Discussion:
Review the case building the boeing 787 and response below:
1. What are the benefits to Boeing of outsourcing so much work on the 787 to foreign suppliers? What are the potential risks? Do the benefits outweigh the risk?
2. In 2007 and 2008 Boeing ran into several publicized issues with regard to its management of a globally
3. Some critics have claimed that by outsourcing so much work, Boeing has been exporting American jobs overseas. Is this criticism fair? How should the company respond to such criticisms?
Adopting international accounting standards and response below:
1. What are the benefits of adopting international accounting standards for (a) investors and (b) business enterprises?
2. What are the potential risks associated with a move in a nation toward adoption of international accounting standards?
3. In which nation is the move to adoption of IASB standards likely to cause revisions in the reported financial performance of business enterprises, the United States or China? Why?