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Contrast ethnocentric, polycentric, and
geocentric attitudes toward global business.
Discuss the importance of regional trading
alliances and global trade mechanisms.
Describe the structures and techniques
organizations use as they go international.
Explain the relevance of the political/legal,
economic, and cultural environments to
global business.

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 What’s Your Global
Perspective?
• Parochialism - viewing the world solely
through your own perspectives, leading to
an inability to recognize differences
between people.
• Ethnocentric Attitude - the parochialistic
belief that the best work approaches and
practices are those of the home country.

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 Other Global Perspectives

• Polycentric Attitude - the view that the

managers in the host country know the
best work approaches and practices for
running their business.
• Geocentric Attitude - a world-oriented
view that focuses on using the best
approaches and people from around the
globe.

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 Understanding the Global
Environment – Trading Alliances

• European Union (EU) - a union of 27

European nations created as a unified
economic and trade entity with the Euro
as a single common currency.

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 Exhibit 3-1
European Union Map

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 Trading Alliances (cont.)

• North American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA) - an agreement among the
Mexican, Canadian, and U.S.
governments in which certain barriers to
trade have been eliminated.

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 Trading Allowances (cont.)

• Association of Southeast Asian Nations

(ASEAN) - A trading alliance of 10
Southeast Asian nations

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Exhibit 3-2 ASEAN Map

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 Global Trade Mechanisms

• World Trade Organization (WTO) - a

global organization of 153 countries that
deals with the rules of trade among
nations.
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) - an
organization of 185 countries that
promotes international monetary
cooperation and provides advice, loans,
and technical assistance.
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 Global Trade Mechanisms (cont.)

• World Bank Group - a group of five closely

associated institutions that provides financial
and technical assistance to developing
countries.
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) - an international
economic organization that helps its 30 member
countries achieve sustainable economic growth
and employment.

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 Types of International
Organizations
• Multinational Corporation (MNC) - a
broad term that refers to any and all types
of international companies that maintain
operations in multiple countries.
• Multidomestic Corporation - an MNC
that decentralizes management and other
decisions to the local country.

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 Types of International
Organizations (cont.)
• Global Company - an MNC that
centralizes management and other
decisions in the home country.
• Transnational or Borderless
Organization - an MNC in which artificial
geographical barriers are eliminated.

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 How Organizations Go Global

• Global Sourcing - purchasing materials

or labor from around the world wherever it
is cheapest.
• Exporting - making products domestically
and selling them abroad.

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 Going Global (cont.)

• Importing - acquiring products made

abroad and selling them domestically.
• Licensing - an organization gives another
organization the right to make or sell its
products using its technology or product
specifications.
• Franchising - an organization gives
another organization the right to use its
name and operating methods.
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 Going Global (cont.)
• Strategic Alliance - a partnership between an
organization and one or more foreign company
partner(s) in which both share resources and
knowledge in developing new products or
building production facilities.
• Joint Venture - a specific type of strategic
alliance in which the partners agree to form a
separate, independent organization for some
business purpose.

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 Going Global (cont.)

• Foreign Subsidiary - directly investing in

a foreign country by setting up a separate
and independent production facility or
office.

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 Exhibit 3-3
How Organizations Go Global

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 Managing in a Global
Environment
• The Political/Legal Environment
– U.S. managers are accustomed to a stable
legal and political system
– Managers must stay informed of the specific
laws in countries where they do business
– Some countries have risky political climates

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 The Economic Environment

• Free Market Economy - an economic

system in which resources are primarily
owned and controlled by the private
sector.
• Planned Economy - an economic system
in which economic decisions are planned
by a central government.

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 The Cultural Environment

• National Culture - the values and

attitudes shared by individuals from a
specific country that shape their behavior
and beliefs about what is important.
• Hofstede’s framework for assessing
cultures - one of the most widely
referenced approaches to helping
managers better understand differences
between national cultures.
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 Exhibit 3-4
What Are Americans Like?

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 Exhibit 3-5
Hofstede’s Five Dimensions of National Culture

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Global Management in Today’s
World
• Global Leadership and Organizational
Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE)
program - a research program that
studies cross-cultural leadership
behaviors.

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Global Management in Today’s
World
• The Challenge of Openness
– The increased threat of terrorism by a truly
global terror network
– Economic interdependence of trading
countries
– intense underlying and fundamental cultural
differences— differences that encompass
traditions, history, religious beliefs, and deep-
seated values.

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 Global Management in Today’s
World
• Cultural Intelligence - cultural awareness
and sensitivity skills.
• Global Mind-Set - attributes that allow a
leader to be effective in cross-cultural
environments.

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 Exhibit 3-6
A Global Mind-Set

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.1
• Contrast ethnocentric, polycentric, and
geocentric attitudes toward global business
– Parochialism - viewing the world solely
through your own eyes and perspectives
– Polycentric attitude - managers in the host
country know the best work approaches and
practices for running their business
– Geocentric attitude - a world-oriented view
that focuses on using the best approaches
and people from around the globe

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.2

• Discuss the importance of regional trading

alliances and global trade mechanisms.
– The European Union consists of 27
democratic countries
– NAFTA helps Canada, Mexico, and the United
States strengthen their global economic
power.
– ASEAN is a trading alliance of 10 Southeast
Asian nations

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.2 (cont.)

• World Trade Organization (WTO) monitors

and promotes trade relationships
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
and the World Bank Group provide
monetary support and
• The Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development assists its
member countries with financial support

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.3
• Describe the structures and techniques
organizations use as they go international
– A multinational corporation - an international company
that maintains operations in multiple countries
– A multidomestic organization - an MNC that
decentralizes management and other decisions to the
local country
– A global organization - an MNC that centralizes
management and other decisions in the home country
– A transnational organization is an MNC that has
eliminated artificial geographical barriers

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.3 (cont.)

• Global sourcing - purchasing materials or

labor from around the world wherever it is
cheapest.
• Exporting is making products domestically
• and selling them abroad.
• Importing is acquiring products made
abroad and selling them domestically.

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.3 (cont.)

• Licensing - gives that organization the

• right to use the company’s brand name,
technology, or product specifications.
• Franchising - use another company’s
name and operating methods.
• Global strategic alliance - partnership
between an organization and foreign
company partners

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.3 (cont.)

• Joint venture - a strategic alliance in

which the partners agree to form a
separate, independent organization for
some business purpose.
• Foreign subsidiary is a direct investment in
a foreign country that a company creates
by establishing a separate and
independent facility or office.

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.4

• Explain the relevance of the political/legal,

economic, and cultural environments to
global business.
– The laws and political stability of a country are
issues in the global political/legal environment
with which managers must be familiar
– Managers must be aware of a country’s
economic issues such as currency exchange
rates, inflation rates, and tax policies

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 Review Learning Outcome 3.4 (cont.)

• Geert Hofstede identified five dimensions

for assessing a country’s culture:
– individualism-collectivism, power distance,
uncertainty avoidance, achievement-
nurturing, and long-term/short-term orientation
• The GLOBE studies identified nine
dimensions for assessing country cultures

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