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Global standardization strategy

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This strategy involves offering standardized products or services across various markets with minimal customization

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localization or multi domestic strategy

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This strategy emphasizes adapting products or services to meet the specific preferences, cultural nuances, and requirements of individual markets, or regions

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transnational strategy

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The strategy combines elements of both global standardization and localization

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What are the advantages of a global standardization strategy?

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Emphasis is on economies of scale, resulting in proportionate, cost savings gain through efficient, production of goods in large quantities

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what are the disadvantages of global standardization strategy?

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It does not respond to individual cultures that it requires significant organization and communication between countries

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What is a multi domestic strategy?

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It is a strategy where companies invest in other countries, but do not have coordinated product offering in each country decisions are decentralized made with local needs and customs in mind

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what are the advantages of a multi domestic strategy?

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it involves less political risk and exchange rate risk increase product and a greater response to local needs

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What are the disadvantages of a multi domestic strategy?

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it’s more expensive to implement and reduces economies of scale

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what is a transnational strategy

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It’s a strategy where companies invest in foreign operations, maintaining central corporate facility, but giving decision-making, R&D and marketing powers to each individual foreign market

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what are the advantages of a trans international strategy?

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It combines the best elements of global and multi domestic strategies with manufacturing taking place at the least expensive sources in human resources, and marketing managed at the local level

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what are the disadvantages of a transnational strategy?

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Combining the best elements of a global and multi domestic strategy results in a much more complex organization

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What is the TPP?

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The transpacific partnership was a proposed trade agreement on 12 Pacific Rim countries aimed at reducing trade barriers, promoting economic growth, and establishing common standards

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what is Luxx leaks?

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Luxe leaks refers to the release of confidential documents in 2014 that revealed tax avoidance schemes in Luxembourg

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what is the purpose of the European Union?

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The European Union aims to promote economic and political cooperation among its member states to peace, stability and prosperity

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what are the three governing bodies of the EU what is each one’s purpose?

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European commission it proposes and enforces EU laws manages policies represents the EU internationally and manages the EU budget.

European council comprises the heads of state or government of EU member countries and sets the overall political direction and priorities

European Parliament, directly elected by citizens, it debates and passes laws overseas the commissions work and represents citizens

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List three expected benefits from CETA

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increase trade CET aims to eliminate tariffs and facilitate trade, potentially boosting, economic growth.

Enhanced regulatory cooperation that promotes alignment of regulations and standards between and reducing barriers and trade and investment

Job creation expected to create new job opportunities, and increase market access for business, Canada and the EU

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What does the World Trade Organization do? (three points)

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A forum for negotiations. The WTO is a place where countries can discuss their trade disparities and come to mutually agreeable solutions.

A set of rules the WTO rules or agreements have been negotiated and signed by the governments of member countries to set guidelines portrayed between countries, they promote the flow of goods and services across borders and eliminate barriers

Dispute settlement. The WTO is a form for countries to result mediate and arbitrate discrepancies in how countries have interpreted their trade agreements

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What is the Asia Pacific economic cooperation in short APEC

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Asia, Pacific economic cooperation, APEC work focusses on three pillars
Trade and investment liberalization, business facilitation, economic, and technical operation

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Group 7 or G7

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The purpose of G7 is to discuss macro economic issues, such as economic growth, trade, liberalization, and helping develop in countries. The G7 is also concerned the highway terrace of climate control, energy, arms, control, crime, and drugs.

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Group of 20 G20

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The group of 20 was established during the economic crisis of the 1990s to provide a discussion form for the major economies of the world creation of G20 filled the need to develop beyond G7 acknowledge the influence that country, such as Brazil, Russia, Indian China have on world economics and trade

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what does BRICS stand for?

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Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

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Organization for economic cooperation, and development OECD

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The organization for economic cooperation and development is a trade organization for the advancement of democracy and market economies

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what is the mission of the OECD?

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Promote economic growth, expand employment, improve the standard of living, sustain financial stability help countries, economic development, enhance world trade

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World bank

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Main activities would include lending money to developing countries, and providing training and banking regulations and exchange rates

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International monetary fund IMF

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The international monetary fund is an organization that tracks, economic trends, analyzes countries, financial performance one’s governments a political financial problems provides expertise to governments and provides a forum for discussion

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IMF purpose

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To promote financial stability, prevent and solve economic crisis, encourage growth and prevent and relieve poverty

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IMF accomplishes three activities

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encouraging countries to adopt responsible, economic policies,

Lending money to emerging in development countries,

Providing technical training in area, such as banking regulations, and exchange rate policies

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what is the organization of petroleum?

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OPEC

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What’s Grexit

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refers to the hypothetical scenario of greece leaving the eurozone due to its financial troubles during sovereign debt crisis

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what’s brexit

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stands for “british exit” from the european union which occurred when the united kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the EU in 2018

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five main purposes of the UN

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maintain international peace and security
protect human rights
deliver humanitarian aid
support sustainable development and climate action
uphold international law

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what is general assembly

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the assembly is the policymaking and representative body of UN

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what is the paris agreement

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the Paris agreement is a legally vid ing international treaty on climate change

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what do countries do under the paris agreement to address greenhouse admissions

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countries communicate actions they will take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in order to reach the goals of paris agreement

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what do countries include in their NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) regarding climate change adaption

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countries communicate actions they will take to build resilience and adapt to the impacts of climate change

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what is the vision of the Paris Agreemnt regarding technology development and transfer

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envisions fully realizing technology development and transfer to both improve resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emission

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what is CSR

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The duty of the companies management is to work in the best interest of the society relies on for resources, human material and environmental to advance the welfare of society and act as a global citizen through its policies

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benefits of corporate social responsibility

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Companies use CSR as a marketing tool being socially responsible to situates governments from implementing regulations that might interfere with business companies attract and retain excellent employees if they have a solid CSR practice

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some criticism of corporate social responsibility

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Being socially responsible cost companies money which reduces profit companies spend valuable time and employee energy and CSR instead, they could concentrate on maximizing shareholders wealth

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what is a stakeholder?

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Individuals or groups affected by the organization that have a stake in its success and profitability

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primary stakeholder and example

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Stakeholders, including custom suppliers, competitors and employees directly affect the company, and it’s probability. These stakeholders are of critical importance, and their interest should be considered first.

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secondary stakeholders and examples

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Stakeholders also have an impact on the company, but do not directly includes success, or contribute to its profitability

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Provide a list of primary stakeholders

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Primary day holders include employees, management, customers, and stakeholders

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provide a list of secondary stakeholders

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Competitors, creditors, banks, foreign and domestic governments, and labour unions media

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if two examples of primary stakeholders in a sentence

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employees and customers are essential primary stakeholders who directly impact in our impacted by the companies operations 

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give two examples of secondary stakeholders

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competitors and foreign governments are secondary stakeholders who influence and are influenced by external environment

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what is corporate social responsibility

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Corporate social responsibility refers to a companies commitment to conduct business in an ethical manner, considering its social environmental and economic impact CSR initiatives aim to contribute positively to society while ensuring sustainable business practises

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give two examples of primary stakeholders, the rise and fall of times in a sentence explain what CSR is and how the company either has positive or negative CSR

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and rise and fall of Tom’s employees who believed in the companies, mission and customers who supported the one for one model, are crucial primary stakeholders as their engagement and loyalty, directed impact directly impacted Tom’s profitability and growth. Tom had a positive CSR initially, with its mission to donate a pair of shoes for every pair sold