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· International management activities in a firm begin either when the firm's managers initiate the greenfield investment or acquire an existing host-country firm.

· Under the rule, the first party to file a patent application in a given jurisdiction is awarded the patent.

· Sharing investments and costs across products, markets, and businesses is an example of source, from which a company can derive competitive advantage.

· Is the extent to which the members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations.