MODES OF OPERATIONS IN AELONAL BUSTNESS When pursuing international business, an organization must decide on one of the able modes of operations included in Figure 1.1. In the following sections, we discuss each these modes. MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS Exporting and importing are the most popular modes of international business, especa among smaller companies. Merchandise exports are tangible products goods that ine ountry's sent out of a country; merchandise imports are goods brought into a country. Because we can actually see these goods as they leave and enter the country, we sometimes call the visible exports and imports. The athletic shoes that an Indonesian plant sends to the United States are exports for Indonesia and imports for the United States. For most countries, the export and import of good are the major sources of international revenues and expenditures SERVICE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS