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1. Business Services
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2.  Examine the important role of services in
international business.
 Understand why trade in services is more
complex than trade in goods.
 Appreciate the heightened sensitivity required
for international service success.
 Learn that stand-alone services are becoming
more important to world trade.
 Examine the competitive advantage of firms in
the service sector.
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3.  The rise of the service sector is a global
phenomenon.
 Economies of developing countries
generally first establish agricultural and
manufacturing sectors before entering
into the services sector.
 As more countries enter the sector, the
global services business will become
more competitive.
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4.  The rise in services trade is due to
changes in the environment and in
technology.
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5.  Reduction of
government
regulation.
 Technologica
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advancement
.
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6.  Easy access to
global markets.
 Little-known firms
can become known.
 Electronic business
media occurs at
different rates in
different countries.
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7.  Banking and consulting services can
become internationally competitive.
 Insurance services can be sold
internationally.
 Communication services have excellent
success in international operations.
 Institutions successfully offer
international teaching services.
 Tourism is a major service export.
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8.  Novices follow the path of
the good, if the service is
delivered in support of a
good.
 New marketers search for
similar market situations
abroad if the service is
independent from goods.
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9.  Will the service be
directed at people or
things?
 Will the service act
result in tangible or
intangible actions?
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10.  Directed at People’s Minds:
◦ Arts
◦ Religion
◦ Consulting
 Directed at People’s Bodies:
◦ Healthcare
◦ Fitness
◦ Restaurants
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11.  Directed at physical
possessions:
◦ Laundry
◦ Landscaping
◦ Refueling
 Directed at intangible assets:
◦ Banking
◦ Research
◦ Investments
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12.  Providing objective verification
of their capabilities.
 Providing personal guarantees
of performance.
 Cultivating a professional
image.
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13.  Customer interface is intense.
 Proper provisions must be
made for training of
personnel.
 Major emphasis must be
placed on appearance.
 The person delivering the
service communicates the
overall attitude/value of the
service corporation.
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14.  Because services cannot be
stored, there is greater
responsiveness to demand
fluctuations.
 Greater pricing flexibility
must be maintained.
 The intangibility of services
makes financing more
difficult.
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