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Ho Van Hien Master in Business & Marketing Management Tell : 09.08.28.58.68 Email: phrhienpharm70@gmail.com Subject INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Class mail box : Passwords :. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. CHAPTER I. GLOBALIZATION Global Business Environment. Learning Objectives.
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Ho Van Hien • Master in Business & Marketing Management • Tell : 09.08.28.58.68 • Email: phrhienpharm70@gmail.com • Subject INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS • Class mail box : • Passwords :
CHAPTER I GLOBALIZATIONGlobal Business Environment
Learning Objectives • Describe the process of globalization and how it affects markets and production. • Identify the two forces causing globalization to increase. • Summarize the evidence for each main argument in the globalization debate. • Identify the types of companies that participate in international business. • Describe the global business environment and identify its four main elements.
What is International Business? Any commercial transactions that crosses the borders of two or more nations.
International Business • E- business (e-commerce) Purchase, sale, or exchange of goods and services, as well as servicing customers, collaboration with business partners, and transactions within a company via computer networks.
International Business • Imports • All goods and services brought into a country that are acquired from organizations located abroad. • Exports • All goods and services produced or based in one country that are sold abroad.
Legal & Political Differences Economic Differences Social & Cultural differences Going International
Legal & Political Differences Economic Differences Going International
Legal & Political Differences Economic Differences Going International http://vietnamnet.vn/chinhtri/2009/05/846521/ http://www.vietnamembassy-israel.org/vi/vnemb.vn/tin_hddn/ns090522110235
Globalization • Trend toward greater Economic , Cultural, Political, and Technological interdependence among national institutions and economies.
Globalization of Markets • Globalization of Markets refers to convergence in buyer preferences in markets around the world. • This trend is occurring in many product categories, including consumer goods, industrial products and business services.
Benefits of Globalization of Markets • Reduces marketing costs. • Creates New Market Opportunities. • Levels Uneven Income Streams. • Yet Local Needs are Important.
Globalization of Production • Globalization of Production refers to the dispersal of production activities to locations that help a company achieve its costs –minimization or quality- maximization objectives for a good or service.
Benefits of Globalization of Production • Provides access to Low-Cost Workers. • Provides access to Technical Expertise. • Provides access to Production Inputs.
Forces Driving Globalization • Falling Barriers to Trade & Investment • Technological Innovation • Measuring Globalization
Falling Barriers to Trade & Investment • General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT) • World Trade Organization (WTO) • Regional Trade Agreements • Trade Agreements & Trade Growth
Falling Barriers to Trade & Investment • GATT(General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade ) Treaty designed to promote free trade by reducing both tariffs and non-tariff barriers to International trade. + 1947: 23 Nations + 1994: 123 Nations
Falling Barriers to Trade & Investment • WTO (World Trade Organization) International Organization that regulates trade between nations. • Established: 1 January 1995 • 153 members (July 2008) • Location: Geneva, Switzerland • Website: www.wto.int
Falling Barriers to Trade & Investment • Regional Trade Agreements • NAFTA(North American Free Trade Agreement) • EU (European Union) • APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Co-orperation).
Regional Trade Agreements • NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) • Establishment: 1 January, 2004 • Members: 3 • Website: http//www.nafta-sec-alena.org • is the trade bloc in North America created by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Regional Trade Agreements • EU(European Union) (Brussels) • Establishment: + 1957 European Commission (EC) + 1993 European Union (EU) • Members: 27 • Website: eurid.eu • is a political and economic community of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe.
Regional Trade Agreements Brussels is home to the council and commission
Regional Trade Agreements • APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Coorperation) • Establishment: 1989 • Members: 21 • Headquarter: Singapore • Website: http//www.apec.org
Regional Trade Agreements APEC 2006 (VIETNAM)
Regional Trade Agreements APEC 2006 (VIETNAM)
Trade Agreements and Trade Growth • GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Value of all goods and services produced by a country’s domestic economy over a 1-year period. • GNP (Gross National Product) Value of all goods and services produced by a country during a 1-year period, including income generated by both domestic and International activities. • GDP or GNP per Capita Nation’s GDP or GNP divided by its population.
Technological Innovation • E-mail and Videoconferencing • Internet and World Wide Web • Company Intranets and Extranets • Advancements in Transportation Technologies
Political engagement Economic Integration Technological connectivity Personal contact Measuring Globalization
Measuring Globalization Globalization’s Top 20
Untangling the Globalization Debate • Today’s Globalization in Context • The current Globalization Backlash. • Globalization’s Impact on Jobs and wages. • Globalization’s Impact on Labor and Environmental Regulation. • Globalization & Income Inequality. • Globalization & National Sovereignty. • Globalization’s Influence on Cultures.
Today’s Globalization in Context • First World War • Second World War • The cold war • Russian Revolution • The Great Depression • The collapse of the Wall Berlin. • The threw off the chain of communism • Embrace freedom, Democratic institutions, and Free market • Trade, capital and labors flow more freely
The current Globalization Backlash • World Bank (WB) Agency created to provide financing for national economic development efforts.
The current Globalization Backlash • International Monetary Fund (IMF) Agency created to regulate fixed exchange rates and enforce the rules of the international monetary system.
Globalization’s Impact on Jobs and wages • Globalization Costs Jobs & Lowers Wages • Eliminates jobs in developed Nations. • Forces Wages lower in developed Nations • Exploits workers in Developing Nations
Globalization’s Impact on Jobs and wages • Globalization Creates Jobs & Boosts Wages • Increases Wealth & Efficiency • Generates Labor Market Flexibility • Creates Jobs in Developed Nations • Advances Developing Nations’ Economies • Summary of the jobs & Wages Debate
Globalization’s Impact on Labor & Environmental Regulation • Labor Standards • Environmental Protection • Developing Future Markets
Globalization & Income Inequality • Inequality within Nations • Inequality between Nations • Global Inequality
Globalization & National Sovereignty • Globalization: Menace to Democracy • Globalization: Guardian of Democracy
Key Players in International Business • Multinational Corporation (MNC) Business that has direct investments abroad in multiple countries. • Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses • Born- Global Firm: Company that takes a global perspective on its market and engages in international business from or near its inception