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Test 1 MIS
Module 2
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Management
Undergraduate 2
12/12/2009

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Term
Globalization
Definition
The integration of economies throughout the world, enabled by innovations and technological progress
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In-Forming
Definition
Individual gain of knowledge about what is going on around the world, etc.
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In-Sourcing
Definition
Delegation of company's key operations to a subcontractor that specializes in that operation
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Maquiladoras
Definition
Assembly plants located on the Mexican side of the U.S. Mexico border
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Offshoring
Definition
Companies set up entire factories in countries such as China to mass produce and lower costs
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Wiki
Definition
Web sites allowing users to add, remove or edit content
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Work Flow Software
Definition
Applications that allow people worldwide to communicate
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Geoeconomic
Definition
The combination of economic and political factors that influence a region
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Global Information Systems Strategy
Definition
Produce identical products in large quantities for a variety of different markets
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Individualism/Collectivism
Definition
Value placed on the individual vs. the group
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Multidomestic Information Systems Strategy
Definition
Suited strategy for operations in markets differing widely
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Power Distance
Definition
Differences in how societies handle the issues of human equality
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Transborder Data Flows
Definition
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Transnational Information Systems Strategy
Definition
Some operations centralized with others not, bring flexibility and economics of scale
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Home-Replication Information Systems Strategy
Definition
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