Digitalization of the international trade and business develeopment

Advances in technology have directly affected many aspects of our lives. Digitalization, which comes with the development of technology, has become a concept that plays a big role in the perspective from our daily life to our business life. In recent years, we can procure the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and even the materials we export and import from the internet. Today, although there are many companies that do not prefer to benefit from technology, these companies lose a great deal of time and cost because they do not use technology. The purpose of my work is to show how important the advantages brought by digitalization are within the scope of business development and international trade, and where exactly they come into play in the process. Apart from the advantages of digitalization, I also aimed to provide information about international trade theories, international trade institutions/organizations, the history and stages of business development. While preparing my thesis, my main hypothesis was that the digitalization phenomenon is a time and cost saving concept for companies serving in the field of international trade. According to the data I obtained as a result of the literature review, I made; It contains information on how much it facilitates the business development process and international trade. As I mentioned above, I used the literature review method while preparing my thesis. I also resorted to collecting information using the survey method to help me control the data I obtained. As a result of my studies, I have learned that technology and digitalization in the developing world order affect all areas of our lives, as well as areas such as international trade and business development, and provide and will provide great benefits in terms of time and economy. With my study, I aimed to contribute to the literature with data such as the history of trade, international trade theories, business development models and the explanation of the concepts brought by digitalization.