or...
Reset Password Free Sign Up


 

Kotler, Armstrong, Principles of Marketing 11th ed, Ch 19 vocab

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help  

Question
Answer
Global firm   A firm that, by operating in more than one country, gains R&D, production, marketing, and financial advantages in its costs and reputation that are not available to purely domestic competitors  
Tariff   A tax levied by a government against certain imported products, designed to raise revenue or to protect domestic firms  
Quota   A limit on the amount of goods that an importing country will accept in certain product categories  
Embargo   A ban on the import of a certain product  
Exchange controls   Government limits on the amount of foreign exchange with other countries and on the exchange rate against other currencies  
Nontariff trade barriers   Nonmonetary barriers to foreign products, such as biases against a foreign company’s bids, or product standards that go against a foreign company’s product features  
Economic community   A group of nations organized to work toward common goals in the regulation of international trade  
Countertrade   International trade involving the direct or indirect exchange of goods for other goods instead of cash  
Exporting   Entering a foreign market by selling gods produced in the company’s home country, often with little modification  
Joint venturing   Entering foreign markets by joining with foreign companies to produce or market a product or service  
Licensing   A method of entering a foreign market in which the company enters into an agreement with a licensee in the foreign market, offering the right to use a manufacturing process, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other item of value for a fee or royalty  
Contract manufacturing   A joint venture in which a company contracts with manufacturers in a foreign market to produce the product or provide its service  
Management contracting   A joint venture in which the domestic firm supplies the management know-how to a foreign company that supplies the capital—the domestic firm exports management services rather than products  
Joint ownership   A joint venture in which a company joins investors in a foreign market to create a local business in which the company shares joint ownership and control  
Direct investment   Entering a foreign market by developing foreign-based assembly or manufacturing facilities  
Standardized manufacturing mix   An international marketing strategy for using basically the same product, advertising, distribution channels, and other elements of the marketing mix in all the company’s international markets  
Adapted marketing mix   An international marketing strategy for adjusting the marketing mix elements to each international target market, bearing more costs but hoping for a larger market share and return  
Straight product extension   Marketing a product in a foreign market without any change  
Product adaptation   Adapting a product to meet local conditions or wants in foreign markets  
Product invention   Creating new products or services for foreign markets  
Communication adaptation   A global communication strategy of fully adapting advertising messages to local markets  
Whole channel view   Designing international channels that take into account all the necessary links in distributing the seller’s products to final buyers, including the seller’s headquarters organization, channels among nations, and channels within nations  


   


 

 

 
Embed Code: If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.   show me how
 
Created by: cannons on 2010-09-30




Copyright ©2001-2013  StudyStack LLC   All rights reserved.
About -  FAQ -  Terms of Service -  Privacy Statement -  Contact -  Hide Ads  -  Mobile