Differences between international and domestic business

Definitions

Area of operation

Domestic business consists of transactions within the geographical limitations of one country.

International business is not restricted to one particular country.

Domestic is limited and confined

international has much more opportunity

Quality Standards

Currency

Investment capital

Restrictions

Nature of Customers

Business Research

Factors of production

United States uses the US Dollar

Australia uses the Australian Dollar

Australians

Wary to share

Trust in person over online

They love and hate the same brands

Americans

Trust online with almost everything

Americans share things all the time via social media and in person

Very brand loyal.

Land

Labor

Capital

Speach

Americans would say April 10

Australians would say the 10th of April

United States has lower minimum wage

Australia has higher minimum wage and you do not tip. prices also include tax

Weeks

U.S starts on Monday

Australia starts on Sunday

Community

U.S is more individualistic

Australia is about being fair for all and more community based

Domestic is quite low

International is much higher because you are dealing with more then once country

Domestic has low investment capital

International has huge investment capital

Domestic: Few

International : Many

Domestic can be conducted and bought quickly, cheaply, and easily

International data is much harder to gather and more expensive to purchase

U.S has bordering countries so it can export and import through many different types of transportation

Australia can only export and import through plane or boat due to them being an island

Spelling

Although Australia uses the English language they do not use the same spelling for everything