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Global Business
V4 Terms
Term | Definition |
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What is Globalization? | Globalization is when international integration arises from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture. |
The World is Flat | Friedman-there are no barriers for global expansion for companies; the internet has made everything accessible |
CAGE analysis | Pankaj Ghemawat-although countries have been working to remove barriers, barriers still exist; culture-different cultures like different things, administration-politically similar countries are more likely to trade with one another, geography-countries are less likely to trade if they are physically far apart, economics-countries with vastly different standards of living are not likely to trade with one another |
Monarchy | a single person rules until he or she dies or abdicates the throne power can vary by type:absolute, constitutional, or a mix of both Constitutional: Canada, Great Britain, Japan Absolute: Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
Oligarchy | a small, elite group holds power status not achieved through noble ancestry Russia, Venezuela, China |
Dictatorship | a single person (or a very small group of people) holds power wields complete and absolute authority over a government and population North Korea, Cuba |
Democracy | citizens organize political parties and elect leaders leader's power organized through constitution and term limits United States |
Anarchy | individuals control the country no government needed |
Traditional Economy | centered around family everyone consumes the same goods relies on bartering no surplus |
Command/Planned Economy | controlled by the ruling class all resources are owned by the government Communism |
Market Economy | the market controls the distribution of resources minimum to no government control Capitalism |
Mixed Economy | the market is the major determining power partial government regulation as needed Socialism |
Common Law | the judge interprets the law |
Civil Law | the judge applies the law |
Religious/Theocratic Law | based on religious guidelines |