160) Companies can create global ________ for internal communication or extranets to exchange information more rapidly with business partners in their supply chains.
161) The high cost of PCs, along with low incomes, limit access to Internet service in many ________ countries.
162) ________ is process of converting software to operate in a second language.
163) ________ is
a secure connection between two points across the Internet to transmit corporate data.
164) A(n) ________ is a force in the environment to which businesses must respond and that influences the direction of business.
165) The ________
created by television, the Internet, and other globally shared media such as movies now permits different peoples around the world to develop common expectations and values.
166) A(n) ________ is formed by consumers around the world who are interested in consuming similar products that are culturally approved.
167) Japanese consumers who only want to purchase products made in Japan are an example of cultural ________.
168) The movement of information across international boundaries is called ________.
169) ________ firms have no single national headquarters but have many regional headquarters and perhaps a world headquarters.