Identifying the Impact of Increasing Trade on FedEx Corporation

This research project investigates the impact of increasing trade across borders of goods and services, focusing on Federal Express (FedEx) as a case study. The introduction highlights globalization's influence on international trade, culture, and economic interdependence, setting the stage for analyzing FedEx's overnight shipping services. The project aims to identify how increasing trade affects FedEx, understand globalization, analyze influencing factors, assess competitive advantages, and suggest improvements. The research questions explore globalization, trade factors, competitive advantages, and potential measures to increase trade. The rationale emphasizes the study's significance in identifying globalization's impact on export and import facilities and factors influencing researcher choices. The literature review covers globalization's concept, influencing factors, and effects on FedEx, including competitive advantages. The methodology section outlines research philosophy, approach, design, sampling, data collection, and analysis techniques. The project uses an interpretative technique, inductive approach, descriptive design, simple random sampling, and both primary and secondary data collection methods to provide a comprehensive analysis of the research topic.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Research questions.................................................................................................................1
Rational of the study- ............................................................................................................2
Significance of study-.............................................................................................................2
Problem statement..................................................................................................................2
Literature review....................................................................................................................3
Research project selection with methodologies.....................................................................5
Activities time & scale...........................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

Topic-
“To identify the impact increasing trade across the boarders of goods and service”. A
study on Federal express (Fed ex).
INTRODUCTION
Globalisation is process that termed out with deep implication for development and
environment at different levels (Abrol, Prajapati and Singh, 2017). Thus, it binds political,
economical, social and environmental process together. The increased global interaction and
integration among the people, firms and legal authorities advanced the growth of international
trade, ideas and culture. Globalisation works as to promote sense of culture awareness,
international co-operation and economical interdependency (Globalization: The Concept,
Causes, and Consequences, 2019).
Thus, assignment is based on business activities of Fed ex corporation, engaged in
courier delivery service. It is the firm that is well known for the overnight shipping services. The
main aim of this assignment to identify the impact increasing trade across the boarders of goods
and services. In addition to it, this entity mainly engaged in overnight shipping service and also
pioneering the system that can track packages and provide true updates to customers.
Aim-
“To identify the impact increasing trade across the boarders of goods and service”. A
case study on Federal express (Fed ex).
Objectives-
 To understand the concept of globalisation and its importance.
 To identify the factors that influence the trade of goods and services across the boarders.
 To access the effect of globalisation in terms to gain competitive advantage in Fed ex.
 To provide suggestive measures to increase trade across the boarders of goods and
service.
Research questions
1. What is globalisation?
2. What are the factors that influence the trade of goods and services across the boarders?
3. How to access the effect of globalisation in terms to gain competitive advantage in Fed
Ex.
4. What are measures to increase trade across the boarders of goods and service.
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Rational of the study-
In the present research, main aim of scholar is to identify the impact increasing trade
across the boarders of goods and service. At the time of making selection, the number of factor
affects the choice of researcher. Thus, scholars desires to identify the factors that works as to
influence the mind and choice of researcher. One of main object of researcher is to identify the
impact of globalisation over the export and import facilities.
This research will help to focus over the delivery system of chosen enterprise. Another
reason of selecting this topic is to determine the impact of increasing trade across the boarders of
goods and service (Cramer, 2017). Furthermore, researcher needs to acknowledge that how
factors of globalisation affects the working in developing countries.
Significance of study-
The present report is based on globalisation and its impact on business activities. This is
term that brought benefits to developed countries in both manner positive as well negative. Thus,
positive factor of globalisation will be inclusive of education, trade, technology, competition,
capital flows, culture and organisation structure. In the countries like developing, globalisation
has one of significant impact that process due to the immense benefits provided (Du Plessis,
Varottil and Veldman, 2018). This is the terms that works as free movement of goods, services
and people across the world in seamless and integrated mode.
This topic has been selected as it will be helpful in order to expand the business
opportunities at the worldwide level with help of participated by the facilitation of global
communication due to technical advancement, social-economic, political and environmental
developments (How Globalization Affects Developed Countries, 2017). The goal of the
globalisation is to provide enterprise superior competitive position with lower operating cost in
order to gain number of product, service and consumers ( Evrard, 2017). With help of conducting
research on this topic, the researcher will able to gain depth insights by undertaking the further
research.
