BUS 101 Lecture Chapter 4 PP, Fall 2014

Business Essentials 9e Ebert/Griffin The Global The Global Context Context of Business of Business chapter four chapter four After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Discuss the rise of international business and describe the major world marketplaces, trade agreements, and alliances. 2. Explain how differences in import-export balances, exchange rates, and foreign competition determine the ways in which countries and businesses respond to the international environment. 4-2 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 3. Discuss the factors involved in deciding to do business internationally and in selecting the appropriate levels of international involvement and international organizational structure. 4. Describe some of the ways in which social, cultural, economic, legal, and political differences among nations affect international business. Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-3 The Contemporary Global Economy  Globalization └ process by which the world economy is becoming a single interdependent system Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-4 The Contemporary Global Economy  Import └ product made or grown abroad but sold domestically  Export └ product made or grown domestically but shipped and sold abroad Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-5 The Contemporary Global Economy  Governments and businesses are more aware of the benefits of globalization to businesses and shareholders  New technologies have made international travel, communication, and commerce faster and cheaper than ever  Sometimes a firm must expand into foreign markets simply to keep up with competitors Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-6 Distinctions Based on Wealth 1. High-income countries 2. Upper-middle-income countries 3. Lower-middle-income countries 4. Low-income countries Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-7 Geographic Clusters Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-8 Trade Agreements and Alliances  North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) └ agreement to gradually eliminate tariffs and other trade barriers among the United States, Canada, and Mexico  European Union (EU) └ agreement among major European nations to eliminate or make uniform most trade barriers affecting group members Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-9 European Union Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-10 Trade Agreements and Alliances  Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) └ organization for economic, political, social, and cultural cooperation among Southeast Asian nations Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-11 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-12 Trade Agreements and Alliances  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) └ international trade agreement to encourage the multilateral reduction or elimination of trade barriers  World Trade Organization (WTO) └ organization through which member nations negotiate trade agreements and resolve disputes about trade policies and practices Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-13 Goals of the WTO 1. Promote trade by encouraging members to adopt fair trade practices 2. Reduce trade barriers by promoting multilateral negotiations 3. Establish fair procedures for resolving disputes among members Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-14 International Trade  Balance of Trade └ economic value of all products a country exports minus the economic value of all products it imports Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-15 Major Trading Partners of the U.S. Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-16 International Trade  Trade Deficit └ situation in which a country’s imports exceed its exports, creating a negative balance of trade Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-17 International Trade  Trade Surplus └ situation in which a country’s exports exceed its imports, creating a positive balance of trade  Balance of Payments └ flow of all money into or out of a country Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-18 Exchange Rates  Exchange Rate └ rate at which the currency of one nation can be exchanged for the currency of another nation  Euro └ a common currency shared among most of the members of the European Union (excluding Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-19 Forms of Competitive Advantage  Absolute Advantage └ the ability to produce something more efficiently than any other country can  Comparative Advantage └ the ability to produce some products more efficiently than others Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-20 Forms of Competitive Advantage  National Competitive Advantage └ International competitive advantage stemming from a combination of factor conditions, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, and firm strategies, structures, and rivalries Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-21 Going International Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-22 Levels of International Involvement  Exporter └ firm that distributes and sells products to one or more foreign countries  Importer └ firm that buys products in foreign markets and then imports them for resale in its home country Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-23 Levels of International Involvement  International Firm └ firm that conducts a significant portion of its business in foreign countries  Multinational Firm └ firm that designs, produces, and markets products in many nations Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-24 International Organization Structures  Independent Agent └ foreign individual or organization that agrees to represent an exporter’s interests  Licensing Arrangement └ arrangement in which firms choose foreign individuals or organizations to manufacture or market their products in another country Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-25 International Organization Structures  Strategic Alliance └ arrangement in which a company finds a foreign partner to contribute approximately half of the resources needed to establish and operate a new business in the partner’s country └ also called joint venture  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) └ Arrangement in which a firm buys or establishes tangible assets in another country Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-26 Barriers to International Trade Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-27 Quotas, Tariffs, and Subsidies  Quota └ restriction on the number of products of a certain type that can be imported into a country  Embargo └ government order banning exportation and/or importation of a particular product or all products from a particular country Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-28 Quotas, Tariffs, and Subsidies  Tariff └ tax levied on imported products  Subsidy └ government payment to help a domestic business compete with foreign firms Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-29 The Protectionism Debate  Protectionism └ the practice of protecting domestic business at the expense of free market competition  Critics charge that protectionism drives up prices by reducing competition Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-30 Legal and Political Differences  Local Content Law └ law requiring that products sold in a particular country be at least partly made there  Business Practice Law └ law or regulation governing business practices in given countries Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-31 Legal and Political Differences  Cartel └ association of producers whose purpose is to control supply and prices  Dumping └ practice of selling a product abroad for less than the cost of production Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-32 Applying What You’ve Learned 1. Discuss the rise of international business and describe the major world marketplaces, trade agreements, and alliances. 2. Explain how differences in import-export balances, exchange rates, and foreign competition determine the ways in which countries and businesses respond to the international environment. 4-33 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Applying What You’ve Learned 3. Discuss the factors involved in deciding to do business internationally and in selecting the appropriate levels of international involvement and international organizational structure. 4. Describe some of the ways in which social, cultural, economic, legal, and political differences among nations affect international business. Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 4-34 35 4-35 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall