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C h a p t e r 5 G L O S S A R Y EXIT Glossary Modern Management, 9 th edition Click on terms for definitions Culture Direct investing Domestic organization Ethnocentric attitude Exporting Geocentric attitude Host country Importing International joint venture International management International market agreement International organization License agreement Multinational corporation Parent company Polycentric attitude Repatriation Transnational organizations

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Modern Management, 9th edition

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Culture

Direct investingDomestic organization

Ethnocentric attitude

Exporting

Geocentric attitudeHost country

ImportingInternational joint venture

International management

International market agreement

International organization

License agreement

Multinational corporation

Parent companyPolycentric attitude

RepatriationTransnational organizations

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A culture is the set of characteristics of a given group of people and their

environment.

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Direct investing is using the assets of one company to purchase the operating assets

of another company.

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A domestic organization is a company that essentially operates within a single

country.

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The ethnocentric attitude reflects the belief that multinational corporations

should regard home-country management practices as superior to foreign-country

management practices.

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Exporting is selling goods or services to another country.

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The geocentric attitude reflects the belief that the overall quality of management

recommendations, rather than the location of managers, should determine the

acceptability of management practices used to guide multinational corporations. The geocentric attitude is considered most appropriate for long-term organizational

success.

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The host country is the country in which an investment is made by a foreign

company.

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Importing is buying goods or services from another country.

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An international joint venture is a partnership formed by a company in one

country with a company in another country for the purpose of pursuing some mutually

desirable business undertaking.

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International management is the performance of management activities

across national borders.

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An international market agreement is an arrangement among a cluster of countries that facilitates a high level of trade among

these countries.

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An international organization is a company primarily based within a single

country but having continuing, meaningful transactions in other countries.

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A license agreement is a right granted by one company to another to use its brand

name, technology, product specifications, and so on in the manufacture or sale of

goods and services.

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A multinational corporation (MNC) is a company that has significant operations in

more than one country.

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The parent company is the company investing in international operations.

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The polycentric attitude reflects the belief that because foreign managers are closer to foreign organizational units, they probably

understand them better, and therefore foreign management practices should

generally be viewed as more insightful than home-country management practices.

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Repatriation is the process of bringing individuals who have been working abroad

back to their home country and reintegrating them into the organization’s

home-country operations.

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Transnational organizations also called global organizations, take the entire world

as their business arena.