Economies of scale - When a business's unit costs of production fall as its
output rises and the business expands
Globalisation - The trend for markets to become worldwide in scope
Multinational company (MNC) - A company that
produces goods and services in more than one
country
Takeover - when one business buys control of another one
international trade - The selling of goods and services across nations
Product design - Translates the needs of consumers or
ideas from entrepreneurs into a saleable product
Inward investment - When governments, businesses and individuals invest
capital into another country, e.g. building new factories or buying
companies
As travel has become easier and cheaper, workers have also moved
oversees, MNCs have become increasingly dominant in supplying
products, they are also called transnational corporations
Examples are amazon and apple
International trade is the selling of goods and services oversees
This diagram shows massive rise in
international trade from 1960 to 2015
International trade occurs due to large increases in income in
countries which leads to increasing demand for products from
other countries e.g. BMWs from Germany
Movement across international borders. With
ease and cheapness of travel people from poor
countires have increasingly migrated to richer
countries in Europe and North America
Business and individuals have invested more money in other countries looking
for higher returns on their investment. Immigrant workers send money back to
their family in their country, Banks move large amounts of money from and to
different countries
An example of MNC is apple, they make phones
in China and sell them in 69 other countries
Benefits of Globalisation
Rapid growth
Inward Investment
Cheaper resources -including cheaper imported coal and cheaper costs of labour