Ch 16‚ 17 18‚ 19 Chapter 16 Why export? To serve markets where the firm has no or limited production facilities. To satisfy a host government’s requirement that the local subsidiary have exports. To remain price competitive in the home market. To test foreign markets and foreign competition inexpensively. To meet actual or prospective customer requests for the firm to export. To offset cyclical sales in the domestic market To achieve additional sales‚ which will allow the firm to use excess
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS What is International Business? International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions (private and governmental‚ sales‚ investments‚ logistics‚and transportation) that take place between two or more nations. It consists of transactions that are devised and carried out across national borders to satisfy the objectives of individuals‚ companies‚ and organizations. Usually‚ private companies undertake such transactions
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Unit 2-1 WTO and Its Impact on International Business Content to be discussed • WTO‚ Impact of WTO on International Business: • Tariff and Non Tariff Barriers (NTBs)‚ GATT‚ GATS‚ TRIPs‚ TRIMs‚ .. How WTO Emerged? • The multilateral trading system—past‚ present and future The World Trade Organization came into being in 1995. • One of the youngest of the international organizations‚ the WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the
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Business Ethics and International Law Avis Robinson LAW415 December 7‚ 2010 Professor Cannon Business Ethics and International Law Business ethics is defined as the analysis of a variety of disputes that can come about with the business surroundings and how employees of the company deal with those disputes ethically (Investorwords.com‚ 2011). These ethics run every company in one way or another. Each person lives by ethical theories to make decisions. The government also has laws that help
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1.. Identify the five cultural dimensions identified by Geert Hofstede and describe them indicating their importance in international business. 2.. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of various modes of entering foreign markets. 3.. Why do we have international strategic alliances? What are the forms and their respective advantages and disadvantages? ---------------- 4.. Consider a firm facing a make-or-buy decision‚ Provide 2 potential benefits and 2 risks that the firm may face from outsourcing
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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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political risk‚ economic risk‚ business risk cost and firm’s strategy plays a key role in determining the entry mode. 9.2 Basic Entry Decisions • Which foreign markets • Time of Entry • Scale of Entry and Strategic Commitments 9.3 Entry Modes in Brief I) Exporting Exporting is a business model where goods are produced in one country and shipped through distribution channels to another country’s economic market. Companies often use this international market entry strategy to reduce
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understandings‚ assumptions‚ and goals that are learned from earlier generations‚ imposed by present members of a society‚ and passed on to succeeding generations. Culture is basically the way of life of a people: what they eat‚ the music they listen‚ how they dress‚ their meal times‚ their language and art form‚ and so on. b. Give examples if operational conflicts that could occur in a cross- cultural context because of different attitudes towards:1) time‚ 2) change‚ 3) Individualism . Give a country
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“Why does business exist? “ is a question that people may easily miss‚ because business has been so engaged in social life. However‚ it is still an issue that needs everyone‚ especially business people to deeply explore. From my point of view‚ business organizations exist in order to meet the needs of our daily life. Business organizations have been everywhere in our lives. When people need food‚ they go to supermarkets to choose what they would like to eat. This is the business activity between
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editorial Introduction: militarization and international business Peter Stokes Lancashire Business School‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK 5 Ryan Bishop National University of Singapore‚ Singapore‚ and John Phillips National University of Singapore‚ Singapore Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce a special issue which looks into how militarization can be seen as an entity from which international business‚ management and organization can or cannot
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