Category: Business Essay Examples
See our collection of business essay examples. These example essays are to help you understanding how to write essays on business-related topics. The word “business” can refer to a particular organization or to an entire market sector (for example: “the financial sector”) or to the sum of all economic activity (“the business sector“). Compound forms such as “agribusiness” represent subsets of the concept’s broader meaning, which encompasses all activity by suppliers of goods and services. Also, see our list of business essay topics to find the one that interests you.
Cost structure has traditionally been defined as the relative proportion of fixed and variable costs in an organization and how these costs behave in response to changes in production or sales volume. Additionally, cost structure is generally discussed in the context of long-run and short-run production, with an …
This West African country became a protectorate of France in 1843–44, and then a French colony in 1893, gaining its independence in 1960. In spite of its name, “Ivory Coast” in English, the country has depended heavily on the sale of agricultural produce, and about 70 percent of …
The Cotonou Agreement was signed in Cotonou, Benin, on June 23, 2000, and revised in 2005. It is a cooperation agreement between the European Community and its member states and the 78 African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries (the ACP), most of whom are former European colonies. The Cotonou …
Countertrade is a system of trading that was developed to enable governments to minimize the economic imbalance of international transactions. Countertrade is not barter trade, although barter may provide an element of countertrade. A single major international purchase contract may have a negative effect upon a country’s balance …
A countervailing duty is intended to neutralize the competitive advantage that a firm gains when exporting to a foreign market due to the receipt of subsidies from its home government. It is an additional duty that removes the advantage gained by the receipt of the subsidy. Countervailing duties, …
Country of origin is the country of manufacture, production, or growth from which an article or product originates. Designation of the country of origin is implemented for two reasons. The first is that such information is sought by consumers and traders who regard such designations favorably: For example, …
At the global level there are no uniform or enforceable guidelines governing country of origin requirements. Apart from treaty obligations, which may be bilateral or multilateral, and excluding any obligations arising as a member of a customs union, for example, the European Community (EC), individual countries have considerable …
Country screening is the process of scanning international markets, with the intention of identifying and assessing opportunities for expansion. This process can be carried out through both primary and secondary research. Its main purpose is to answer three questions: Should we enter the country or not? Is there …
Craft production refers to work carried out by a skilled worker. Its aim is to produce not just a commodity but to do something well for its own sake. In craft production, work can be an end in itself, an expression of the individual’s talents. It is not …
A credit rating is an assessment of the creditworthiness of a debt issuer or a specific debt obligation, together with any additional security attached to it. The rating represents an opinion on the ability and willingness of an obligor to deliver payments due to investors. This opinion usually …
The Credit Suisse Group is a Zurich-based financial services corporation offering investment banking, private banking, and asset management through its three divisions. The Credit Suisse Shared Services division provides services in support of the other three divisions, principally legal and IT service. Alfred Escher (1819–82) founded the company, …
At the beginning of the 20th century, Croatia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Following the empire’s demise in 1918, a kingdom of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs was established. Croat opposition to the new structure gradually increased, but any attempts to promote democratic change were stifled, and Yugoslavia …
The human species has a long nomadic history. The more recent concept of “cross-border migration” emerged from the formation of powerful territorially-based states in Europe. It gained practical importance after developments in transportation, communication, and industrialization enabled Europeans to colonize large parts of the rest of the world, …
The role and importance of international financial markets and the traders who work in the industry has grown during the past decades. Professional traders are highly visible, especially in the media. They tend to be in a position to exploit market imperfections and have access to privileged information, …
Culture shapes the values, attitudes, and behavior of human beings. In a managerial context cultural differences lead to diverse management activities and processes, which may present barriers to effective decision making and profit orientation in international management. Information and knowledge on cultural differences and their effects on modern …
Generically speaking, cross-hauling is the concurrent trade of the same product or service in reverse directions over the same route. For instance, the import and export of an identical product or service by a specific country at the same time is a type of cross-hauling. However, it should …
A cross-licensing agreement is a contractual arrangement that allows a group of companies to make use of one another’s patents. All firms involved agree to refrain from suing one another for patent infringement, usually for both currently held and future patents. These agreements are sometimes referred to as …
A cross rate reflects the exchange rate between a foreign currency and another foreign currency. It shows the relationship between two foreign currencies with neither currency being the domestic currency. If the exchange rate between U.S. currency and country X’s currency is known, and the exchange rate between …
Cultural norms are sometimes defined as “the way we do things around here,” but that merely describes the custom and practice processes or interactions within a particular environment. It does not explain why things are done in that way, how those norms gain authority, or what mechanisms ensure …
The term culture shock was first introduced in the 1950s to describe the anxiety a person can frequently experience when moving to a different environment, and encompasses feelings of disorientation and not knowing what to do or quite how to do it and, ultimately, what is acceptable or …
