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Undergraduate 2
10/02/2012

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Term
Global Organization
Definition

Operate and compete in more than one country



Global organization is a part of Global Environment

Term
Global Enviroment 
Definition
Set of conditons that operate beyond an organizations boundries but affect a manager's ability use resorces and get resorces.
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Forces in the Global Enviroment
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General Enviornment 
Definition
Wide-ranging global, economic, technological, sociocultural, demographic, political, and legal forces that affect an organization and its task environment
Term
Suppliers
Definition

Task Enviroment

Individuals and organizations that provide an organization with the input resources that it needs to produce goods and services

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Global Outsourcing 
Definition

Task Enviornment

Purchase or production of inputs or final products from overseas suppliers to lower costs and improve product quality or design

Term
Task Enviroment 
Definition
Set of forces and conditions that originate with suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors and affect an organization’s ability to obtain inputs and dispose of its outputs because they influence managers daily
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Distributors
Definition

Task Enviornment 

 

Organizations that help other organizations sell their goods or services to customers

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Customers
Definition

Task Enviorment

Individuals and groups that buy the goods and services that an organization produces

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Competitors
Definition
Task Enviornment
Organizations that produce goods and services that are similar to a particular organization’s goods and services
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Barriers to Entry and competition
Definition

Economies of scale / Brand Loyalty

 

Create barries to entry

 

That deter potential competitors

 

 

 

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Economic Forces
Definition

General Environment

 

Interest rates, inflation, unemployment, economic growth, and other factors that affect the general health and well-being of a nation or the regional economy of an organization

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Technological Forces
Definition
General Environment
Changes in the technology that managers use to design, produce, or distribute goods and services
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Sociocultural Forces
Definition

General Enviroment

Pressures emanating from the social structure of a country or society or from the national culture

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Demographic forces
Definition

General Enviornment

Changes in population characteristics such as age, gender, ethnic origin, race, sexual orientation, and social class

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Political and legal forces
Definition

General Enviornment


Changes in laws and regulations, such as the deregulation of industries, the privatization of organizations, and increased emphasis on environmental protection

Term
Globalization
Definition
The set of specific and general forces that work together to integrate and connect economic, political, and social systems across countries, cultures, or geographic regions   Economic advances associated with globalization result from 4 capital flows - Human, Financial, Resource, Political:    Global enviornment
Term

Declining Barriers

 

 

Trade and investment

Definition
Free-trade doctrine: Idea that, if each country specializes in the production of the goods and services that it can produce most efficiently, this will make the best use of global resources
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Declining Bariers

 

Distance and culture

Definition
Advances in communications and transportation technology has reduced the barriers of distance and culture
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Effects of free Trade on Managers
Definition
Declining trade barriers
Has created enormous opportunities for companies to expand the market for their goods and services through exports and investments in countries overseas
The growth of regional trade agreements such as NAFTA and CAFTA presents opportunities and threats for managers and their organizations
Term
Hofstede's Model of national culture
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