International Business Environments and Operations, 13/e Global Edition

International Business
Environments and Operations, 13/e
Global Edition
Part One
Background For International Business
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Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education
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Chapter Objectives
• To define globalization and international business

and show how they affect each other
• To understand why companies engage in
international business and why international
business growth has accelerated
• To discuss globalization’s future and the major
criticisms of globalization
• To become familiar with different ways in which a
company can accomplish its global objectives
• To apply social science disciplines to
understanding the differences between
international and domestic business
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Introduction
Globalization is the ongoing process

that deepens and broadens the
relationships and interdependence
among countries. International
Business is a mechanism to bring
about globalization.
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International business consists of all

commercial transactions—including
sales, investments, and transportation
—that take place between two or more
countries
Increasingly foreign countries are a

source of both production and sales for
domestic companies
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Studying International Business is
Important
• Most companies are either international or
compete with international companies
• Modes of operations may differ from those used
domestically
• The best way of conducting business may differ
by country
• An understanding helps you make better career
decisions
• An understanding helps you decide what
government policies to support
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International Business:
Operations and Influences
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Measuring Globalization
• A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Globalization Index

 Economic
 Technological
 Personal Contact
 Political
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Factors Contributing to Rapid Growth of
1. Increase in and expansion of technology
2. Liberalization of cross-border trade and
resource movements
3. Development of services that support
international business
4. Growing consumer pressures
5. Increased global competition
6. Changing political situations
7. Expanded cross-national cooperation
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What’s Wrong with Globalization
• Threats to national sovereignty

• Economic growth and environmental stress
• Growing income inequality and personal stress
• Offshoring – the transferring of production
abroad – is controversial in terms of who
benefits when costs are reduced and whether
the process exchanges good jobs for bad ones.
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Companies Engage in International
Business
• To Expand Sales: pursuing international sales
increases the potential market and potential
profits
• To Acquire Resources: may give companies
lower costs, new and better products, additional
operating knowledge
• To Diversify or Reduce Risks: international
operations may reduce operating risk by
smoothing sales and profits, preventing
competitors from gaining advantage
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Modes of Operation in International
Business
• Merchandise exports and imports

• Service exports and imports
 Tourism and Transportation
 Service Performance
 Asset Use
• Investments
 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
 Portfolio Investment
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Multinational Enterprises
Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) take a

global approach to markets and
production. Sometimes they are referred
to as multinational corporations or
companies (MNCs) or transnational
companies (TNCs).
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Difference Between International and
Domestic Operations
When operating abroad companies may have to adjust
their usual methods of carrying out business.
Foreign conditions often dictate a more suitable

method, and the operating modes used for international
business differ from those used on a domestic level.
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Physical and Social Factors Affecting
International Business Operations
To operate within a company’s external

environment, its managers must have
knowledge of business operations and a
working knowledge of social sciences,
and how they affect all functional
business fields.
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Physical and Social Factors Affecting
International Business Operations
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Competitive Factors Affecting
• A company’s competitive strategy

influences how and where it can best
operate.
• A company’s competitive situation may

differ in terms of its relative strength and
which competitors it faces.
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Competitive Factors Affecting
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Future of International Business and
Globalization
• Further globalization is inevitable.

• International business will grow primarily along
regional rather than global lines.
• Forces working against further globalization and
international business will slow down both
trends.
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International Business

Environments and Operations, 13/e

• To define globalization and international business

Globalization is the ongoing process

International business consists of all

Increasingly foreign countries are a

• A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Globalization Index

• Threats to national sovereignty

• Merchandise exports and imports

Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) take a

Foreign conditions often dictate a more suitable

To operate within a company’s external

• A company’s competitive strategy

• A company’s competitive situation may

• Further globalization is inevitable.

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