ICCM精品课件-Chap002.pptVIP

Basic Principles of International Law: Forum for Hearing and Settling Disputes: U.S. courts can dismiss cases brought before them by foreigners; however, they are bound to examine issues such as: where the plaintiffs are located where the evidence must be gathered where property to be used in restitution is located Legal and Regulatory Issues Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Illegal to influence foreign officials through: personal payment political contribution Restrictive bureaucratization Privatization Regulation of Trade and Investment Individual countries use legal and regulatory policies to affect the international management environment Country is perceived to engage in unfair trade practices (WTO and similar agreements) Government support (subsidies) Require MNCs to accept local partners Response may be Retaliatory tariffs Restrictive trade regulations Technological Environment andGlobal Shifts in Production Biotechnology Nanotechnology Satellites Automatic translation telephones Artificial intelligence and embedded learning technology Advancements in computer chip technology Supercomputers Technological Environment and Global Shifts in Production (continued): E-business: Business to business (B2B) Business to consumer (B2C) E-tailing Financial services (e-cash) Telecommunications Technology, outsourcing and offshoring: Technology has reduced and eliminated some work in middle management and white collar Global competition has forced some MNCs to outsource jobs to offshore productions Emerging technology makes work more portable Direct bank: 直销银行，荷兰国际集团（ING）旗下的网络银行ING DIRECT经营最为成功，凭借其全球化战略，成为世界最大的直销银行，存款规模2000亿欧元，占到ING集团存款的半壁江山。核心优势是网络渠道取代物理网点实现成本节约，包括以低成本系统自助服务代替昂贵的人工服务，这种成本节约使直销银行在比传统银行利差低的情况下实现相当的回报 Technological Environment and Global Shifts in Production (continued): 比特币（BitCoin）的概念最初由中本聪在2009年提出，根据中本聪的思路设计发布的开源软件以及建构其上的P2P网络 P2P的去中心化特性与算法本身可以确保无法通过大量制造比特币来人为操控币值。基于密码学的设计可以使比特币只能被真实的拥有者转移或支付。 E-commerce 比特币是一种P2P形式的数字货币。点对点的传输意味着一个去中心化的支付系统。与大多数货