Domestic Business International Business
Geographic Area
Its carried out within the national or itis carried out across borders and national
geographic borders of the country territories of acountry
Restrictions
Tariffs and quotas are not present and Many restrictions are imposed while doing
very few local restrictions are imposed on business internationally or entering a
a domestic business foreign market e.g. Tariff and non-tariff
barriers, exchange controls, local taxes etc.
Culture
Thereis less difference in the market ‘The market culture widely varies among
culture of local areas and regions within a different nations and regions
country. The market culture is relatively
uniform
Risk
Risk factor isless Risk factor ishigh
Curreney
‘A domestic business deals in a single An international business deals in multiple
currency currenciesHuman Resource
‘A domestic business can succeed with Multilingual, multi-strategic and
human resource with minimum skill and multicultural human resource is necessary
knowledge for smooth operations of an international
business
Employees are usually fromthesame Global human resource practices are carried
country out in an international business
Promotion
Domestic marketing and advertising Marketing and advertising strategies vary
strategies areused from country to country due to language
barriers
Pricing
Same price is charged for similar products Price differentiation is carried out
Investment
Less capital investments involved Huge capital investment is involved
Quality
Quality standards are low Quality standards are very high. Global
standards are set
Regulations
‘Only local regulations are applicable International and host country regulations
are applicableRegulations
Only local regulations are applicable International and host country regulations
are applicable
Research
It is easy to conduct business research, Itis very difficult and costly. Reliability of
demand analysis and customer survey information depends upon the ual
country
Cost Advantage
Do not enjoy Cost advantage Advantage of location economies and cheap
resources are available
Environment
A domestic business is only affected by Domestic, foreign and international
the variables in the domestic environment environment factors affect an international
business
Development
The level of development may be same. Each country may be at a different level of
throughout the domestic market development