WGU C211 - GLOBAL ECONOMICS FOR
MANAGERS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ViewskonkGlobalizationk-kans-New,kEvolutionary,kandkPendulum
"New"kviewkonkglobalizationk-kans-
Akforceksweepingkthroughkthekworldkinkrecentktimes.
"Evolutionary"kviewkonkglobalizationk-kans-Aklong-
runkhistoricalkevolutionksincekthekdawnkofkhumankhistory
"Pendulum"kviewkonkglobalizationk-kans-
Onekthatkswingskfromkonekextremektokanotherkfromktimektoktime
ForeignkDirectkInvestmentk-kans-
Directkinvestmentkin,kcontrol,kandkmanagementkofkvalue-
addedkactivitieskinkotherkcountries
PoliticalkviewskonkFDIk-kans-
RadicalkView,kFreekMarketkView,kPragmatickNationalism
BenefitsktokakcountrykreceivingkFDIk-kans-
CapitalkInflow,kTechnologykSpillover,kAdvancedkManagementkKnow-
How,kJobkcreation
CostsktokakcountrykreceivingkFDIk-kans-
LosskofkSovereignty,kAdversekeffectskonkcompetition,k
Capitalkoutflow.
Howkdokresourceskandkcapabilitieskinfluencekthekcompetitivekdynamicskofkakbusin
ess?k-kans-
Resourceksimilaritykandkmarketkcommonalitykcankyieldkakpowerfulkframeworkkfork
competitorkanalysis.
Resourceksimilarityk-kans-
Thekextentktokwhichkakgivenkcompetitorkpossesseskstrategickendowmentkcompara
ble,kinktermskofkbothktypekandkamount,ktokthosekofkthekfocalkfirm.
, Howkdoeskresourceksimilaritykimpactkcompetitivekdynamics?k-kans-
Firmskwithkakhighkdegreekareklikelyktokhaveksimilarkcompetitivekactions.k(Starbuc
k'skinstantkcoffeek&kMcDonald'skicedkcoffee)
Classicalktheorieskofkinternationalktradek-kans-
Mercantilism,kAbsolutekadvantage,kandkComparativekadvantage
Modernktheorykviewk-kans-Dynamic
Classicalktheorykviewk-kans-Static
Absolutekadvantagek-kans-
Thekeconomickadvantagekoneknationkenjoyskthatkisksuperiorktokotherknations
Comparativekadvantagek-kans-
Thekadvantagekonekeconomickactivityknationkenjoyskinkcomparisonkwithkotherknat
ionsk(relative,knotkabsolute)
Mercantilismk-kans-
Aktheorykthatksuggestskthatkthekwealthkofkthekworldkiskfixedkandkthatkaknationkt
hatkexportskmorekandkimportsklesskwillkbekricher.
Featureskofkthekproductklifekcycle?k-kans-New,kMaturing,kandkStandardized
Strategicktradek-kans-
Interventionkbykgovernmentskinkcertainkindustrieskcankenhancektheirkoddskforkinte
rnationalksuccess.
Howkareksupplykandkdemandkrelatedktokthekexchangekratekofkakcountry?k-kans-
Thekpricekofkakcommodity,kakcountry'skcurrency,kiskfundamentallykdeterminedkbyk
this.kStrongkdemandkleadsktokpricekhikes;koversupplykresultskinkpricekdrops.
Whichktheorykcamekfirst?k-kans-
Mercantilismk(althoughkbothkarekofkthekideakthatkgovernmentskshouldkactivelykpro
tectkdomestickindustrieskfromkimportskandkvigorouslykpromotekexports)
Ifkakcompanykseeksktoklimitkforeignkexchangekratekexposurekinkthekforwardkdirec
tion,kwhatkiskthekmostkeffectivekwayktokdokthis?k-kans-
Forwardktransactions,kankactkknowkaskcurrencykhedging.
Transactionkriskk-kans-
Thekexchangekratekriskkassociatedkwithkthektimekdelaykbetweenkenteringkintokak
contractkandksettlingkit.
