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What 3 countries make up NAFTA |
United States, Canada, Mexico |
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What does NAFTA stand for? |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
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What does CAFTA stand for? |
Central America Free Trade Agreement |
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Contracting with an outside provider to produce one or more of an organization's goods or services |
Outsourcing |
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Moving work to other Countries |
Offshoring |
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An economic pact that combined the economies of the US, Canada, and Mexico into one of the world's largest trading blocs |
NAFTA |
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What are the four organizational Models? |
Global, Transnational, International, Multinational |
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Views the world as a single market. Operations are controlled centrally from the corporate office. Worldwide operations |
Global Model |
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Specialized facilities permit local responsiveness. Complex coordination mechanism provide global integration |
Transnational |
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Uses existing capabilities to expand into foreign markets |
International |
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Several subsidiaries operating as stand-alone business units in multiple countries. Respond to local conditions |
Multinational |
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Buys the rights to manufacture a company's product in its own country for a negotiated fee |
Licensing |
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Company sells limited rights to use its brand name to in return for a lump-sum payment and a share |
Franchising |
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Sharing of development costs and or risks with the local partner |
Joint Venture |
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What is a foreign national brought in to work at the parent company? |
Inpatriate |
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Pursuit of lucrative opportunities by enterprising individuals |
Entrepreneurship |
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Discovering, evaluating, and capitalizing on opportunities to create new and future goods |
Entrepreneurship |
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Business having fewer than 100 employees, independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field, and not characterized by many innovative practices |
Small business |
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New business having growth and high profitability as primary objectives |
Entrepreneurial venture |
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Individuals who establish a new organization without the benefit of corporate sponsorship |
Entrepreneur |
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New-venture creators working inside big companies |
Intrapreneurs |
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Which internet model charges fees to advertise on a site? |
Advertising support model |
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A __________ is a protected environment for small businesses |
Business incubator |
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Sale to the public, for the first time, of federally registered and underwritten shares of stock in the company |
Initial public offering (IPO) |
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The organization is composed of many different units that work on different kinds of tasks, using different skills and work methods |
Differentiation |
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Fundamentals of organizing include |
Differentiation and Integration |
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Differentiation includes |
Division of Labor and Specialization |
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Assignment of different tasks to different people or groups |
Division of Labor |
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A process in which different individuals and units perform different tasks |
Specialization |
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The number of subordinates who report directly to an executive or supervisor. Tall, Flat |
Span of Control |
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Departmentalization around specialized activities such as production, marketing, and human resources |
Functional organization |
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Organization composed of dual reporting relationships in which some managers report to two superiors--a functional manager and a divisional manager |
Matrix organization |
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Collection of independent, mostly single-function firms that collaborate on a good or service |
Network Organization |
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A form of organization that seeks to maximize internal efficiency |
Mechanistic Organization |
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An organization form that emphasizes flexibility |
Organic Organization |
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What is a formal relationship created among independent organizations with the purpose of joint pursit of mutual goals |
Strategic alliance |
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Type of organization in which top managers ensures that there is consensus about the direction in which the business is heading |
High-Involvement Organization |
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The planned elimination of positions or jobs |
Downsizing |
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A successful effort to achieve an appropriate size at which the company performs most effectively |
Rightsizing |
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A multifaceted process focusing on creating two-way exchanges with customers to foster intimate knowledge of their needs, wants, and buying patterns |
Customer relationship management (CRM) |
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Production of varied, individually customized products at the low cost of standardized, mass produced products |
Mass customization |
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Formal systems for the management of people within an organization |
Human resources management |
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A process in which objectives set by a subordinate and a supervisor must be reached within a given time period |
Management by objectives (MBO) |
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What are the 3 stages of Human Resources |
Planning, Programming, Evaluating |
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What are the three basic required benefits |
Unemployment, Social Security, Workers Comp |
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Production of individually customized products at the low cost of mass produced products |
Mass production |
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Greater complexity and increase bureaucracy and specialized jobs= |
Very large organization |
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Flexible and does not emphasize conformity |
Organic Structure |
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Organization with departmentalization that groups around product and customers |
Divisional |
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Wide span of control builds a narrow organization |
False |
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What is the Board Of Directors Responsible for? |
Appointing CEO, Long term/ strategic goals, and ethical conduct |
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If rosanne at xyz delegate responsibility |
False |
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_____ drives entrepreneurship |
Economic stand point |
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Skunkworks are project teams |
True |
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Respond to local conditions |
multinational |
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What are the two concepts for competing in a global marketplace |
Global Integration and Global respnsiveness |
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Companies are making investments and overseas operations |
True |
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Entrepreneurs ______, _________, and ______ opportunity |
spot, create, and exploit |
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What are the two major liabilities that start up companies have? |
Newness and Smallness |
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Authority resides in physicians rather than in people |
True |
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Assignment of new or additional responsibilities to a subordinate |
Delegation |