environmental constraints on managers Flashcards
specific environment
stakeholders that are affected by or can impact
primary stakeholders
direct transactions and financial interest
shareholders, owners, suppliers, customers, employees, creditors, etc
secondary stakeholders
impact or impacted by
unions, communities, media, gov, social movements, etc
general environment
broad macro conditions they operate within
pestel
political
economic
sociocultural
environmental
legal
activists can create
political uncertainty
economic risk
sociocultural uncertainty
tech uncertainty
legal uncertainty
social license
firms need to generate trust and understanding of the issues of stakeholders and build social capital
how the environment affects managers
degree of complexity
degree of change
types of international organizations
global corporations
multi-domestic companies (decentralized)
transnational (borderless)
entry-mode strategies
contractual
non-equity-based or equity-based
foreign direct investment
contractual
franchising
licensing
non-equity-based or equity-based
strategic alliance
foreign direct investment
joint venture
wholly owned subsidiary
national culture
collective mental programming of a society
hofstede’s 6 dimensions
power distance
individualism vs collectivism
masculinity vs feminity
uncertainty avoidance
long vs short-term orientation
pragmatic vs normative
indulgence vs restraint