Foreign Trade

The economies involved in foreign trade are called open economies. Mexico is in such economies from the Free Trade Agreement . Thus, there is greater interaction between what happens in international markets

The growing expansion of global business and falling trade barriers around the world have followed with great interest the issues of ethical behavior , social responsibility, human rights, environmental conservation , among others.

These issues are gaining recognition in academic discussions and political agreements to effect the exchange of goods, products or services takes place within a framework , as multinational companies to expand globally and enter foreign markets require ethical behavior , since cultural diversity, associated with the expansion endangers the share cultural values ​​and ethical



Despite the understanding of other cultures and the recognition of the differences between them , communication is usually not sufficient to provide viable guidelines appropriate ethical behavior in organizations.

Therefore , concerns about unethical behavior of companies in other countries is manifested in the different laws of each country and international agencies that regulate activities of foreign trade.



According to Gomez (2002 ) , one of the regulators on the activity of foreign trade is the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , GATT * for its acronym in English, which serves as a forum for debate on international trade, policy issues and dispute resolution . This is a set of general agreements and various individual agreements , which have joined many countries including the Mercosur included .

Today, there are new rules that limit the pecking allowing balance the power of nations , by a legal system more transparent dispute resolution , with deadlines and commitments that improve the weaker now existing standards. For example, now the whole system pushes free trade areas and customs unions to what is called " open regionalism " , ie , to an expansion of free trade.

The international agreements (GATT ) and regulate the dumping * granting * grants and subsidies to exports, as trade professionals consider to be an ethical problem because initiatives often involve unfair competition.
Since he began writing on topics of business ethics in the sixteenth and seventeenth ethical importance has been given to the good sense of the professionals and the general public to determine the usage and business practices . Therefore, they have been considered as morally normative in , and specifically selling prices .
Meanwhile, the GATT and the EU rules and collect good shape this industry and feel part of that ethical principle that national positive law , regulations, international agreements and commitments presuppose fair and equitable while not proves otherwise.

The national positive law , regulations, international agreements and commitments are very important for TNCs .


Such businesses are those that are not only established in their home country, but also in other countries are to make their commercial activities both sale and purchase and production in countries where they have established . They are able to expand production and other operations around the world, and to mobilize industrial plants from one country to another . The mergers and alliances between them, allow them to reach a growing power and influence in the world economy.

In the eighties had in their hands three fifths of international trade in goods and thus flowed four of five parts of the world trade in technology and management skills. Generated , for the same dates , 25 to 30% of the gross proceeds of all market economies . His daily presence in the lives of the citizens confirmed these overall figures , it is likely that at home it toothpaste brand Colgate and have breakfast with some product of Kellogg's , etc. .
The great power of transnational political power partially replaced . You can often conclude that power is abused in that count against the overall interests of the population.