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| A force in the environment to which businesses must respond and that influences the direction of business. |
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| The development of common expectations, shared artifacts, and social norms among different cultures and peoples. |
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| A strategy characterized by heavy centralization of corporate activites in the home country of origin. |
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| A firm where a prouct is created, designed, financed, and initially produced in the home country, but for product-specific reasons must rely heavily on foreign personnel for further production, marketing, and human resources. |
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| Systems that support functions that are absolutely critical to the organization. |
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| The extent to which one's authority is accepted on grounds of competence, vision, or other qualities. |
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