Problem statement
With the help of this, researcher can able to understand the various factor that influences
the process of globalisation in both positive and negative aspect as well as it raises the trade
across the boarder of goods and services. Due to lack of research tools and proper resources the
researcher could fail to gather sufficient information about the topic of research. Researcher
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could fail to gather sources ad ineffective challenging purpose so that better result be generate.
With the help of applying the improper methods the goal and purpose of result can be achieved.
This is the statement with help of which there are possibilities to develop the proper
understanding about the research.
Literature review
Theme 1: Concept of globalisation and importance.
The globalisation is term that works as to free movement of goods, services, people
across the world in order to carry out the seamless operations so that all activities can be
conducted in integrated mode. As per the view of Krugman, (2017) stated that positive aspects
of increased globalisation in small business often have great impact with product and services as
well as it also raises the trade across the boarders. Thus, globalisation affects the both standard of
life and quality of life and it also impacts over legal authorities that how they crate the policies so
that there can be possibilities in terms to run regulations in systematic mode. In contrary to
Marshall and et.al., (2015) stated that globalisation is process in which people, companies and
legal authorities from the differ nations works as to interact and integrate with the help of
internation trade and investment and it also has impact on cultural environmental, political and
economic development so that each thing can be done in better and appropriate mode.
According to the view of Oke, Aigbavboa and Ibitoye, (2017) stated that globalisation
enables there activities and that can works as to have enhancement in globalisation with help of
speed of integration into global economy. In contrary to Olimpia and Stela, (2017) stated that
globalisation introduces the rapid development of the capital market and it also helps to enhance
the productivity. Increased competition from globalisation aids to stimulate new technological
development so that all things can be undertaken in better manner. As per the view of
Prashantham, Eranova and Couper, (2018) it can be stated that globalisation enables the large
firms to realize the economies of scale and that reduces the cost and prices of products. Thus,
travel, communication and trade between the countries are becoming easy and create the
development of closer economical, cultural and political relation among the countries.
Theme 2: Factors that influence the trade of goods and services across the boarders.
According top the view of Shahbaz and et.al., (2018) stated that globalisation creates
number of opportunities for the firm that less industrialized and it also supports further economic
growth. The one of the major impact of globalisation that it has led to have raised production for
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business in order to meet global demand. In contrary to Evrard, (2017) Krugman, (2017)
stated that globalisation provides the Sword at time its comes to jobs and it is one of the
emerging trend. This is the process of interaction and integration among the people and its
impacts over strong currency rates and trading etc. In addition to this, there are many factors like
technological advancement, difference in tax system, production issues, political, economical
that leads to globalisation in the business.
According to the view of Du Plessis, Varottil and Veldman, (2018) it can be stated that
global has its high impact over economical as it led to free trade and removed all the deterrent
that works as to prevented harmonious trade between the countries. Thus, globalisation mean
inter dependence of economics. Furthermore, it has been stated that advancement in
transpiration, telecommunication system and infrastructure all are some major factor to the
globalisation. As per the view of Du Plessis, Varottil and Veldman, (2018) it can be stated
globalisation leads to have enhancement in competition and this can also relate with
commodities, service, cost, target market and technological adaption and it also works as to have
enhancement in market share. As per the view of Evrard, (2017) stated globalisation is the
process and it works as to spread the economical innovation around the world. This works as to
integrate economies without hindrance the free flow of good and service.
Theme 3: Effect of globalisation in terms to gain competitive advantage in Fed ex.
According to the view of Cramer, (2017) sated that globalisation led to have some
signifiant improvements related with training and education. By doing this, it will lead
international barriers with numerous educational institution around the glob. In contrary to
stated that there is presence of tough competition within the market and this factor led to control
the price of some big brands. Thus, globalisation bring competitive advantage with help of
improving the Gross domestic value of the different countries (How Globalization Affects
Developed Countries. 2017). With help of enhancement in global awareness, fair trade
agreements at time of making purchase the people use to put their major focus over the quality of
product and services. This kind of things helps to perform the business function in more
proficient and effective manner.
