Firms operate internationally for several reasons: to access new markets, raw materials, and labor; take advantage of subsidies; and achieve economies of scale as domestic markets become saturated. Key players in globalization include multinational firms conducting business across borders, as well as organizations like the WTO, World Bank, and IMF that facilitate international trade. Firms progress through stages of globalization from linking with overseas distributors to fully establishing their own manufacturing, marketing, sales, and R&D operations abroad.
Firms operate internationally for several reasons: to access new markets, raw materials, and labor; take advantage of subsidies; and achieve economies of scale as domestic markets become saturated. Key players in globalization include multinational firms conducting business across borders, as well as organizations like the WTO, World Bank, and IMF that facilitate international trade. Firms progress through stages of globalization from linking with overseas distributors to fully establishing their own manufacturing, marketing, sales, and R&D operations abroad.
Firms operate internationally for several reasons: to access new markets, raw materials, and labor; take advantage of subsidies; and achieve economies of scale as domestic markets become saturated. Key players in globalization include multinational firms conducting business across borders, as well as organizations like the WTO, World Bank, and IMF that facilitate international trade. Firms progress through stages of globalization from linking with overseas distributors to fully establishing their own manufacturing, marketing, sales, and R&D operations abroad.
Firms operate internationally for several reasons: to access new markets, raw materials, and labor; take advantage of subsidies; and achieve economies of scale as domestic markets become saturated. Key players in globalization include multinational firms conducting business across borders, as well as organizations like the WTO, World Bank, and IMF that facilitate international trade. Firms progress through stages of globalization from linking with overseas distributors to fully establishing their own manufacturing, marketing, sales, and R&D operations abroad.
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Reasons For Globalization
Firm operate internationally for a number of reasons:
• They may be seeking to secure better sources of raw materials & energy. • They may want to obtain access to low cost factors of production such as labour. • They may be attracted to certain countries because of subsidies those countries provide. • They may be seeking new markets for their products. Contd… • Domestic markets may no longer be able to absorb production at minimum efficient scale. • They may be motivated by life style factors.Domestic markets become saturated .As they mature , firms look abroad for new opportunities. • They may be seeking opportunities for economies of scope & for learning. So why go ‘Global’?
• Competition within your national market is becoming too intense so
you decide to push sales in overseas markets. • Your products within your national markets are reaching the end of the lifecycle so you wish to push it into national markets. • Sales and profit are generally declining in national markets. • You wish to become a global player. KEY PLAYERS
• Multinational firms which carry out business across the national
borders. • The World Trade Organization (WTO) THROUGH WHICH INTERNATIONAL TRAD E AGREEMENTS ARE NEGOTIATED& ENFORCD • The World Bank & International Monetary Fund (IMF) are means to assist Govt .in achieving development aims through the provision of loans, technical assistance. STAGES IN GLOBALISATION
• Domestic company links with dealer & distributor.
• Company does the activities on its own. Company begins to carryout its own manufacturing , marketing & sales in the foreign markets. • Company starts fullfledged operations including business systems and R&D. At this stage the managers are expected to perform the tasks which they were doing in domestic markets to replicate them in foreign markets. Conditions for globalization
• Business Freedom-No unnecessary Government restrictions like
restriction, restrictions on sourcing of funds and other factors from abroad. Hence the liberalization is the 1 st step towards facilitating globalization. • Facilitators-Infrastructure facilitation available at home country an help entrepreneurs go globally. • Government support –Government support available in the form of policy & procedure reform encourage globalization. Resources
• Resources is an important factor which decides the ability of affirm to
globalize. They include finance ,technology, brand image, company’s image, managerial expertise etc. • Competitors- This is an important factor which company’s success in global market bank on. The factors like low costs& price, product quality, product differentiation, technological superiority. After sales service, market strengths etc are few to name.