This document discusses key economic indicators and concepts that are important for international business managers to consider when analyzing a country's economic environment. It covers different types of economic systems, measures of economic development and performance such as GNI per capita, as well as other important factors like inflation, unemployment, income distribution, poverty, and balance of payments. The overall goal is to communicate the importance of economic analysis and introduce students to the various indicators and concepts that are relevant for international business managers to understand countries' economic situations and environments.
04 The Economic Environments Facing BusinessBrent Weeks
To communicate the importance of economic analysis
To discuss the idea of economic freedom
To profile the characteristics of the types of economic systems
To introduce the notion of state capitalism
To profile indicators of economic development, performance, and potential
To examine the broad foundation of ethical behavior
To demonstrate the cultural and legal foundations of ethical behavior
To discuss the importance of social responsibility when operating internationally, especially in the areas of sustainability
To discuss some key issues in the social activities and consequences of globalized business
To examine corporate responses to globalization in the form of codes of conduct, among other things
02 The Cultural Environments Facing BusinessBrent Weeks
To understand methods for learning about cultural environments
To analyze the major causes of cultural difference and change
To discuss behavioral factors influencing countries’ business practices
To understand guidelines for cultural adjustment
04 The Economic Environments Facing BusinessBrent Weeks
To communicate the importance of economic analysis
To discuss the idea of economic freedom
To profile the characteristics of the types of economic systems
To introduce the notion of state capitalism
To profile indicators of economic development, performance, and potential
To examine the broad foundation of ethical behavior
To demonstrate the cultural and legal foundations of ethical behavior
To discuss the importance of social responsibility when operating internationally, especially in the areas of sustainability
To discuss some key issues in the social activities and consequences of globalized business
To examine corporate responses to globalization in the form of codes of conduct, among other things
02 The Cultural Environments Facing BusinessBrent Weeks
To understand methods for learning about cultural environments
To analyze the major causes of cultural difference and change
To discuss behavioral factors influencing countries’ business practices
To understand guidelines for cultural adjustment
To explain the rationales for governmental policies that enhance and restrict trade
To show the effects of pressure groups on trade policies
To describe the potential and actual effects of governmental intervention on the free flow of trade
To illustrate the major means by which trade is restricted and regulated
To demonstrate the business uncertainties and business opportunities created by governmental trade policies
01 Globalization and International BusinessBrent Weeks
To define globalization and international business and show how they affect each other
To understand why companies engage in international business and why international business growth has accelerated
To discuss globalization’s future and the major criticisms of globalization
To become familiar with different ways in which a company can accomplish its global objectives
To apply social science disciplines to understanding the differences between international and domestic business
03 The Political and Legal Environments Facing BusinessBrent Weeks
To discuss the philosophy and practices of the political environment
To profile trends in contemporary political systems
To explain the idea of political risk and approaches to managing it
To discuss the philosophy and practices of the legal system
To describe trends in contemporary legal systems
To explain legal issues facing international companies
06 International Trade and Factor MobilityBrent Weeks
To understand theories of international trade
To explain how free trade improves global efficiency
To identify factors affecting national trade patterns
To explain why a country’s export capabilities are dynamic
To understand why production factors, especially labor and capital, move internationally
To explain the relationship between foreign trade and international factor mobility
11 The Strategy of International BusinessBrent Weeks
To evaluate industry structure, firm strategy, and value creation
To profile the features and functions of the value chain
To assess how managers configure and coordinate a value chain
To explain global integration and local responsiveness
To profile the types of strategies firms use in international business
08 Cross-National Cooperation and AgreementsBrent Weeks
To identify the major characteristics and challenges of the World Trade Organization
To discuss the pros and cons of global, bilateral, and regional integration
To describe the static and dynamic impact of trade agreements on trade and investment flows
To define different forms of regional economic integration
To compare and contrast different regional trading groups
To describe other forms of global cooperation such as the United Nations and OPEC
To explain the rationales for governmental policies that enhance and restrict trade
To show the effects of pressure groups on trade policies
To describe the potential and actual effects of governmental intervention on the free flow of trade
To illustrate the major means by which trade is restricted and regulated
To demonstrate the business uncertainties and business opportunities created by governmental trade policies
01 Globalization and International BusinessBrent Weeks
