to their own nation but to go international and seek new market for their products and services. The environmental standards and norms play a significant role in determining the competitiveness of products and goods on the international market. Environmental responsibility is a vital component of a business strategy as it not only helps the environment‚ but it wins the trust of communities and gains the respect of the governments of the countries in which the business operates. All businesses impact
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Liberalization: move to market based economies + adopt free trade in China + Soviet Union etc. - 3. Industrialization + Modernization + developing economies creating higher value adding products - 4. Integration of World Financial Markets: international banks‚ globalization of finance - 5. Advances in Technology: reduces cost and time‚ improves coordination and communication‚ facilitates development‚ helps share information/marketing‚ virtual space removes distance Dimensions of Market
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Chapter 3- Emphasizing Cultures‚ Ethics and Norms Learning Objectives 1. Where informal institutions come from? 2. Define culture- 4 main categories (language‚ religion‚ social structure‚ education) 3. Cultures systematically differ from each other 4. Importance of ethics and combating corruption 5. Norms with strategic responses when forms deal with ethical challenges 6. Debates- culture‚ ethics and norms 7. Implications for action Opening Case- Cartoons that Exploded Sep 2005- ‘Jyllands
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THE ANTECEDENTS OF THE THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS History and Background International business is a broad term‚ collectively used to describe all commercial transactions (private‚ government and semi-government) that take place between two or more nations. International business is a newly coined term‚ but the concept is quite traditional. Actually‚ the term international business is derived from “international trade”. In ancient days‚ producers of a country used to export their surplus
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European business What are the main advantages of the European Union for the business environment? What are the main disadvantages? The European Union is a system that was created to help form a unity‚ and strengthen European states. After two ruinous world wars and the extension of Soviet power‚ many people recognized the need for some form of European unity. The community formed in 1951‚ and consisted of 6 countries – France‚ West Germany‚ the Netherlands‚ Belgium‚ Luxembourg‚ and Italy
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POLITICAL RISK IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS The term business normally refers to the act of doing any transactions that ends up in earning or losing money. The act that is ending up in financial implications is called business. This business can be considered as a result of collective commercial transactions of all types involving government‚ private‚ corporate‚ individual or a group of individual‚ and so on. Anyone involve in the business usually undertakes such operations only for the purpose
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on international business…..7 The road ahead for international business……..……9 Summary…………………………………….………..11 Reference………………………………..……………12 Introduction Every day we hear it on the news‚ read it in the papers‚ overhear people talking about it… and in every single instance the word globalization seems to have a different meaning. So‚ what is globalization? What are its main drivers? Why and how does globalization impact international business? What’s the future of international business
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International Business‚ 13e (Daniels/Radebaugh/Sullivan) Chapter 1 Globalization and International Business 1) The broadening set of interdependent relationships among people from different parts of the world is known as ________. A) globalization B) offshoring C) franchising D) outsourcing Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5 Skill: Concept Objective: STUDY QUESTION 1.1: What are international business and globalization? What is the relationship between them? AACSB: Multicultural and Diversity
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Chapter 1 Globalization and International Business 1) The broadening set of interdependent relationships among people from different parts of the world is known as ________. A) globalization B) offshoring C) franchising D) outsourcing Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5 Skill: Concept Objective: STUDY QUESTION 1.1: What are international business and globalization? What is the relationship between them? AACSB: Multicultural and Diversity 2) The term globalization is sometimes used to mean the ________
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International Business‚ 7e (Griffin/Pustay) Chapter 4 The Role of Culture 1) Which term refers to the collection of values‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ customs‚ and attitudes that distinguish one society from another? A) history B) culture C) politics D) norms Answer: B Diff: 1 Skill: Concept Objective: 1 2) In which country is nepotism valued? A) the United States B) Great Britain C) France D) China Answer: D Diff: 2 Skill: Concept Objective: 2 3) Which virtue of a job
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