MBA-IB International Business Environment UNIT – I INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – AN OVERVIEW Content Outline • • • • • • • • • Introduction Definition and meaning of international business Scope of international business Special difficulties in international business Benefits of international business Understanding of international business environment Framework for analyzing the international business environment Summary Review Questions INTRODUCTION One of the most dramatic and significant
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Who are they? • Persons going abroad for commercial and business reasons. • Individuals who have usually been sent by their employers to work and live temporarily in other countries. • People including all occupational levels from factory and domestic staff to highly skilled technicians‚ professionals and managers. Cultural distance‚ work performance and adaptation of business people The adjustment and coping difficulties of sojourners increase with the distance between their culture
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brought about by careful analysis of the country it intends to operate in. Reasons being for every business that wishes to go international and wanting to expand are Survival‚Core competancy‚globalisation and maximisation of profits/resources.Learning the culture and way of life of the people is of utmost importance as to be alert not to offend anybodies beliefs or traditions and making sure that your product/service is in Demand as to avoid suffering potential losses in foreign investments.To see how
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HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR LUXURY GOODS Once a company decides to expand in emerging international markets‚ it faces a stream of decision making sequences and marketing strategies. The criteria to select entry market exclusively depends on country infrastructure‚ political risk‚ market access and potential‚ shipping considerations‚ foreign exchange‚ service requirements‚ timing‚ product fit and factor cost‚ conditions etc. Type A company: Identifying a country Since
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International business negotiation 1 Introduction Sensitivity to cultural differences is very important in today’s international business arena. Culture profoundly influences how people thinking‚ communication and behave. Nowadays‚ business executives are finding themselves in precarious situations due to culturally rooted differences in business protocol‚ language and value system. Therefore‚ being aware of the influence of culture on international business negotiations and the proper
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The business environment is always volatile because it is affected by the supply and demand of the marketplace. There are many factors that can contribute to the demand in the market and this demand will likewise also affect the supply. It is important to look into each of these factors to be able to cope up with changes. One of the most important determinants of demand is the income of the customer. When the income of the customer falls then his ability to purchase goods and service is affected
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The international product life cycle (IPLC) theory‚ developed and verified by economists to explain trade in a context of comparative advantage‚ describes the diffusion process of an innovation across national boundaries. The life cycle begins when a developed country‚ having a new product to satisfy consumer needs‚ wants to exploit its technological breakthrough by selling abroad. Other advanced nations soon start up their own production facilities‚ and before long LDCs do the same Efficiency/comparative
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Flowers Campaign’ during the year 1957. During the Hundred Flowers Campaign‚ Mao indicated to received and considered different opinions on how China should be governed. Many liberal and intellectual Chinese began to questioning and opposing the leadership of Mao. After the Hundred Flowers Campaign‚ it then moved on to the ‘Great Leap Forward” from 1958 to 1959’ which was the Second Five Year Plan. Great Leap Forward Plan was created to increase the production of the industrial and agricultural industries
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Intro Exporting and international business can be interesting‚ exciting and in some cases challenging. In all cases it should be profitable and help a business grow. Doing business internationally is not the same as doing business at home. There are new skills to learn and new knowledge to acquire about the country you will be going into. You will need to learn about the different laws and regulations‚ the different customer buying habits‚ and change your marketing strategies and materials to
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To analysis the factors of political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ environmental and legal‚ we can use the PETSEL model. Political factor: This is referring to government policy on the business environment in industry policies‚ foreign investment and fiscal measures. Political can be an impact on many vital areas for business such as the education‚ the nation health and the quality of the infrastructure of the economy such as the road and rail system. Economic factor: Economic change
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