
External
International Business
International business is the exchange of goods, services, technology, capital, or knowledge across national borders. It can include: (1) Selling goods and services between countries, (2) Producing goods overseas and selling them domestically, (3) Outsourcing services to cheaper locations, (4) Transferring people, intellectual property, or contractual assets.
- Author
- Lumen Learning
- Publisher
- Lumen Learning
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Business Administration
Contents· 102 sections
- 01: Its a Small World
- 1.01: Overview
- 1.02: Discussion Post- Self Introduction
- 1.03: Reading- What is International Business
- 1.04: Video- Globalization Explained
- 1.05: Video- Miniature Earth
- 1.06: Assignment- Going Global Alfalfa for Everyone
- 02: Trade Theory from Mercantilism to Free Trade
- 2.01: Overview
- 2.02: Reading- Why Trade
- 2.03: Video- Comparative Advantage and Trade
- 2.04: Reading- Competitive Advantage
- 2.05: Reading- Absolute Advantage
- 2.06: Video- Porters National Diamond Framework Explained
- 03: Different Strokes . Political and Economic Systems Around the Globe
- 3.02: Reading- The Disadvantages of Communism
- 3.03: Reading- Mixed Economies
- 3.04: Reading- The Benefits of Mixed Economies
- 3.05: Reading- The Disadvantages of Mixed Economies
- 3.06: Overview
- 3.07: Video- Economic Systems
- 3.08: Reading- Free-Enterprise
- 3.09: Reading- Capitalism in the US
- 3.10: Reading- Socialism and Planned Economies
- 3.11: Reading- The Benefits of Socialism
- 3.12: Reading- The Disadvantages of Socialism
- 3.13: Reading- The Communist Economic System
- 3.14: Reading- The Benefits of Communism
- 04: Thats Not How We do it Back Home Cultural Systems Around the Globe
- 4.01: Overview
- 4.02: Readings
- 4.03: Reading- Dunkin Brands Dunkin Donuts and Baskin-Robbins Making Local Global
- 4.04: Discussion Assignment- Dunkin Brands Dunkin Donuts and Baskin-Robbins Making Local Global
- 05: Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse- Ethical and Legal Issues in Global Business
- 5.01: Overview
- 5.02: Reading- Global Business Ethics
- 5.03: Video- Lessons About Trust Learned from Globalization
- 5.04: Assignment- Corruption Perception and Global Business
- 06: Is Free Trade Really Free The Political Challenges of Operating in a Global Market
- 6.01: Overview
- 6.02: Video- Types of Trade Restrictions
- 6.03: Reading- International Economic Cooperation among Nations
- 6.04: Reading- International Trade Barriers
- 6.05: Assignment- Barriers to International Trade
- 07: Got NAFTA Regional Economic Integration
- 7.01: Overview
- 7.02: Video- EU Crisis
- 7.03: Reading- Common Markets
- 7.04: Reading- NAFTA
- 7.05: Reading- European Union
- 7.06: Reading- APEC
- 7.07: Assignment- Regional Integration
- 7.08: WTO Regional Trade Agreement Database
- 08: Does the World Bank have an ATM Understanding the International Monetary System
- 8.01: Overview
- 8.02: Video- Exchange Rates
- 8.03: Assignment- The Big Mac Index
- 8.04: XE Currency Converter
- 09: How Many Euros to the Dollar Exploring Foreign Exchange Markets
- 9.01: Overview
- 9.02: Reading- What is the International Monetary System
- 9.03: Video- What is the World Bank
- 9.04: Video- About the IMF
- 9.05: Video- Fixed vs. Floating Exchange Rates
- 10: Buying a Big Mac in London- Foreign Direct Investment
- 10.01: Overview
- 10.02: Reading- Foreign Direct Investment
- 10.03: Assignment- The World of Foreign Direct Investment
- 10.04: OCED Library
- 11: Im from the IMF and Im Here to Help- Global Organizations for Global Business
- 11.01: Overview
- 11.02: Video- GTT
- 11.03: Reading- What Is the Role of the IMF and the World Bank
- 11.04: Reading- IMF and the World Bank- How Do They Differ
- 11.05: Websites- IMF and World Bank
- 11.06: Assignment- Global Organizations- The IMF and World Bank
- 12: A Game Plan for Going Global . Developing a Corporate Strategy
- 12.01: Overview
- 12.02: Video- International Global Business Strategy
- 12.03: Reading- International Strategy
- 13: How do you get from Here to There Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
- 13.01: Overview
- 13.02: Reading- Multinational Firms
- 13.03: Reading- Joint Ventures
- 13.04: Reading- Contract Manufacturing
- 13.05: Reading- Franchising
- 13.06: Reading- Licensing
- 13.07: Assignment- Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
- 14: Getting a Widget to Timbuktu- The Logistics of Global Business
- 14.01: Overview
- 14.02: Reading- Importing and Exporting and Global Sourcing
- 14.03: Reading- Global Production and Supply-Chain Management
- 14.04: Video- Made in China
- 14.05: Video- Using Logistics to Go Global
- 14.06: Video- Business of offshoring and outsourcing
- 14.07: Assignment- Position Paper- Offshoring Pro or Con
- 15: Erecting a Billboard in Tiananmen Square- Global Marketing
- 15.01: Overview
- 15.02: Reading- The Relationship between Product and Promotion
- 15.03: Reading- Changes in Promotion
- 15.04: Reading- Changes in Placement
- 15.05: Assignment- Its a Small Ad After All