UPDATE 2026
Management - Answers The process of completing activities with and through other
people, involving planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
International Management - Answers The process of applying management concepts
and techniques in a multinational environment and adapting practices to different
economic, political, and cultural contexts.
Multinational Corporation (MNC) - Answers A firm that has operations in more than
one country, international sales, and a mix of nationalities among managers and
owners.
Globalization - Answers The social, political, economic, cultural, and technological
integration among countries around the world.
Offshoring - Answers The practice of relocating company activities to foreign
locations instead of performing them in the country of origin.
Outsourcing - Answers Contracting out business activities previously performed by
the firm to external organizations.
Internationalization vs. Globalization - Answers Internationalization is the process of
a business crossing national borders, while globalization is the vision of creating a
single integrated global market.
World Trade Organization (WTO) - Answers The global body that oversees rules and
regulations for international trade and investment, including agriculture, services, and
intellectual property.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) - Answers The trade agreement
ratified in 2020 that replaced NAFTA while maintaining key free-trade provisions
between the three North American countries.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) - Answers The term indicating the amount invested
in property, plant, and equipment in another country.
G7 Economies - Answers A bloc of major developed economies consisting of the
United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan.
E7 Economies - Answers The seven major emerging market economies: Brazil,
Russia, India, China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey.
MIST Countries - Answers The most promising subset of the N-11 emerging
markets, comprising Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, and Turkey.