A system of standardised transport that uses standard–size steel boxes to transport goods. These can be transferred between ships trains and lorries, enabling cheaper, efficient transport. - Containerisation, A deliberate policy by governments to impose restrictions on trade in goods and services with other countries- usually done with the intention of defending home-based industries from foreign competition. - Protectionism, Can locate anywhere and with internet can serve customers worldwide - Footloose, A tax or duty placed on imported goods with the intention of making them more expensive to consumers so that they do not sell at a lower price than home-based goods. - Tariffs, Services to businesses e.g. finance, investment and advertising  - High level services, Strategies that are affecting the structure of modern global business. E.g. Sony, a Japanese tech company moved their global HQ from Japan to the US in 2017 in order to have all decisions made closer to where it happens. - Global marketing, A collection of different companies or organisations which may be involved in different business activities but all report to one parent company., e.g. most TNCs - Conglomerates, Services to consumers e.g. banking, travel, customer call centres and communication services - Low level services, An organisation that operates in one or more countries, with no centralised management system, e.g. Apple - TNC, The cost advantages that result from the larger size, output or scale of an operation as savings are made by spreading the costs or rationalising operations. - Economies of scale,

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