Chapter 1 T rade and i nvestment in a g lobal economy

1. Chapter 1Trade and investment in a global economy 1<#>

2. Lecture plan • Scope of international business • exports of goods and services • international contracting • foreign direct investment • What is globalisation? Main indicators • The drivers of globalisation • Arguments pro and against globalisation • International business versus domestic business • Why study international business? 1<#>

3. Scope of international business • Exports (goods and services) • Contracting • Joint ventures • Wholly owned direct investment 1<#>

4. Exports of goods • Primary products • agricultural products (food, raw materials) • mining products (ores, fuels, non-ferrous metals) • Manufactures • iron and steel • chemicals • other semi-manufactures • machinery and transport equipment • textiles and clothing • other consumer goods 1<#>

5. Exports of services • Transportation (shipment and other) • Travel • Other services • telecommunications • non-merchandise insurance • banking • other professional services (engineering, legal, accounting, education, market research) 1<#>

6. Contracting • Licensing • rights for production and sales of a product • licensing fee • territorial restrictions • Franchising • Pepsi Cola, Shangri-La, Burger King • Turnkey project • planning, construction, commissioning, training • Large plant projects • Subcontracting (e.g. the car sector) 1<#>

7. Foreign investment • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) • joint venture and wholly-owned investment • effective control; managerial participation • Portfolio investment • investment income; capital gains • Dividing line: 10% of the company shares 1<#>

8. FDI concepts • FDI (flow): measures movement of FDI in a given period, usually a year • FDI outflows • FDI inflows • FDI (stock): book value of accumulated investment flows over the years • outward FDI (stock) • inward FDI (stock) • Foreign production: value of goods and services produced abroad by multinationals. 1<#>

9. Global–multinational–transnational • Global company:company operating globally, e.g. • exporting to many countries, or • investing in many countries. • Multinational (MNE):engages in foreign production in three or more countries. • Transnational (TNC):a corporation with owners in more than one nation. 1<#>

10. Global integration ‘The process by which markets and production in different countries are becoming increasingly interdependent due to the dynamics of trade in goods and services and the flows of capital and technology.’ Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 1<#>

11. Drivers of globalisation Two key factors seem to underlie the trend towards the increasing globalisation of markets and production: 1. decline of barriers to trade and investment 2. technological change 1<#>

12. Indicators of globalisation • Increasing trade/GDP ratio • FDI as % of GDP • Growth of intra-industry trade • Declining concentration of international business flows • Aggregate international business as % of GDP 1<#>

13. Why FDI is growing more rapidly than world trade or world output • Can circumvent future trade barriers • World political and economic change • Democratisation of markets • Globalisation of world markets 1<#>

14. Answers to critics of globalisation • Decisions in WTO and other international organisations are made by consensus of governments • Globalisation is more effective with strong governments and sound institutions • Globalisation benefits both large and small/medium companies 1<#>

15. Anti-globalisation arguments • Destroys manufacturing jobs in wealthy, advanced countries • Wage rates of unskilled workers in advanced countries decline • Companies move to countries with fewer labour and environment regulations (‘export of jobs’) • Loss of sovereignty 1<#>

16. Globalisation - arguments pro • Lower prices for goods and services • Economic growth stimulation • Increase in consumer income • Job creation • countries specialise in production of goods and services that are produced most efficiently • Unprecedented advances in living standards 1<#>

17. International business vs domestic business • International risk • financial (exchange, interest, inflation) • political (nationalisation, expropriation) • regulatory (legal systems, policies) • marketing (income levels, marketing practices) • Multinational conflicts • Multinational strategies vs national interest 1<#>

18. International business training • Reasons - ‘multinationalisation’ - internationalisation(small and medium companies) - international business policies (government) - globalisation of financial markets 1<#>

19. The Future Challenges • Domination of the food trade by a few MNCs • The vast technology gaps that exist between rich and poor countries • Agriculture’s role as the sector employing most of the labor force in the poorer countries • Manufacturing workforce is made redundant by foreign investment is being absorbed by new fast growing industries 1<#>

21. Act Locally Think Globally

22. Why Study the Area of International Business??? ANSWER PLEASE!!! 1<#>