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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Understanding International Business International business is the business transactions between institutions‚ private individuals‚ individual companies‚ groups of companies‚ and governmental agencies across countries. The skills and knowledge needed to be successful in international business are different from doing business locally. At the basic level‚ domestic business involves transactions occurring within the boundaries of a single country‚ while international business transactions cross national
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of Saudi Arabia • Revolves around religion of Islam • Prays 5 times a day • Friday is a holy day‚ Weekend is Thurs – Sat • Clothing is loose because its hot • Women hide everything except hand feet and face • Criminal cases are tried under Sharia (Sunni Islam) courts Culture of Japan • Shintoism and Buddhism dominate (caring for nature and logic • Hierarchical‚ status matters • Kimonos worn by women during special events • Gifts are informal for
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9.0 Entry Strategy 9.1 Introduction Entry strategy is about the decision to enter which foreign market‚ when in what scale and regarding the choice of entry mode. In our case we have already decided to enter the UK market and offer our products to a selected niche initially. It is the case of entry mode we should address in this chapter. The various modes to enter foreign markets are vast. A few popular methods are‚ exporting‚ licensing or franchising to host country firms‚ establishing
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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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Prepared for Mrs. Pupo-Apostolou 12 International Business Portfolio: Switzerland Doing Business with a Foreign Country By: Christina Weng‚ Andrew Shon‚ and Ian Jeung Table of Contents Introduction 3 A History of Canada and Switzerland’s Trade Relationships 3 A Snapshot of Switzerland 5 Brand Names in Switzerland 8 Competitive and Absolute Advantage of Switzerland 10 Working in Switzerland 17 International Agreements 20 Risk Assessment 23 Consumer Profile 24 Advertising
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF MARKET FOCUSED MARKET ETC Case study Trade liberalisation has pulled many developing countries into emerging markets in the last decade. Jim O’Neil‚ an economist and chairman of Goldman Sachs‚ who forecast global economic domination by certain developing countries – in particular Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ and China (BRICs) – now challenges us with notions of a new phase of global economic development. The anticipated international alignment of Mexico‚ Indonesia‚ South Korea and
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C1: Globalization and international business Globalization refers to the trend toward greater economic‚ cultural‚ political‚ and technological interdependence among national economies. Reduction of barriers to the movement of trade‚ capital‚ technology‚ and people. Has two facets:1. Globalization of Markets; the merging of historically distinct and separate national markets into one huge global marketplace. Benefits: cost‚ new market opportunities‚ levels uneven income streams. 3 causes of globalization
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specifically on fossil fuels combustion (oil‚ coal and gas) issue affect the international business including the arguments. The positive and negative sides it could also be the opportunities and challenges. According to Dinica (2002)‚ energy policy is one of the government packages to reduce fossil fuels combustion. Supply and demand side areas of interventions are being used since supply and demand are the nature side of business sector. However‚ that will be the complex one to elucidate. The simpler
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Understanding International Business Environments Understanding the dynamics of the international business environment is a complex process because there are so many factors that can impinge the success or otherwise of an international business. The business environment is changing and its volatility is increased by the threat of competition and changing business culture. Most importantly‚ as MNCs venture into new and unknown grounds‚ they have to carefully consider respective countries’ risks
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