What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Exporting as a Mode

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Essay

What are the advantages and disadvantages of exporting as a mode of entry into foreign markets?

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Definitions:

Profit Maximizing

A strategy or point at which a business achieves the highest level of profit possible with the given resources and market conditions.

Parallel Conduct

Form of implicit collusion in which one firm consistently follows actions of another.

Implicit Collusion

An understanding or arrangement among competitors where they cooperate indirectly by making similar business decisions without explicit agreement.

Cartel Activities

Actions taken by a group of independent market participants who collude to raise prices, limit supply, or control markets in some other way.