MANAGERS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ViewskonkGlobalizationk-kans-New,kEvolutionary,kandkPendulum
"New"kviewkonkglobalizationk-kans-
Akforceksweepingkthroughkthekworldkinkrecentktimes.
"Evolutionary"kviewkonkglobalizationk-kans-Aklong-
runkhistoricalkevolutionksincekthekdawnkofkhumankhistory
"Pendulum"kviewkonkglobalizationk-kans-
Onekthatkswingskfromkonekextremektokanotherkfromktimektoktime
ForeignkDirectkInvestmentk-kans-
Directkinvestmentkin,kcontrol,kandkmanagementkofkvalue-
addedkactivitieskinkotherkcountries
PoliticalkviewskonkFDIk-kans-
RadicalkView,kFreekMarketkView,kPragmatickNationalism
BenefitsktokakcountrykreceivingkFDIk-kans-
CapitalkInflow,kTechnologykSpillover,kAdvancedkManagementkKnow-
How,kJobkcreation
CostsktokakcountrykreceivingkFDIk-kans-
LosskofkSovereignty,kAdversekeffectskonkcompetition,k
Capitalkoutflow.
Howkdokresourceskandkcapabilitieskinfluencekthekcompetitivekdynamicskofkakbusin
ess?k-kans-
Resourceksimilaritykandkmarketkcommonalitykcankyieldkakpowerfulkframeworkkfork
competitorkanalysis.
Resourceksimilarityk-kans-
Thekextentktokwhichkakgivenkcompetitorkpossesseskstrategickendowmentkcompara
ble,kinktermskofkbothktypekandkamount,ktokthosekofkthekfocalkfirm.
, Howkdoeskresourceksimilaritykimpactkcompetitivekdynamics?k-kans-
Firmskwithkakhighkdegreekareklikelyktokhaveksimilarkcompetitivekactions.k(Starbuc
k'skinstantkcoffeek&kMcDonald'skicedkcoffee)
Classicalktheorieskofkinternationalktradek-kans-
Mercantilism,kAbsolutekadvantage,kandkComparativekadvantage
Modernktheorykviewk-kans-Dynamic
Classicalktheorykviewk-kans-Static
Absolutekadvantagek-kans-
Thekeconomickadvantagekoneknationkenjoyskthatkisksuperiorktokotherknations
Comparativekadvantagek-kans-
Thekadvantagekonekeconomickactivityknationkenjoyskinkcomparisonkwithkotherknat
ionsk(relative,knotkabsolute)
Mercantilismk-kans-
Aktheorykthatksuggestskthatkthekwealthkofkthekworldkiskfixedkandkthatkaknationkt
hatkexportskmorekandkimportsklesskwillkbekricher.
Featureskofkthekproductklifekcycle?k-kans-New,kMaturing,kandkStandardized
Strategicktradek-kans-
Interventionkbykgovernmentskinkcertainkindustrieskcankenhancektheirkoddskforkinte
rnationalksuccess.
Howkareksupplykandkdemandkrelatedktokthekexchangekratekofkakcountry?k-kans-
Thekpricekofkakcommodity,kakcountry'skcurrency,kiskfundamentallykdeterminedkbyk
this.kStrongkdemandkleadsktokpricekhikes;koversupplykresultskinkpricekdrops.
Whichktheorykcamekfirst?k-kans-
Mercantilismk(althoughkbothkarekofkthekideakthatkgovernmentskshouldkactivelykpro
tectkdomestickindustrieskfromkimportskandkvigorouslykpromotekexports)
Ifkakcompanykseeksktoklimitkforeignkexchangekratekexposurekinkthekforwardkdirec
tion,kwhatkiskthekmostkeffectivekwayktokdokthis?k-kans-
Forwardktransactions,kankactkknowkaskcurrencykhedging.
Transactionkriskk-kans-
Thekexchangekratekriskkassociatedkwithkthektimekdelaykbetweenkenteringkintokak
contractkandksettlingkit.