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Views on Globalization New, Evolutionary, and Pendulum "New" view on globalization A force sweeping through the world in recent times. "Evolutionary" view on globalization A long-run historical evolution since the dawn of human history "Pendulum" view on globalization One that swings from one extreme to another from time to time Foreign Direct Investment Direct investment in, control, and management of value-added activities in other countries Political views on FDI Radical View, F...

Views of globalization (Chp 1.4) 1. It's a new phenomenom, starting in the late 20th century. 2. It's a long term part of human history. 3. Neither recent nor one directional, it's a pendulum that swings back and forth. Strategic goal = Natural resource—seeking Location specific advantage = Possession of natural resources and related transport and communication infrastructure Strategic goal = Market-seeking Location specific advantage = Abundance of strong market demand and customers ...

Globalization The close integration of countries and peoples of the world. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) A conversion that determines the equivalent amount of goods and services that different currencies can purchase. Scenario Planning A technique to prepare and plan for multiple scenarios (either high or low risk). Risk management The identification and assessment of risks and the preparation to minimize the impact of high-risk , unfortunate events. Gross National Income (GNI) GDP + inco...

Base of the pyramid (BOP) Economies where people make less than $2,000 per capita per year. BRICA Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Emerging economies term that has gradually replaced the term "developing countries" since the 1990s. Emerging markets A term that is often used interchangeably with "emerging economies." Expatriate manager A manager who works abroad, or "expat" for short. Foreign direct investment (FDI) Investment in, controlling, and managing value-added activities in...

Views of globalization (Chp 1.4) 1. It's a new phenomenom, starting in the late 20th century. 2. It's a long term part of human history. 3. Neither recent nor one directional, it's a pendulum that swings back and forth. Location specific advantage of Natural resource—seeking Strategic goal - Possession of natural resources and related transport and communication infrastructure Location specific advantage of Market-seeking Strategic goal - Abundance of strong market demand and customer...

Which view claims that the phenomenon of globalization was initially driven by the desire of Western economies to exploit their power through multinational enterprises? The new-force view Economic gains come from international trade because one country's exported goods, services, or other items are unique, valuable, and difficult to duplicate to the importing countries Resourcebased view What is the aggregation of importing and exporting that leads to the country-level trade surplus or de...

view that claims phenomenon of globalization was initially driven by the desire of Western economies to exploit their power through MNE's new view that claims globalization is a long-run historical evolution since the dawn of humanity. Says it is nothing new and that it will always exist evolutionary view that claims globalization is swinging from one extreme to another from time to time pendulum investment in, controlling, and managing value-added activities in other countries foreign d...

Globalization The close integration of countries and peoples of the world Purchasing power parity (PPP) A conversion that determines the equivalent amount of goods and services that different currencies can purchase Scenario planning A technique to prepare and plan for multiple scenarios (either high or low risk) Risk management The identification and assessment of risks and the preparation to minimize the impact of high-risk unfortunate events Gross national income GDP plus income from n...

The resource-based view of global business differs from the institution-based view of global business in that the resource-based view _____. focuses on the internal strengths on the firm The _____ of globalization suggests that globalization is neither recent nor one-directional. pendulum view Globalization can be viewed as: ALL OF THESE ANSWERS - a new force sweeping through the world in recent times; a long-run historical evolution since the dawn of human history; a pendulum that swings ...

view that claims phenomenon of globalization was initially driven by the desire of Western economies to exploit their power through MNE's new view that claims globalization is a long-run historical evolution since the dawn of humanity. Says it is nothing new and that it will always exist evolutionary view that claims globalization is swinging from one extreme to another from time to time pendulum investment in, controlling, and managing value-added activities in other countries foreign d...