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Control is very important to many companies who are reluctant to transfer certain vital resources to another domestic or foreign organization that can make all its operating decisions independently. These resources may include patents, trademarks, and management know-how, which when transferred can be used to undermine the competitive position of the original holders. Operating costs may decrease and the speed of technological transfer may increase when control is retained for several reasons: the parent and subsidiary are likely to share a common corporate cultures the company can use its own managers, who understand its objectives; the company can avoid protracted negotiations with another company. The company can avoid possible problems of enforcing an agreement. This control through self-handling of operations (internal to the organization), rather than through contracts with other companies, is often called internalization.