This chapter discusses key concepts in international business including imports, exports, balance of trade, exchange rates, trade barriers, and strategies for operating globally. It defines common international trade terms and explores different types of trade agreements and business structures used across national borders like multinational companies, global strategies, and joint ventures.
2. International Business- business
activities needed for creating,
shipping, and selling goods and
services across national borders
Imports: Items bought from other
countries
Exports: Goods and service sold to
others countries
3. Balance of trade: difference between
a country a country total exports and
total imports
Balance of payments-difference
between the amount of money that
country and the amount that goes
out of it
Exchange rate: The value of a
currency in one country compared
with the value in country
4. Trade Barriers: Restrictions to free
trade
Quota: Limit on the quantity of a
product that may be imported or
exported within a given period
Tariff-tax that a government places
on certain imported products
Embargo: Stop the export or import
of a product completely
5. Free Trade agreement: member
countries agree to remove duties
and trade barriers on products
traded among them
Common Markets: members do
away with duties and others trade
barriers
6. Multinational company
(MNC): an organization that
does business in several
countries
Global strategy: uses the
same product and marketing
strategy worldwide
7. Multination strategy: treats
each country market
differently
Joint Venture: Is an
agreement between two or
more companies to share a
business project