Eternal Elements-An AtyaasaaOnline Leadership Podcast

Season 8: Setting up Foreign Operations
Once we complete our evaluation of countries it is time to set up capacities and operations. Based on intent and business needs we choose options of models of c…

Season 8: Impact of Environmental & Legal Factors
The Environmental & Legal factors are critical in setting up operations in a host country. They determine the cost of foreignness. Environmental & Leg…

Season 8: Impact of Technological Factors
The technological factor is critical in the 21st Century. It is one of the determinants of Lean and Productive Organizations. Information and Communications T…

Season 8: Impact of Cultural Factors
The cultural factor is critical for businesses to succeed in foreign markets. Culture shocks can be devastating and have the potential to increase the cost of fore…

Season 8: Impact of Economic Factors
The economic drivers of a country determine International Trade and Market Dynamics. Free Markets are an attractive proposition and so are economies in transition …

Season 8: Impact of Political Systems  
The political system of a country determines the doctrine of social behavior and change. In any Internal Business decision, political stability or instability i…

Season 8: Investing in Foreign Markets 
Economic Integrations lead to Static and Dynamic effects. This determines our access requirements into a foreign market and so also investment decisions. We dis…

Season 8: Effects of Economic Integration
Economic Integrations lead to Static and Dynamic effects. Static being trade diversion and dynamic being market expansion. This leads to tremendous benefits f…

Season 8: Economic Integration Types
Economic Integration became the backbone of Regional Trade and Global Trade dynamics. Geographic proximity and cultural similarity gave way to economic integration…

Season 8: Economic Integration
WTO created the basis for trade-oriented collaboration. This idea led to the creation of Economic Integration, which was essentially reducing or eliminating trade barrie…

Season 8: WTO Dispute Settlement Body
WTO is member-driven and consensus-driven. It is a set of rules based on fundamental Principles. However, disputes arise which need to be settled amicably.  We st…

Season 8: Principles of WTO
WTO is member-driven and consensus-driven. It is a set of rules based on fundamental Principles. We study the Principles fundamental to WTO in this podcast. 
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Season 8: From GATT to WTO
With Intellectual property gaining speed with innovations and services becoming a new area of business, GATT fell short as it covered only trade in goods. Also, some Governm…

Season 8: Advent of GATT
While the World Bank & UN came into existence as International Organizations, the need was felt to create an International Trade Organization. Hectic parleys started, and it l…

Season 8: The World Bank Group
Post the Brettenwood Conference, we saw the International Monetary Fund's formation & the International Bank of Reconstruction & Development.  After this, the World Bank…

Season 8: Bretton Woods Twins
The end of World War II was a defining moment in the economic history of International Trade.  It led to a decision of reconstruction of the economy through cooperation. …

Season 8: The Inter-War Period
Between the two great wars, it was a period of economic turbulence and devastation and also technological advancement.  It also witnessed the great depression and coloni…

Season 8: The Pre-World War I Era
Colonization and Mercantilism were the norms. The economy and technology were on a high. Geo-Political situations created a conflict that sowed the seeds of the next …

Season 8: Factor Endowment Theory by Hecksher-Ohlin
This is a Noble Prize winner theory. It comprises a 2X2X2 framework. Two countries, two commodities, and two production factors capital & labor. The…

Season 8: Theory of Comparative Advantage by David Ricardo
When Nations have multiple absolute advantages they still trade in what they are most efficient at. This Theory is close to current reality …