To define globalization and international business and show how they affect each other
To understand why companies engage in international business and why international business growth has accelerated
To discuss globalization’s future and the major criticisms of globalization
To become familiar with different ways in which a company can accomplish its global objectives
To apply social science disciplines to understanding the differences between international and domestic business
03 The Political and Legal Environments Facing BusinessBrent Weeks
To discuss the philosophy and practices of the political environment
To profile trends in contemporary political systems
To explain the idea of political risk and approaches to managing it
To discuss the philosophy and practices of the legal system
To describe trends in contemporary legal systems
To explain legal issues facing international companies
06 International Trade and Factor MobilityBrent Weeks
To understand theories of international trade
To explain how free trade improves global efficiency
To identify factors affecting national trade patterns
To explain why a country’s export capabilities are dynamic
To understand why production factors, especially labor and capital, move internationally
To explain the relationship between foreign trade and international factor mobility
11 The Strategy of International BusinessBrent Weeks
To evaluate industry structure, firm strategy, and value creation
To profile the features and functions of the value chain
To assess how managers configure and coordinate a value chain
To explain global integration and local responsiveness
To profile the types of strategies firms use in international business
08 Cross-National Cooperation and AgreementsBrent Weeks
To identify the major characteristics and challenges of the World Trade Organization
To discuss the pros and cons of global, bilateral, and regional integration
To describe the static and dynamic impact of trade agreements on trade and investment flows
To define different forms of regional economic integration
To compare and contrast different regional trading groups
To describe other forms of global cooperation such as the United Nations and OPEC
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International Business Environments and Operations 15e by Daniels, Radebaugh, and Sullivan
Chapter 4: The Economic Environments Facing Business
The learning objectives for this chapter are
To communicate the importance of economic analysis
To discuss the idea of economic freedom
To profile the characteristics of the types of economic systems
To introduce the notion of state capitalism
To profile indicators of economic development, performance, and potential
Learning Objective : To communicate the importance of economic analysis.
Managers study economic environments to estimate how market trends and government policy influence the performance of their companies. A country’s economic policies are a leading indicator of a government’s goals and its planned use of economic tools and market reforms. Managers should study a country’s economic environment to assess its development, explain its performance, and estimate its potential. Managers do this knowing countries differ in different ways, economic and political changes alter market circumstances, that it’s critical to make connections between events and predict the consequences of changes, the challenges of the comeback, and choices of citizens, policymakers, and institutions.
Determining which countries warrant investment is not easy. It’s very difficult to assess the potential of a country because any type of assessment relies on behavioral assumptions as well as more scientific principles.
There are some 208 discrete economic environments in the world today. Managers need to narrow them down and identify exactly which countries offer the greatest potential return for the least risk.
This Figure shows the economic factors affecting international business environments. The Figure highlights the importance of applying a systems perspective - linkages among elements mean that change in one element in the economy affects other parts.
Learning Objective : To discuss the idea of economic freedom.
So, it’s important for managers to monitor a range of economic issues, but perhaps most important is an assessment of economic freedom, or what a manager has the freedom to do. Economic freedom reflects the absence of government coercion or constraint on the production, distribution, or consumption of goods and services beyond the extent necessary for citizens to protect and maintain liberty.
In some countries these freedoms are taken for granted, while in others they are rare.
Economic freedom advanced in 2011. As you might expect, it tends to be higher in Western countries and lower in Eastern countries.
This Figure shows economic freedom by region. Notice that most people in the world live in countries with lower degrees of economic freedom.
Why is economic freedom important? Countries with economic freedom typically have higher per capita income, standards of living, and social stability as compared to less free countries.
For the last few decades, managers generally assumed that economic freedom would increase. However, the recent global financial crisis combined with a resurgence of government intervention has made this assumption questionable.
The notion of free markets is losing support in some countries. Governments are now intervening in markets to implement safeguards to protect against a repeat of the recent financial crisis. This intervention of course then limits economic freedom.
Learning Objective : To profile the characteristics of the types of economic systems.
Managers can explore a country’s economic system to understand how the host government regulates the economy, protects property rights, sets fiscal and monetary policies, and enforces antitrust regulation.
