eclectic paradigm as a framework for determining the extent and pattern of the value-chain operations that companies own abroad. Dunning draws from various theoretical perspectives‚ including the comparative advantage and the factor proportions‚ monopolistic advantage‚ and internalization advantage theories. Let’s use a real firm to illustrate the eclectic paradigm. The Aluminum Corporation of America (Alcoa) has over 130‚000 employees in roughly 43 countries. The company’s integrated operations include
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Simple Machine- A device that performs work with only one movement. Simple machines include lever‚ wheel and axle‚ inclined plane‚ screw‚ and wedge. Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA)- A machine in which work in equals work out; such a machine would be frictionless and a 100% efficient IMA= De/Dr Actual Mechanical Advantage (AMA)- It is pretty much the opposite of IMA meaning it is not 100% efficient and it has friction. AMA= Fr/Fe Efficiency- The amount of work put into a machine compared
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intensity of commodities among two or more than two trading countries. It is generated by Ricardo’s comparative advantage concepts that a country is necessary to take part in free trade even in its absolute predominance of two productions‚ when comparing with other countries‚ as long as a country’s comparative costs differentiate those of others. This distinction gives comparative advantage to every country; they will gain profits from exchanging. It is a simple example showing in the table below.
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hanicalSimple Machines and its Mechanical Advantage What are Simple Machines? What do we mean by Mechanical Advantage? Simple Machines * creates a greater output force than the input force Therefore since work is performed by applying a force over a distance‚ with the use of these machines we can do more work with lesser effort than working with our bare hands. In short‚ they make work easier. Mechanical Advantage * The Ratio between the input force and the output force. * The measure
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product of labor shown below. Home Foreign Baseball bats 1/6 1 tennis rackets 1/2 1/4 (a) What is the opportunity cost of rackets in terms of bats for the Home country? for the Foreign country? (b) In which good does Home have the comparative advantage? why? (c) At world equilibrium with trade‚ what do you know about the relative price of tennis rackets? (d) Assume that tennis rackets trade for bats on world markets at an equlilbrium price of PR =PB = 2. Why will each country specialize? at what
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Fremont) 2. Use the theory of comparative advantage to explain the way in which Logitechhas configured its global operations. Why does the company manufacture in Chinaand Taiwan‚ undertake basic R&D in California and Switzerland‚ design products in Ireland‚ and coordinate marketing and operations from California?Comparative advantage‚ as proposed by Ricardo‚ says that it is beneficial for nations to involve in trade even when there is absolute advantage for them to produce all the goods. So nations
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exports the product to other developed countries. In the standardized product stage‚ production moves to developing countries‚ which then export the product to developed countries. The model demonstrates dynamic comparative advantage. The country that has the comparative advantage in the production of the product changes from the innovating (developed) country to the developing countries. Product life-cycle There are five stages in a product’s life cycle: Introduction Growths Maturity
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Trade Theories Paper University of Phoenix Global Business 381 Debra Patterson December 20‚ 2010 Professor Bobbie Murray Absolute Advantage: General Theory: Absolute advantage theory addresses when a country has multiple products. “According to theory of absolute advantage‚ a country has an absolute advantage over the others if it is able to produce more of a product or service with the same number of resources or the same number of a good or service with fewer
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than that country would have the comparative advantage. Having this soil means that the farmers have to fertilize their fields less‚ the corn grows quicker‚ and it tastes better making corn their main crop and main export leaving little room for them to produce cheese. But cheese is still a necessity so this country must trade some of its corn for cheese this is their opportunity cost. If there is a neighboring country that has the comparative advantage on cheese these two countries could easily trade
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Troy in terms of 1 ship. . 8. Based on your answer to question 7‚ which country should specialize in the production of which good? Why? Athens’ MRT=0.66 and Troy’s MRT=2. So we can know Athens has comparative advantage in ship‚ and Troy has comparative advantage in food. Thus‚ Athens should specialize in the production of ship‚ and Troy should specialize in the production of food.
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