strategic management

2. A third-party comparison point on performance, comparison, etc.
3. A general rule, principle, or piece of advice.
9. A chance to do something that you would like to do.
10. A person or company that makes goods for sale.
14. The amount of money that you must pay in order to buy something.
19. expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.
20. A project which is new and possibly dangerous, because you cannot be sure that it will succeed.
21. Companies pursuing an ____ strategy centralize product development functions such as R&D at home.
23. _____ management is the process of moving an organization or process through a transformation process to an improved level of performance.
24. The quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.
25. _____ productivity The quantity of inputs that it takes to produce a given output.

1. To arrange something in an organized way _______.
4. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operate.
5. _____ Its the industry where demand is expanding as first-time consumers enter the market.
6. A person or organization that is competing against others.
7. The one who is involved in or affected by a course of action.
8. Fundamental truth that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or for a chain of reasoning.
11. Its relating to a large company or group.
12. A system to be operated with the use of internet.
13. An organization or institution involved in a long-term assignment abroad.
15. An arrangement of number in row and column.
16. Its a takeover of one company by another where the management is opposed to the acquisition.
17. A person or thing that is useful to somebody/something.
18. Its specialized form of licensing in which the franchiser sells the franchisee intangible property.
22. ____ Costs that must be borne before the firm makes a single sale.