Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• PRODUCT CYCLE THEORY
  
  Theory suggesting that a firm initially establish itself locally and expand into foreign markets in response to foreign demand for its product; over time, the MNC will grow in foreign markets; after some point, its foreign business may decline unless it can differentiate its product from competitors.
  
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