There are three main types of economic systems: market, command, and mixed economies.
This Figure shows the different types of economic systems.
In market economies private interests own resources, and prices determine supply and demand. While there is generally an attitude of laissez-faire the invisible hand does become more visible at times because of the need to provide public goods and protect society. Market economies maximize economic freedom.
In a command economy, governments plan what goods and services will be produced, the quantity in which they are produced, and the price at which they are sold. Command economies constrain economic freedom.
In a mixed economy, both government and private enterprise influence production, consumption, and savings. This type of economy supports socialism and the notion that the partly visible hand of the government commands and controls some factors of production. Therefore, economic freedom in a mixed economy is regulated.
Learning Objective : To introduce the notion of state capitalism.
Will free markets prevail or will governments be in control? Many countries today are allowing greater state control. The adoption of state capitalism allows governments to decide how, when, and where assets are valued and resources are allocated. China has been supporting the ideals of state capitalism, and many other countries now see it as an attractive option.
Learning Objective : To profile indicators of economic development, performance, and potential.
Managers need to assess a country’s level of economic development, performance, and potential. Countries can be classified as developing countries, emerging economies, and developed countries.
One way managers can assess markets is by looking at gross national income or GNI which measures the value of all production in the domestic economy together with the income the country receives from other countries, less similar payments it has made to other countries.
Managers can also look at gross national product or GNP. Conceptually, world GNI and world GNP are the same.
Gross domestic product or GDP allows managers to assess countries in which the output of multinationals represents a significant share of activity.
It’s important to be careful when using GNI data because it can be misleading. To improve the usefulness of GNI managers should adjust for the growth rate of the economy, the number of people in a country, and the local cost of living.
In addition to looking at GNI, GNP, and GDP, managers also need to consider sustainability and stability.
Green economics allows managers to consider the social and ecological costs of their decisions. The goal should be to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy, and happy lives.
There is growing criticism of traditional GNI figures as a measure of performance. Research shows that people in rich countries are not significantly happier than people in poor countries. Happynomics focuses on the importance of emotional happiness as a measure of a country’s performance and potential.
Managers can also study other features of an economy including inflation, unemployment, debt, income distribution, poverty, and its balance of payments.
Chronic inflation usually plagues countries where prices have been rising for prolonged periods of time.
Deflation occurs when the general price level of goods and services falls. It’s often caused by a reduction in the money supply or a reduction in credit.
The unemployment rate measures the number of workers who want to work but do not have jobs. High unemployment is a warning sign for managers because it symbolizes a government’s ineptitude in managing domestic affairs.
Underemployment occurs when people work fewer hours per day than they would prefer or when they work below the level for which they have been trained.
Managers can look at a country’s debt to gauge how much a country borrows from its citizens, foreign organizations, foreign governments, and international institutions. When total debt is high the more uncertain an economy’s performance and potential.
Managers should also look at income distribution to better understand a market’s performance and potential. One trend that is affecting markets across the globe is the growing gap between rich and poor. Managers can estimate inequalities in income distribution using a Gini coefficient. A score of one indicates that one person has all the income. Most countries range between 25 and 60 percent.
Poverty shapes economic environments. While the number of people in extreme poverty in the world has fallen, this figure is misleading because much of the drop has been in a single country, China. Poverty continues to be a problem with as many as 1.2 billion people in poverty.
The growth of business and economic progress is dependent on ending poverty. Keep in mind though, that despite being poor, there may still be a market for goods. Some 80 percent of Indians live on less than $2 per day for example, yet there are 700 million cell phone subscribers in the country.
The Base of the Pyramid is the largest, but poorest, socioeconomic group in the world who live on less than $2.50 per day. This group may in fact be the future of the global economy prompting the development of frugal engineering which focuses on the needs of poor consumers as a starting point for developing functional, economic products.
A country’s balance of payments is a system of monitoring all of a country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world.
It reports the country’s trade and financial transactions with the rest of the world. A current account surplus occurs when exports exceed imports, while a current account deficit occurs when imports exceed exports.
This Table shows the various components of each account in the balance of payments.
This Table shows the countries with the largest current account surpluses and those with the largest current account deficits.