Success in business increasingly depends upon offering products and services at are competitive on a world basis, not just on a local basis. If the price and quality a firm’s products and services are not competitive with those available elsewhere in the world the firm may soon face extinction. Global markets have become a reality in but the most remote areas of the world. Certainly throughout the United States, …. In small towns, firms feel the pressure of world competitors. Nearly half of all the tomobliles sold in the United States, for example, are made in Japan and Germany.
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KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
…….Nual Objectives (p.12)
Siness Ethics (p.20)
Mpetitive Advantage (p.8)
Powerment (p.15)
Vironmental Scanning (p.11)
Ernal Opportunities (p.10)
Ernal Threats (p.10)
St Strengths (p.11)
Ernal Weaknesses (p.11)
International Firms (p.25)
Intuition(p.7)
ISO 9000(p.21)
ISO 14000(p.21)
ISO 14001(p.21)
Long-Range Planning (p.5)
Long-Term Objectives(p.11)
Mission Statements(p.25)
Policies (p.13)
Strategic Management(p.5)
Strategic Management Model(p.13)
Strategic Management Process(p.5)
Strategies (p.12)
Strategists (p.9)