product

Global e marketing plan

Answer:
Choosing the product:
A product is the main offering of

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