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Learning objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Describe how the nature and policies of individual governments affect the environment for doing business Discuss how social and cultural pressures and political risk affect the business environment
Learning objectives
Outline international legal agreements and briefly discuss their strengths and limitations Describe how international and local laws, conventions and agreements affect international marketing decisions
Overview
Business needs to consider political and legal environmental forces The economic interests of the country that an international marketer does business in might not necessarily coincide with their own The political and legal environments that impact them
laws at home
Americans forbidden to take bribes
Capitalism
system where free enterprise and private ownership is encouraged
Socialism
Government procurement
The Buy American Act
50% of the parts of a product purchased
Financial controls
Managed through:
fiscal policy and monetary policy
Table 3.1
International agreements
Nations developing relationships with one another
Free Trade Agreements
Australia and USA
Global Agreements
World Trade Organisation G7
Comprehensive agreements
Australia and New Zealand
comprehensive and effective free trade
Trade secrets
issue of protection against
Bribery
US citizens can be prosecuted for violations abroad
Summary
You should now have an understanding of: How the nature and policies of individual governments affect the environment for doing business How social and cultural pressures and political risk affect the business environment
Summary
Outline international legal agreements and briefly discuss their strengths and limitations Describe how international and local laws, conventions and agreements affect international marketing decisions