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What core propositions lie at the root of the institution based view on
global business?
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(1) managers and firms rationally pursue their interests and make choices
within institutional constraints (bounded rationality) (2) in situations where
formal constraints are unclear or fail, informal constraints play a larger role
in reducing uncertainty and providing constancy to managers and firms
(personal relationships and connections)
Views on Globalization
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New, Evolutionary, and Pendulum
"New" view on globalization
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A force sweeping through the world in recent times.
"Evolutionary" view on globalization
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A long-run historical evolution since the dawn of human history
"Pendulum" view on globalization
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One that swings from one extreme to another from time to time
Foreign Direct Investment
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Direct investment in, control, and management of value-added activities in
other countries
Political views on FDI
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Radical View, Free Market View, Pragmatic Nationalism
Benefits to a country receiving FDI
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Capital Inflow, Technology Spillover, Advanced Management Know-How,
Job creation
Costs to a country receiving FDI
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Loss of Sovereignty, Adverse effects on competition, Capital outflow.
How do resources and capabilities influence the competitive dynamics of a
business?
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Resource similarity and market commonality can yield a powerful
framework for competitor analysis.
Resource similarity
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The extent to which a given competitor possesses strategic endowment
, comparable, in terms of both type and amount, to those of the focal firm.
How does resource similarity impact competitive dynamics?
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Firms with a high degree are likely to have similar competitive actions.
(Starbuck's instant coffee & McDonald's iced coffee)
Classical theories of international trade
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Mercantilism, Absolute advantage, and Comparative advantage
Modern theory view
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Dynamic
Classical theory view
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Static
Absolute advantage
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