Ethical Issues in the Global Economy The business world is changing. It is evolving into a fully integrated global economy, where corporations and their managers are faced with moral dilemmas and ethical questions as they expand their operations on a worldwide scale. As raw material sources, supply chains, and production facilities are increasingly being built and moved overseas, businesses are beginning to uncover new issues which complicate their processes and operations. Gray areas are
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Survey of the Theories of GLOBALIZATION by Wendy M. Jeffus Southern New Hampshire University TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. Internationalization versus Globalization Multinational Enterprises Exporting Licensing/Franchising Strategic Alliances Joint Ventures Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Emerging Economies Developed Economies Universalizers versus Particularists World-systems Diversity of Cultures
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adopting an appropriate strategy in different markets. Suggestions for future research are also presented. Keywords: Entry mode strategy, developing country, Malaysia, service industries, multinational corporations INTRODUCTION Because of the fast globalization of business since the 1980s, many firms have developed strategies to enter foreign markets and expand their operations beyond their national boundaries. Generally, the destination of such firms was emerging Asian and
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Globalization Globalization of Markets: * One huge global marketplace * Less trade barriers * Global norm (taste and preference) * Same basic products Globalization of Production: * Sourcing of goods in different part of the world (Lower cost, Better quality) Global institutions: * Help manage, regulate, and police the global marketplace * Promote the establishment of multinational treaties to govern the global business system * Example: * World Trade
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1 How does expanding internationally benefit Walmart? After its beginning in 1962 Walmart ever since had constant growth rates and successfully gained market share in the merchandise and food retailing markets. “By 1990, however, Walmart realized that its opportunities for growth in the United States were becoming more limited”. To keep steady growth rates and profits the company decided to expand globally. The core competency of Walmart is the price. Selling merchandise and food for low prices
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Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management SYLLABUS and ASSIGNMENTS International Business Strategy INTL 460 SECTIONS 61 and 81 Fall 2008 Professor Daniel F. Spulber Office 606 Leverone 491-8675 E-mail: jems@kellogg.northwestern.edu International Business Strategy Course Description The course defines the objectives and strategies of international business. The course emphasizes economic analysis of international business strategy formulation. Topics covered include
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question “what is globalization?” According to me globalization is a word which has its origin from the process of transformation from self-sufficient civilizations to modern countries having specializations and doing trade. Globalizations finding its way back from 3000BC to the most recent times; it can be defined in various ways depending upon time. Gunder Frank’s theory of dependency explains it all. Globalization was always need driven, more was the need more was globalization in terms of trade
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The Process of Expansion of the Business into a New Region or Country The business world around the globe is changing fast inspired by globalization. Companies go into new regions or nations with the typical objective of growth and diversification of its activities. In the contemporary business world, many companies are expanding into new-geographic regions or countries with the aim of gaining competitive advantage through overcoming international trade barriers. The process of expanding businesses
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The objective of Thomas Friedman’s book The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization is to understand globalization as a complex and interconnected international system where he embellishes the system with symbols and bold metaphors. In the opening scene of the text, he mentions the crash of Thai currency, the baht in 1997 which triggered a domino effect on the Southeast Asian market. The result of which was Southeast Asian recession. Recession in Southeast Asia caused rise in prices
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2014) * Topic 1: Context * Globalization: There is no agreed or consistent definition for globalization but the key features including: * Everything and everyone equal * Intensive and rapid flows cross border flows (eg product, finance) * Not just economic but social, culture also. * Implication for nation states (countries)- a loss on power for the countries on politically as well as economically. * “ Globalization is about growing mobility across frontiers-
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