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R competitive advantage the factors that give a company a clear performance differential
over its rivals; competitive edge
R global markets areas around the world in which goods and services of one country are traded
to people of other countries
R multinationals large corporations headquartered in one particular country with operations and
subsidiaries in several other countries; multinational enterprises, multinational corporations
R returns income generated by an investment, expressed usually as a percentage of the amount
invested; yields
R assets resources that a company owns or is owed and which can be converted into cash;
business assets
R intangibles non-physical resources a company owns or is owed, some of which are legally
protected; intangible assets
R product designs plans or drawings showing how a product is made
R management systems frameworks of policies, procedures and processes designed to support
managers' work and to improve organizational decision making in areas which include product
quality, client relationships, environment performance, and occupational health and safety
R company cultures values and behaviours that contribute to the unique social and
psychological environment of an organization; corporate culture, organizational culture
R open-market transactions when prices are determined by the market forces of supply
and demand
R local players companies operating within the boundaries of a country or of a limited area
within a country
R outsourced contracted or sub-contracted to other firms in order to free up human and
financial resources, time and facilities for other activities
R offshored relocated by the same company to another country, which is usually situated in
another continent and in which labour costs are markedly lower
R source to obtain materials, goods or services required by companies to operate their
businesses
R components identifiable finished products intended to be included as part of larger finished,
packaged, and labelled items
R modular designs plans or drawings showing how prefabricated, self-contained, standard
units or modules can be combined with other different but compatible ones in an assembly
R value chains series of inter-linked activities that create and build value, from the design
stage to the marketing of a product, contributing to an organization's overall profitability;
supply chains; logistics networks
R Inc. abbreviation standing for incorporated, placed after the name of a company in the US,
to show that it is a separate entity from shareholders who cannot be held liable for any fiscal
obligations
R reference designs technical plans or drawings used as models for other companies to copy
R manufactured produced by industrial processes and usually in large quantities
R component suppliers companies producing and providing parts to assemblers
R inputs resources such as people, raw materials, energy, information, or finance that are put
into a system to obtain a desired output
R globalization (2) worldwide dissemination of a phenomenon or a trend
R talent particularly skilled employees able to perform specific tasks
R expatriates citizens of a country living in another one for business purposes
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