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Import Quota

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restricts the quantity of goods that can be imported

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Import Tariff

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Taxes on imported goods that increases cost in domestic market

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Currency Exchange Rate

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price of one unit of a country’s currency expressed in units of another country’s currency

  • $1.00 = .80 Euro
  • 1.00 Euro = $1.25
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Balance of Trade

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  • difference between money value of imports and exports
  • exports > imports = trade surplus
  • exports < imports = trade deficit
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Balance of Payments Issue

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  • summary accounting of U.S.-base transactions with all other countries during a period of time
  • balance of payments accounts: current account, capital account, and financial account
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Current Account (Balance of Payments)

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net dollar value for period of:
- amounts earned from export of goods and services
- amounts spent on import of goods and services
- income from foreign investments - dividends and interest
- net factor flow from foreign aid and grants
SUM = Net Balance

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Capital Account (Balance of Payments)

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net dollar value for period of:

  • inflows from investments and loans by foreign entities
  • outflows from investments and loans by U.S. entities made abroad
  • reflects net change in foreign ownership of U.S. assets and U.S. ownership of foreign assets
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Financial Account (Balance of Payments)

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net dollar amount of:

  • U.S. owned assets located abroad
  • Foreign-owned assets in the U.S.
  • shows accumulated amount of investments:
  • both government and private
  • monetary and non-monetary
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Direct exchange rate

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Expresses the domestic price of one unit of a foreign currency

1 Euro = $1.10

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Indirect exchange rate

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Foreign price of one unit of a domestic currency

$1.00 = .909 Euro

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Free-floating currency

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exchange rate is determined by market forces of supply and demand for a currency

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Pegged or Movable currency

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exchange rate is fixed by the government, with frequent revisions

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Transaction Risk

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The possible unfavorable impact of changes in currency exchange rates on transactions that are denominated in a foreign currency

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Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Hedging

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Hedging is a risk management strategy that involves using offsetting or contra transactions so that a loss on one would be offset by a gain on the other

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Translation Risk

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The possible unfavorable impact of changes in currency exchange rates on financial statements of foreign operation that are converted from a foreign currency to the domestic currency

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Economic Risk

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The possibility that changes in exchange rates will alter value of future revenues and costs

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How can a firm mitigate economic risk?

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  • distribute productive assets in different countries with different currencies
  • shift sources of revenues and expenses to different locations with different currencies
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Foreign currency forward exchange contract

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A contract to buy or sell a specified amount of a foreign currency at a specified date at a specified rate

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Foreign currency option contract

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A contract that gives the right to buy or sell a specified amount of a foreign currency for a specified time at a specified rate

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In practice, what may transfer price be based on?

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  • cost to the selling unit - either variable or full cost
  • market price - the price of such goods or services in the market, if available
  • negotiated price - between buying and selling units
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Globalization

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The movement toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy

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World Bank

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promotes general economic development

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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maintains order in the international monetary system by providing funds to economies in financial crisis, including - currency crisis, banking crisis, and financial debt crisis

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

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  • oversees the implementation, administration, and operation of covered trade agreements
  • provides a forum for negotiations and for settling international trade disputes
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5 largest export countries in order
1. China 2. Germany 3. U.S. 4. Japan 5. France
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5 largest import countries in order
1. U.S. 2. China 3. Germany 4. Japan 5. France
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Outsourcing
Acquiring goods or services from a separate or external provider under contractual terms
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Outsourcing Risks
- quality - goods or services do not meet buyer's standards - security - provider misappropriates intellectual property, trade processes, data, etc. - export/import - home country or source country restricts the transfer of goods - currency exchange - the cost of goods and services in domestic currency increases - legal - possible violation of a country's laws
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Capital Markets
Bring together providers of capital (investors) and users of capital (borrowers)
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Global Capital Market
Interconnected set of financial institutions and national markets that permit the trading of securities and other financial assets between and among investors and borrowers world-wide
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Eurodollar market
provides short and intermediate-term loans world-wide denominated in U.S. dollars
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International bond market (Eurobonds)
- long-term loans outside borrower's home country - offered in most major currencies - avoids most government regulation
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What are the two major reasons for movement of services world-wide?
- internet and global communications | - relocation of services necessary to support foreign trade and production
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Foreign Licensing
- Granting a foreign entity the right to use an asset: patent, trademark, formula, etc. - licensee makes royalty payments to the licensor
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Foreign Franchising
- special form of licensing in which the franchisor typically mandates strict operating procedures - used primarily in foreign retail and service markets
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Foreign Joint Venture
- an entity established in a foreign location and jointly owned by two or more otherwise unrelated entities - one of the owners is typically located in the foreign country
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Foreign Subsidiary
- entity acquires or establishes a foreign subsidiary - a controlled, but legally separate entity
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Strategic Planning
Sequence of interrelated procedures for determining an entity's long-term goals and objectives and identifying the best approaches for achieving those goals and objectives
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Mission Statement
provides expression of the purpose and range of entity activities
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Values
Establish the underlying beliefs that govern operations and how relationships with other parties are conducted
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Goals
- general purposes towards which entity endeavors are directed - typically mid-to-long-term in outlook - may encompass multiple objectives
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What are the three generic business strategies from Michael Porter?
- cost leadership - differentiation - focus
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PEST analysis
A macro-assessment of - - Political - Economic - Social - Technological elements of an environment
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Porter's Five Forces
- threat of new entrants into the market - threat of substitute goods or services - bargaining power of buyers - bargaining power of suppliers - intensity of rivalry
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SWOT Analysis
- develops a profile of the internal Strengths and Weaknesses and external Opportunities and Threats
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What are Porter's three generic strategies?
- cost leadership - differentiation - focus - cost leadership or differentiation applied to a narrow market
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Cost Leadership strategy points
- seek to minimize costs - invest significantly in production and distribution assets - have high levels of expertise in product design, manufacturing, and distribution
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Differentiation strategy points
- highly skilled and creative product or service development personnel - leading edge research capabilities - strong and dedicated marketing and sales personnel - reputation for innovation, quality, and service
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Focus strategy points
- outstanding market research and understanding of target group - ability to tailor strengths in product or service development to target group - high degree of customer satisfaction and loyalty
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Alternative Resources-Based Model (RBM)
- alternative strategic planning model - assesses resources and capabilities of an entity - bases strategy on collection of resources and capabilities to take advantage of opportunities in the market
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