Globalisation one 2024

Expand at one level of production. For example, Apple  bought Emagic & Logic Pro to improve its music downloading technology. This gave it the market edge & saved time developing its own systems.

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Singapore, China, South Korea, Malaysia & India are now HICs or MICs who can now provide FDI

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Profit

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Fast & cheap transport & communication, integrated supply networks and flexible productions systems.

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A company which operates in at least two countries. The organisation is hierarchical, with the headquarters and research and development (R&D) often located in the country of origin, with centres of production, or more recently services overseas.

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Offering lots of different products to future proof the company.

If one product fails, then another will succeed.     

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GDP is earned through expertise & creativity in service such as finance, media, law, technology & management instead of manufacturing goods.

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When a company contracts out to another company within its own country..

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By expanding in size the unit cost of a product is reduced.

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The world biggest leisure brand. 2024 revenue US$91 billion.

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