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Chapter 5
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Globalization | Connections made among nations when economies freely move goods, labor, and money across borders |
| Culture | Shared beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular group or nation. |
| Trade | Buying an selling of goods and services across national borders. |
| Exports | Goods and services that are produced within a country's borders and sold in another country |
| Imports | Goods, services and capital that are brought into a country from outside its borders |
| Balance of Trade | Difference between a nation's exports and its imports |
| Foreign Exchange Rate | Cost to convert one currency into another |
| Embargo | Government order that prohibits trade with a foreign country |
| Tariff | Governmental tax on imported goods |
| Quota | Limit on the amount of a product imported into a country during a specific period of time |
| Logistics | Planning and managing the flow of goods, services and people to a destination. |
| Diversity | Having people from different backgrounds, cultures, or demographics coming together in a group |
| Intercultural Communication | Process of sending and receiving messages between people of various cultures |
| ESL | Known as English as a second Language |
| Multinational Corporation | Business that operates in more than one country |
| Licensing | When a business sells the right to manufacture its products or use its trademark |
| Franchise | Right to sell a company's goods or services in a specific area |
| Franchisor | Parent company that owns the chain or the brand |
| Franchisee | Person or company that buys the rights to use the brand |
| Joint Venture | Partnership of two or more companies that work together for a specific business purpose. |