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Mgmt 301
Mgmt 301
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Management
Undergraduate 3
01/24/2012

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Term
Global Economy
Definition
resources, markets, and competition are worldwide in scope
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Globalization
Definition
process of growing interdependence among elements of the global economy
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Global Mngmt
Definition
involves managing operations in more than one country
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Global Manager
Definition
culturally aware and informed on internation affairs
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International Business
Definition
conducts for-profit transactions of goods and services across national boundaries
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Glocal Sourcing
Definition
materials or services are purchased around the world for local use
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Licensing Agreement
Definition
Local firm pays a fee to foreign firm for rights to make or sell its products
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Franchising
Definition
fee is paid to a foreign business for rights to locally operate using its name, branding, and methods
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Insourcing
Definition
Job creation through foreign direct investment
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Joint Venture
Definition
Operates in a foreign country through co-ownership by foreign and local partners
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Global Strategic Alliance
Definition
partnership in which foreign and domestic firms share resources and knwoledge for mutual gains
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Foreign Subsidiary
Definition
local operation completely owned by a foreign firm
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Political Risk
Definition
potential loss in value of a foreign investment due to instability and political changes in the host country
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Political-risk Analysis
Definition
tries to forecast political distruptions that cn threaten value of a foreign investment
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World Trade Organization
Definition
member nations agree to negotiate and resolve disputes about tariffs and trade restrictions
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Most Favored Nation Status
Definition
trading partner most favorable treatment for imports and exports
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Tariffs
Definition
taxes gov. levy on imports from abroad
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Nontariff Barriers
Definition
trade discourage imports in nontx ways such as quotas and gov. import restrictions
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Protectionism
Definition
call for tariffs and favorable treatments to protect domestic firms from foreign competition
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NAFTA
Definition
North American Free Trade Agreement linking Canada, the US, and Mexico in an economic alliance
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European Union
Definition
political and economic alliance of European countries
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Transnational Corporation
Definition
global corporation or MNE that operates wordwide on a borderless basis
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
Definition
makes it illegal US firms and their representatives to engage in corrupt practices overseas
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Low-Context Cultures
Definition
emphasize communication via spoken or written words
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High-context cultures
Definition
rely on nonverbal and situational cues as well as on spoken or written words in comm.
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Monochronic Cultures
Definition
ppl tend to do one thing at a time
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Polychronic Cultures
Definition
time is used to accomplish many different things at once
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Proxemics
Definition
how ppl use space to comm.
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Ecological Fallacy
Definition
assumes that a generalized culture value applies equally well to all members of the culture
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Power Distance
Definition
degree to which a society accepts unequal distribution of power
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Individualism-collectivism
Definition
degree to which a society emphasized individuals and their self-interests
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Uncertainty Avoidance
Definition
degree to which a society tolerates risk and uncertainty
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Masculinity-Femininity
Definition
degree to which a society values assertivenss and materialism
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Time Orientation
Definition
degree to which society emphasized short-term or long-term goals
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Comparative Management
Definition
studies how management practices - differ among countries and cultures
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Comparative Management
Definition
studies how management practices - differ among countries and cultures
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