________ are usually difficult for competitors to imitate and represent a major focus for strategic development at the corporate level.  

Research shows that managers from ________ have the highest tolerance for risk.  

Which of the following terms refers to the nature and appearance of the relationship between the people pursuing common goals in a negotiation?  

Which of the following is a form of international operations that involves ownership?  

Firms that possess a core competency that helps them outperform competitors have developed a  

A(n) ________ permits managers to allocate and coordinate resources for foreign activities under one roof, and thus enhances the firm’s ability to respond, both reactively and proactively, to market opportunities.  

Restrictive trade barriers most likely influence the globalization of businesses by encouraging firms to ________.  

To be effective, firms reorganizing into a domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary in one or more countries should ________.  

The fundamental limitation of a matrix structure is that it ________.  

Locating the part of the company’s operation in a place that provides the maximum benefit to the value chain is called