International School of Economic & Administrative Sciences

International Business / Charles W.L Hill 11th Edition

Part 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1: Globalization Questionnaire
658.049 H645i 2017
Jorge Ochoa

Opening Case: Medical Tourism and the Globalization of Health:

1. State the main facts of the initial case of the chapter “Medical Tourism and
the Globalization of Health”.
What is Globalization:
2. What is globalization.
The Globalization of Markets:
3. What is globalization of markets.
The Globalization of Production:
4. What is globalization of production.
5. State the factors of production.
The Emergence of Global Institutions:
6. What are the reasons global institutions were created, especially after
World War II.
7. What is the:
a. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
b. World Trade Organization (WTO).
c. International Monetary Fund (IMF).
d. World Bank (WB).
e. United Nations (UN).
f. G20.
Drivers of Globalization:
8. State the 2 factors underlying the trend toward greater globalization.
Declining Trade & Investment Barriers:
9. What is:
a. International Trade.
b. FDI (Foreign Direct Investment).
10. What are the consequences of reducing trade and investment barriers.
The Role of Technological Change:
11. What is the difference between declining trade and investment
barriers and technological change as drivers of globalization.
Microprocessors & Telecommunications:
12. What is Moore’s law (related to microprocessors).
13. What improvements do we see today in telecommunications as driver
of globalization.
The Internet:
14. How the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) have helped
accelerate globalization.
Transportation Technology:
15. What are the main advances in transportation technology in the last
decades.
16. What is the containerization of commerce.
Implications for Globalization of Production:
17.What are the implications of technological innovations for globalization of
Production.
Implications for Globalization of Markets:
18. What are the implications of technological innovations for
globalization of Markets.
The Changing Demographics of the Global Economy:
19. State the 4 main changes in the demographics of the global economy
over the past 30 years.
The Changing World Output & World Trade Picture:
20. What are the main facts in the changing world output and world trade
picture.
The Changing Foreign Direct Investment Picture:
21. What are the main facts on the changing foreign direct investment
picture.
22. What is the stock of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment).
The Changing Nature of the Multinational Enterprise:
23. What are the 2 trends in the demographics of the multinational
enterprise since the 1960’s.
24. What are the main facts of the rise of non-U.S. multinationals.
25. What are the main facts of the rise of mini-multinationals.
The Changing World Order:
26. State the main facts of the changing world order in the last decades.
The Global Economy of the 21st Century:
27. State the main changes the global economy in the last 25 years.
The Globalization Debate:
28. State the main arguments in favor of globalization.
Anti-globalization Protests:
29. What are the reasons why anti-globalization groups protest.
Globalization, Jobs & Income:
30. What is the main concern of critics, related to the relationship
between globalization, jobs and income.
31. How do supporters of globalization reply to those critics.
32. What are the 3 things that critics of globalization must demonstrate to
prove their argument.
 Globalization, Labor Policies and the Environment:
33. What is the relationship between globalization, labor policies and
environmental pollution.
Globalization & National Sovereignty:
34. What is the relationship between globalization and national
sovereignty according to the critics of globalization.
Globalization & the World’s Poor:
35. What is the relationship between globalization and the world’s poor,
according to the critics of globalization.
Managing in the Global Marketplace:
36. What is an international business.
37. What does the shift toward a global economy mean for managers
within an international business.