Category: International business

The cross-border deal between Microsoft (US) and Nokia (Finland) in 2013 remains one of the largest failures that the companies have experienced. Conduct your own research on the 
Microsoft-Nokia deal using sources such as FT, The New York Times, The Guardian, The 
Economist and so on. 
Drawing on theories and concepts from the module, critically discuss what went wrong in this cross-border M&A, why the companies failed to meet their goals and what role did leaders play. 
Provide recommendations around what Microsoft and Nokia could have done differently to make this a successful deal. 
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-nokia-failed-merger-bade-seth-cv41f/
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https://slidebean.com/story/microsoft-nokia-acquisition
https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/batna/for-business-negotiators-patience-can-be-a-virtue-nb/
https://www.techspot.com/news/102922-decade-later-how-microsoft-flushed-76-billion-down.html

California Gender Board Diversity Law Is Held Unconstitutional

https://www.oyez.org/cases/1964/543
After reading, think about the role of government, civil rights, liberty and the private sphere of business, including the role of corporate boards and their primary, fiduciary obligations to shareholders, and write a thoughtful essay  that reflects upon and addresses the attempt by the State of California to compel publicly traded corporations to include a minimum number of women on their Boards of Directors.  Does the decision in the Katzenbach case have any relevance in the cases in issue in California?  Why or why not?  Be sure to address in your discussion the power and proper role of government over business, as well as dictates of the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.  

This assignment is a part of the research project that consists of 11 components. For this project, it is required to select two countries to research and
recommend the one that is the more attractive for foreign direct investment by a fictitious large
US-based MNE that operates in an industry of your choice. The two countries of choice are Brazil and India.
In this assignment, you will need to only concentrate on national differences in political and legal systems of Brazil and India. The paper should include brief overview of the geographic location and
borders of the two countries. The paper should also include quick conclusion about the attractiveness of either of the two countries based on their political and legal systems. 
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