CH6 Flashcards
GLOBALIZATION IS FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AND
-INCREASE SPECIALIZATION
A GLOBAL ECONOMY WILL LIKELY PROMOTE INCREASED ECONMY OF SCALE AND INCREASED SPECIALIZATION IN INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIES.
MOTIVATION FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS
- COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
- IMPERFECT MARKETS
- PRODUCT CYCLE.
THE CONCEPT OF A GLOBAL ECONOMIC BALANCE OF POWER ANTICIPATES
-THE CONCEPT OF BALANCE POWER ANTICIPATES THAT NO ONE NATION WILL DOMINATE OR INTERFERE WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF OTHERS.
SOURCING REQUIREMENT
GENERALLY REFER TO CONTENT OR VALUE ADDED LIMITS ON THE % OF LABOR OR MATERIALS USED IN IMPORTED PRODUCTS. COMPLIANCE WITH LIMITS MYA RESULT IN TARIFF REDUCTIONS.
UNIPOLAR
IS THE CONCENTRATION OF POWER BY ONE COUNTRY. FOR EXAMPLE THE US
MULTIPOLAR
POWER DISTRIBUTED AMONGS MULTIPLE NATIONS
UNILATERAL
ACTION TAKEN BY A SINGLE NATION ACTION ON ITS OWN IS REFERRED TO AS UNILATERAL.
MULTILATERAL
REFERS TO POWER THAT IS NOT ONLY DISTRIBUTED BUT SHARED COOPERATIVELY AMONG NATIONS.
SYSTEMATIC INTERDEPENDANCE
REFERS TO THE GLOBAL WARMING AND NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION ISSUES THAT FACE ALL NATIONS.
-IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY SHARE THE PLANET EARTH. ACTIONS OF GOVERNMENT THAT ADVERSELY IMPACT THE CLIMATE OR REDUCE OUR SAFETY (SUCH AS NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION) IMPACT ALL NATIONS.
FUNCTIONALITY INTERDEPENDANCE
IS THE PARTICIPATION OF NATIONS IN WORLDWIDE INSTITUTIONS, SUCH AS THE UNITED NATIONS, THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
RISK
IT MAY BE DEFINED AS THE CHANCE OF FINANCIAL LOSS. MORE FORMALLY THE TERM RISK MAY BE USED TO INTERCHANGEABLY WITH THE TERM UNCERTAINTY TO REFER TO THE VARIABILITY OF RETURNS ASSOCIATED WITH A GIVEN ASSET.
RISK AND RETURN
ARE A FUNCTION OF BOTH MARKET CONDITIONS AND THE RISK OF PREFERENCES OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED.
RISK PREFERENCES
- DIFFERENT MANAGERS HAVE DIFFERENT ATTITUDES TOWARD RISK. THERE ARE 3 BASIC RISK PREFERENCES.
1. RISK INDIFFERENT
2. RISK ADVERSE
3. RISK SEEKING BEHAVIOR
RISK INDIFFERENT
-REFLECTS AN ATTITUDE TOWARD RISK IN WHICH AN INCREASE IN THE LEVEL OF RISK DOES NOT RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN MANAGEMENTS REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN.
DIVERSIFICATION
RISK IS OFTEN REDUCED BY DIVERSIFICAITON, WHICH IS THE PROCESS OF SELECTING INVESTMENTS OF DIFFERENT OR OFSSETING RIKS. NOT ALL RISK CAN BE MANAGED THORUGHT DIVERSIFICATION. TOTAL RISK IS THE COMBINATION OF THE DIVERSIFIABLE AND NON-DIVERSIFIABLE RISK OF A SINGLE ASSET.
DIVERSIFIABLE RISK
ALSO KNOWN AS NON MARKET UNSYSTEMATIC RISK OR FIRM SPECIFIC. REPRESENTS THE PORTION OF A SINGLE ASSET'S RIKS THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH RANDOM CAUSES AND CAN BE ELIMINATED THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION. EXAMPLES OF DIVERSIFIABLE RIKS: -STRIKES -LAWSUITS -REGULATORY ACTIONS -LOSS OF A KEY ACCOUNT.
NON-DIVERSIFIABLE RISK
DUNS
NS
-ALSO KNOWN AS MARKET RISK OR SYSTEMATIC RISK IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO MARKET FACTORS THAT AFFECT ALL FIRMS AND CANNOT BE ELIMINATED THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION. EXAMPLES OF NON-DIVERSIFIABLE RISK -WAR -INFLATION -INTERNATIONAL INCIDENTS -POLITICAL EVENTS.
RISK CLASSIFICATION:
“DUNS”
-DIVERSIFIABLE=UNSYSTEMATIC NON-MARKET RELATED, FIRM SPECIFIC.
NON-DIVERSIFIABLE=SYSTEMATIC OR MARKET RISK
AS INFLATION ASSOCIATED WITH A FOREING ECONOMY INCREASES IN RELATION TO A DOMESTIC ECONOMY
–DEMAND FOR THE FOREIGN CURRENCY FALLS.
INFLATION WEAKENS THE FOREIGN CURRENCY IN RELATION TO THE DOMESTIC CURRENCY AND MAKES FOREIGN PRODUCTS MORE EXPENSIVE AND REDUCES DEMAND.
REDUCED DEMAND FOR A FOREIGN IMPORT WILL REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR ITS CURRENCY.
FINANCIAL RIKS IS A GENERAL CATEGORY THAT INCLUDES
- INTEREST RATE RIKS
- MARKET RISK
- PURCHASING POWER RISK
- LIQUIDITY RIKS
- DEFAULT RIKS