ABSTRACT
Much like the political environment discussed in Chapter 4, there are a multiplicity of legal environments: domestic, foreign, and international.At their
altogether. To most businesspeople, laws act as an inconvenience. Club Med’s policy of rotating its international staff every six months, for example, is hampered by the US immigration law, which makes the process of rotation both time-consuming and
There are many products that cannot be legally imported into most countries. Examples include counterfeit money, illicit drugs, pornographic materials, and espionage equipment. It is usually also illegal to import live animals and fresh fruit unless accompanied by the required certificates. Furthermore, many products have to be modified to conform to local laws before these products are
quite technical from an engineering standpoint or only cosmetic, as in the case of certain packaging changes.