As per the view of Abrol, Prajapati and Singh, (2017) stated that globalisation is term that
has profound impact as it has improvised the technological development progress in
communication and transport technologies will reshape the way that can interact. Thus, one of
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the better things about the globalisation is that it helps to generate the numerous employment
opportunities so that people can able to get more employment and it helps to have enhancement
in economic development of country.
Research project selection with methodologies
The term research project refers to collect information and data for purpose of making
business decision. It is one of the systematic plan in order to conduct the research. Thus, it has
been defined in below presented manner as-
Research philosophy- This is term with help of which data can be gathered, used and
analysed. There are four main research philosophies as pragmatism, positivism, realism and
interpretivism. In order to determine the impact of globalisation the researcher will have the use
of interpretitive technique as it aids to gain depth information about the research topic.
Research approach- This is termed out as plan and procedure and it consists of detailed
method of data collection, analysis and interpretation (Oke, Aigbavboa and Ibitoye, 2017). There
are mainly inductive and deductive method. To determine the implication of glocalisation on
small and medium-sized enterprise the investigator will have the use of Inductive approach, with
help of it better conclusion can be drawn.
Research design- It can be termed out as overall strategy that aids to integrate different
components of study in coherent and logical manner. Thus, research design as descriptive, quasi-
experimental and correlation. In order to carry out the impact the researcher will have the use of
descriptive technique so that information can be determined in depth mode.
Sampling- This is very essential part in conducting the research study. Sampling is the
small part or sample of the population. It is not possible for the scholar to study the entire
population, so scholar select small sample for the study. In this present research, scholar will take
20 employees of Fed ex and simple random sampling technique will be use.
Data collection- It is systematic method to collect and measure the information avail
from variety of sources to get accurate picture of an area (Olimpia and Stela, 2017). There are
two method as primary and secondary. Thus, in order to carry out the impact of globalisation
research will have use of both technique so that depth information can avail.
Data analysis- This is term that defined as process of inspecting, cleansing and
transforming the data in terms to examine the each components of data provided. Thus, there are
two methods as qualitative and quantitative. In order to carry out the implication the researcher
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will have the use of qualitative techniques. In this, the information will get by undertaking
survey with help of questionnaire.
Activities time & scale
The time scale means the length of the time during which the activities are needed to
carried out in more proficient aspect. It defines the schedule of activities with the set deadline
and defined in below manner as-
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REFERENCES
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Cramer, J., 2017. Corporate Social Responsibility and Globalisation: an action plan for
business. Routledge.
Du Plessis, J. J., Varottil, U. and Veldman, J. eds., 2018. Globalisation of Corporate Social
Responsibility and Its Impact on Corporate Governance. Springer.
Evrard, A. Y., 2017. Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation. Macat Library.
Krugman, P., 2017. Crises: The price of globalisation?. In Economics of Globalisation .
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Marshall, et. al., 2015. Predicting small business demise after a natural disaster: an analysis of
pre-existing conditions. Natural Hazards. 79(1). pp.331-354.
Oke, A., Aigbavboa, C. and Ibitoye, O., 2017. Effect of globalisation on quantity surveying
practice in an emerging economy. FIG Working Week 2017 on Surveying the World of
Tomorrow-From Digitalisation to Augmented Reality.
Olimpia, N. and Stela, D., 2017. Impact of Globalisation on Economic Growth in Romania: An
Empirical Analysis of Its Economic, Social and Political Dimensions. Studia Universitatis
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Prashantham, S., Eranova, M. and Couper, C., 2018. Globalization, entrepreneurship and
paradox thinking. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 35(1). pp.1-9.
Shahbaz and et. al., 2018. Does Globalisation Worsen Environmental Quality in Developed
Economies?. Environmental Modeling & Assessment. 23(2). pp.141-156.
Online
Globalization: The Concept, Causes, and Consequences. 2019. [Online] Available
through:<https://piie.com/commentary/speeches-papers/globalization-concept-causes-and-
consequences>.
How Globalization Affects Developed Countries. 2017. [Online] Available
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countries.asp>.
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