Quiz 1 International MKTG Flashcards
Four trends affecting global business
growth of WTO and open trade agreements, developing countries moving toward free trade, the internet, a mandate to manage the global environment for the future.
International marketing
Plan, price, promote, direct flow of goods and services for profit in more than one nation.
Firm characteristics (controllable)
Product, place, price, promotion, research
Domestic environment characteristics (uncontrollable)
political/legal forces, competitive structure, economic climate
Foreign environment characteristics (uncontrollable)
political/legal forces, economic forces, competitive forces, level of technology, structure of distribution, geography/infrastructure, culture
Duty of international marketers
Interpret influence of each uncontrollable element on the market. Adjust to cultures to which they are not attuned. Be aware of own frame of reference.
Self-reference criterion
Unconscious reference to own cultural values, experiences, knowledge. Not useful for decision making.
Ethnocentrism
Thinking one’s own culture is best.
Characteristics of companies that quickly internationalize
high technology and/or marketing-based resources, smaller home markets and larger production capacity, internationally networked managers
Stages of international marketing involvement
- no direct foreign marketing
- infrequent foreign marketing
- regular foreign marketing
- multidomestic or international marketing
- global marketing
Culture
Set fo values, beliefs, attitudes that are shared by a group of individuals and passed down generationally.
Origins of culture
geography, history, technology, political economy, social institutions (family, religion, media, government, corporations).
Cultural interpretations are impacted by:
position of men and women in society, role of family, social class, group behaviour, age groups, decency and civility
Five elements of culture
values, beliefs, rituals, symbols, thought processes
Ritual
pattern of behaviour and interaction that is learned and repeated
The paradox of cultural change
culture is dynamic in nature and also resists change
What causes cultural change
war, natural disasters, adjusting to historical changes
Cultural borrowing
Learn from other cultures to solve societal problems
Sovereignty
Powers exercised by state in relation to other countries. Supreme powers exercised over country’s own members.
Characteristics of a sovereign state
-enjoys full legal equality with other states
-independent and free from external control
-governs own territory
-selects own political, economic and social systems
-has power to enter into agreements with other nations
Monarchy/dictatorship
rule by one
Aristocracy/oligarchy
rule by few
Democracy
rule by many
Nationalism
Intense feeling of national pride and unity
Exchange controls
When there is a shortage of foreign exchange in the country and government restricts spending in foreign currency