Globalisation and International Business
Global markets, trade, protection, market selection, entry methods, adaptation and standardisation, multinational businesses and host-country impacts.
How to study A-level Business
Start with the objective and context, build a causal chain across functions, use the numerical and qualitative evidence, then reach a balanced, feasible judgement.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Globalisation increases cross-border flows of goods, services, capital, data and knowledge but does not remove local differences.
Exam cue: Compare international opportunities with distance, adaptation and execution costs.
Concept 2
International market selection and entry depend on demand, competition, culture, regulation, infrastructure, exchange risk and capability.
Exam cue: Match entry method to desired control, investment, speed and risk.
Concept 3
Multinational activity can create employment, investment and knowledge transfer while also raising concerns over power, working conditions, tax and environment.
Exam cue: Evaluate impact separately for the business, home country, host country and affected stakeholders.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Assuming the largest overseas market is the most attractive.
Guardrail: Do not give a generic advantage or recommendation without explaining why it matters for this organisation, stakeholder and time horizon.
Treating standardisation or adaptation as universally superior.
Guardrail: Do not give a generic advantage or recommendation without explaining why it matters for this organisation, stakeholder and time horizon.
Presenting every multinational impact as either wholly beneficial or harmful.
Guardrail: Do not give a generic advantage or recommendation without explaining why it matters for this organisation, stakeholder and time horizon.
Memory anchors
Globalisation
Globalisation is increasing economic and organisational interconnection across borders.
Trade Barrier
A trade barrier raises the cost or difficulty of cross-border exchange.
Foreign Direct Investment
FDI creates or acquires a lasting ownership interest in operations abroad.
Standardisation
Standardisation offers a broadly consistent product or marketing approach across markets.
Adaptation
Adaptation changes an offer or approach for local market conditions.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
Globalisation means increasing what?
Exporting's main entry advantage?
Answer all questions to submit.
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