Chapter 7 Flashcards
Counter Trade
The practice of using barter rather than money for making global sales
Gross Domestic Product (GPD)
The monetary value of all products and services produced in a country during one year
Balance Trade
The difference between the monetary value of a nations exports and imports
Globalization
The focus of creating economic, cultural, political, and technological independence among individual national institutions and economics
Protectionism
Practice of shielding one or more industries within a country’s economy from foreign competition using tariffs of quotas
Tariffs
Government taxes on products or services entering a country that primarily serve to raise prices on imports
Holister Moved Toward What Kind of Clothing
Comfortable Clothing
Quota
Restriction placed on the amount of product allowed to enter or leave a country
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Permanent institution that sets rules governing trade between its members through panels of trade experts who decide on trade disputes between members and issue binding decisions
Global Competition
Exists when firms originated, produced, and market their products and services worldwide
Strategic Alliances
Agreements among two or more independent firms to cooperate for the purpose of achieving common goals such as competitive advantage or customer value creation
Leading Countries in Global Merchandise Trade
U.S. China and Germany
Multidomestic Marketing Strategy
Multinational firms that have as many different product variations, brand names, and advertising programs as countries in which they do business
Global Marketing Strategy
Transnational firms that employ the practice of standardizing marketing activities when there are cultural similarities and adapting them when cultures differ.
Global Brand
Marketed under the same name in multiple countries with similar centrally coordinated marketing programs