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Chapter 5
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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. |