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Protectionism and Tariffs

Protectionism means the government interference in trade markets to protect specific industries in the economy. There are three main reason for the government …

Direct Investments and Multinational Corporations

A firm directly invests within foreign shores involves with capital, personnel and assets beyond domestic borders. The firm is responsible for the control over …

Licensing and Franchising

Licensing Through licensing, a firm (licensor) grants a foreign entity (licensee) some type of intangible rights, which could be rights to process, a patent, a …

Economic Models and Production Possibilities Frontier

The expression of a model can be in the form of words, diagrams, or mathematical equations, depending on the audience and the point of the model. These are the …

Domestic versus International Business

A firm needs to identify its potential market, locate adequate and available sources of supplies of raw materials and labor, raise initial amount of capital, …

The Multinational Corporations

During its early stages, international business was conducted in the form of enterprises that were owned singly or in partnerships. As the size of …

What is International Business?

In it’s purest definition, international business is described as any business activity that crosses national boundaries. The entities involved in business …

Recent Trends in World Trade

Expanding Volume Increased Competition Increasing Complexity Trade in Services The large volumes of trade, the existence of huge multinational business …