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Joint Venture |
The sharing of the coat and operating of a business between a foreign company and a local partner. |
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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A trade alliance that promotes trade and economic integration among member nations in Southeast Asia. |
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Countertrade Agreements |
Foreign trade agreements that involves bartering products for other products instead of for currency. |
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
Organization established in 1947 to promotes trades among member nations by eliminating trade barriers and fostering financial cooperation. |
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Franchising |
A form of licensing in which a company (the franchiser) agrees to provide a franchisee a name, logo, method of operation, advertising, products and other elements associated with a franchisers business in return for a financial commitment and the agreement to conduct business in accordance with the franchisers standards of operations. |
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Licensing |
A trade agreement in which one company (the licensor) allows another company (the licensee) to use the company name, products, patent, brands, trademark, and raw materials, in exchange for a fee or royalty. |
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Quota |
A restriction on the number of units of a particular products that can be imported into a country. |
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Trade Deficit |
A nations negative balance of trade, which exist when the country imports more than it exports. |
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Asia-Pacific Economics Cooperations (APEC) |
an international trade alliance that promotes open trade and economic and technical cooperation among member nations. |
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Exchange Rate |
The ratio which one nations currency can be exchanged for another nations currency. |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
Agreement that eliminates most tariffs and trade restrictions on agricultural and manufactured products to encourage trade among Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Has been controversial, but has created new business opportunities with fewer barriers than before. |
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Import Tariff |
A tax levied by a nations on goods imported into the country. |
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World Trade Organization (WTO) |
International organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. |
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Direct Investment |
The ownership of overseas facilities. |
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Embargo |
A prohibition on trade in a particular product. |
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Strategic Alliance |
A partnership formed to create competitive advantage on a worldwide basis, |
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International Business |
The buying, selling, and trading of goods and services across national boundaries. |
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Outsourcing |
The transferring of manufacturing or other task----such as data processing----to countries where labor and supplies are less expensive. |
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Dumping |
The act of a county or business selling products at less than what it costs to produce it. |
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Contract Manufacturing |
The hiring of a foreign company to produce a specified volume of the initiating company's product to specification; the final product carries the domestic firms name. |
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Exchange Controls |
Regulations that that restrict the amount of currency that can be bought or sold. |
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World Bank
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(International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) |
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Balance of Payments |
The difference between the flow of money into and out of a country. |
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Infrastructure |
The physical facilities that supports a country's economic activities. |
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Absolute Advantage |
A monopoly that exists when country is the only source of an item, the only producer of an item, or the most efficient producer of an item. |
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Offshoring |
The relocation of business processes by a company or subsidiary to another country. Offshoring is different than outsourcing because the company retains control of the offshored processes. |
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Multinational Corportarion |
A corporation that operates on a worldwide scales, without significant ties any one nation or region. |
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Multinational Strategy |
A plan used by international companies, that involves customizing products, promotion and distribution according to cultural, technological, regional, and national differences. |
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European Union (EU) |
A union of European nations established in 1959 to promotes trade among its members. |
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Trading company |
A firm that buys goods in one country and sells them to buyers in another country. |
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Global Strategy (Globalization) |
A strategy that involves standardizing products for whole world as if it were a single entity. |
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Importing |
The purchase of goods and services from foreign sources. |
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Comparative Advantage |
The basis of the most international trade. |
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Balance of Trade |
The differences in value between a nations exports and its imports. |
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Exproting |
The sale of goods and services to foreign markets. |
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Cartel |
A group of firms or nations that agrees to act as a monopoly and not compete with each other, in order to generate a competitive advantage in world markets |
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) |
A trade agreement, originally signed by 23 nations in 1947, that provides a forum for tariff negotiations and a place where international trade problems could be discussed and resolved. |
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opportunity cost |
The opportunity of giving up the second-best choice when making a decision. |
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trade surplus |
Overage that occurs when the total value of a nation’s exports is higher than the total value of its imports. |
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trade deficit |
Shortfall that occurs when the total value of a nation’s imports is higher than the total value of its exports. |
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balance of payments surplus |
Overage that occurs when more money flows into a nation than out of that nation. |
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balance of payments deficit |
Shortfall that occurs when more money flows out of a nation than into that nation. |
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countertrade |
International trade that involves the barter of products for products rather than for currency. |
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foreign outsourcing |
(also contract manufacturing) Contracting with foreign suppliers to produce products, usually at a fraction of the cost of domestic production. |
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foreign licensing |
Authority granted by a domestic firm to a foreign firm for the rights to produce and market its product or to use its trademark/patent rights in a defined geographical area. |
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foreign franchising |
A specialized type of foreign licensing in which a firm expands by offering businesses in other countries the right to produce and market its products according to specific operating requirements. |
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partnership |
A voluntary agreement under which two or more people act as co-owners of a business for profit. |
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sociocultural |
differences Differences among cultures in language, attitudes, and values. |
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protectionism |
National policies designed to restrict international trade, usually with the goal of protecting domestic businesses. |
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tariffs |
Taxes levied against imports. quotas Limitations on the amount of specific products that may be imported from certain countries during a given time period. |
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voluntary export restraints (VERs) |
- Limitations on the amount of specific products that one nation will export to another nation. |
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free trade |
- The unrestricted movement of goods and services across international borders. |
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trading bloc |
- A group of countries that have reduced or even eliminated tariffs, allowing for the free flow of goods among the member nations. |
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common market |
- A group of countries that have eliminated tariffs and harmonized trading rules to facilitate the free flow of goods among the member nations. |
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Almost half the world over three billion people |
- live on less than $2.50 a day. —GlobalIssues.org |
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Fixed Exchange Rate |
Fixed value remains constant by purchasing their own currency = artificial demand. |
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Floating Exchange Rate |
Value is dependent on supply & demand |
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Strong Currency example & causes. |
$1 = €2 euros
• causes weaker Tourism in US • US exports more expensive in euro market. • Imports to US less expensive • encourage domestic firms to open business in foreign market. |
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Weak Currency example & sample causes. |
$1= €0.5 euro ($500 = €250)
causes • stronger US tourism • stronger US exports • lower foreign imports • foreign firms open business in US. |
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External Business factors |
Social: language, lifestyle, preferences
Economic: population, infrastructure, per capita income (spending power).
Political & Legal: govt set conditions, restricted quotas, tariffs (tax) on imports. Subsidy, reverse tax- asst domestic co. To compete. Embargo- prevent goods to come in or out.
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