Lecture 20 The Global Marketplace Flashcards
What is an advantage of being a global firm?
Can gain marketing, production, R&D and financial advantages not available to purely domestic competitors
How do global firms see the world?
As one market
What are tariffs?
Taxes on certain imported products designed to raise revenue or to protect domestic firms
What are quotas?
Limits on the amount of foreign imports a country will accept in certain product categories to conserve on foreign exchange and to protect domestic industry and employment
What are exchange controls?
A limit on the amount of foreign exchange and the exchange rate against other countries
What are nontariff trade barriers?
Biases against bids or restrictive product standards that go against American product features
What does GATT stand for?
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
How old is GATT?
61 years
What is the aim of GATT?
To promote world trade
How does GATT work?
It reduces tariffs and other international trade barriers
What does WTO stand for?
World Trade Organisation
What does WTO do?
Enforces GATT rules
Mediates disputes
Imposes trade sanctions
What are regional free-trade zones?
These are economic communities formed by certain countries
Give 4 examples of regional free-trade zones
EU
NATFA
CAFTA
UNASUR
What does CAFTA stand for?
Central American Free Trade Agreement
What does UNASUR stand for?
Union of South American Nations
What two economic affect a country’s attractiveness as a market?
Industrial structure
Income distribution
What are the different types of industrial structure?
Subsistence economies
Raw material exporting economies
Emerging economies
Industrial economies
What are the different types of income distribution?
Low-income households
Middle-income households
High-income households
What does the political-legal environment look at?
The country’s attitude toward international buying
Government bureaucracy
Political stability
Monetary regulationss
What are the impacts associated with the cultural environment?
Impact of culture on marketing strategy
Impact of marketing strategy on cultures
How should which countries to enter be decided?
Define international marketing objectives and policies
Foreign sales volume
How many countries to enter
Types of countries to enter
What can the type of country to enter be based on?
Geography
Income and population
Political climate
What are the demographic characteristics?
Education
Population size and growth
Population age composition
What are the geographic characteristics?
Climate Country size Population density Urban or rural Transportation structure and market accessibility