INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 2020

International Business

Evidenced Based Instruction

It is our belief that an environment that fosters effective levels of creativity, autonomy, cohesion among colleagues and discipline that promotes responsibility is the most productive for creating and sustaining exceptional performance.

James A. Mucci, MBA

Pepperdine University Presidential Key Executive MBA

B.S. United States Merchant Marine Academy Licensed Merchant Mariner

Managing Director EWH

President Pacer W&D

Executive VP Units Companies

VP Marketing APL Domestic

COO Tiger Intermodal (Fedex)

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Handbook International Business

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Each week will cover both basic material for a 100 course & more advanced material for students looking for additional challenges.

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Think Globally & Participate

LBCC Business Department

Sir Ken Robinson on Creativity

" The most important thing a company can do is hire the smartest people possible then give them the resources to transform their ideas into reality." Bill Gates

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Going Global

Globalization Paul Krugman

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Going Global

What the 1% doesn't want you to know - Paul Krugman

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NEED TO KNOW After NAFTA PBS

Top Global Brands 2006

1. Microsoft

2. GE

3. Coca Cola

4. China Mobile

5. Marlboro

6. WalMart

7. Google

8. IBM

9. Citi Bank

10. Toyota

Top Global Brands 2016

1. Apple

2. Google

3. Microsoft

4. IBM

5. Visa

6. AT&T

7. Verizon

8. Coca Cola

9. McDonald's

10. Marlboro

Going Global

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Remember the 4 P's

1. Product

2. Place

3. Price

4. Promotion

Comparative Advantage

Selecting Foreign Markets

How Trade Made America Great

Employers have also placed a greater value on higher education, leaving in the lurch those who have only high school degrees. The unemployment rate for college graduates is a low 2.4 percent, while 5.1 percent for high school graduates and 7.1 percent for high school dropouts.

What to Believe

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Trans Pacific Under Sea Internet Cable Faster delivers 60 terabits per second of bandwidth using low-loss fibre cables

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Foreign Markets & Data

Read Chapters 5 & 6

A7: Define the global strategic planning process

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Foreign Markets & Data

Machines, engines, pumps: US$205.8 billion (13.7% of total exports)
Electronic equipment: $169.8 billion (11.3%)
Aircraft, spacecraft: $131.1 billion (8.7%)
Vehicles: $127.1 billion (8.4%)
Oil: $106.1 billion (7.1%)
Medical, technical equipment: $83.4 billion (5.5%)
Plastics: $60.3 billion (4%)
Gems, precious metals, coins: $58.7 billion (3.9%)
Pharmaceuticals: $47.3 billion (3.1%)
Organic chemicals: $38.8 billion (2.6%)

Top 10 US Exports 2015

Top 10 US Imports 2015

Electronic equipment: US$332.9 billion (14.4% of total US imports)
Machines, engines, pumps: $329.3 billion (14.3%)
Vehicles: $283.8 billion (12.3%)
Oil: $201.2 billion (8.7%)
Pharmaceuticals: $86.1 billion (3.7%)
Medical, technical equipment: $78.3 billion (3.4%)
Furniture, lighting, signs: $61.2 billion (2.6%)
Gems, precious metals: $60.2 billion (2.6%)
Organic chemicals: $52.1 billion (2.3%)
Plastics: $50.2 billion (2.2%)

Test 1

CIA Factbook Peru

Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

Spain runs out of workers with 5 million unemployed

Build sports car
Use that money to build an affordable car
Use that money to build an even more affordable car
While doing above, also provide zero emission electric power generation options
Don't tell anyone.

TESLA's 10 Year Plan

Selecting Foreign Markets

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International Culture, Products & Pricing

The World Factbook

Most Popular Foods

* Italy - Pizza

* Ireland - Farmhouse Cheese

* Japan - Ramen

* Phillipines - Luchon (roasted pig

* Sri Lanka - Pittu (mixture of fresh rice meal, very lightly roasted and mixed with fresh grated coconut, then steamed in a bamboo mould

* Egypt - Ful wa Ta’meya (Fava Beans and Falafel)

*Panama - Bollos: corn dough wrapped in corn husk or plantain leaves and boiled. There are two main varieties: fresh corn bollos (bollos de maíz nuevo) and dry corn bollos. The dry corn type is sometimes flavored with butter, corn, or stuffed with beef, which is called bollo "preñado" (lit. "pregnant bollo").

* Canada - Donuts

*Poland - Pierogi (Dough filled with cheese, potatoes, onions, cabbage, mushrooms, meat)

*New York - Hot Dog

* Chicago - Cheese Pizza

* New Orleans - Jambalaya

* Hawaii - SPAM-