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Sean Mitchell

8 July 2022

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A factory, located in a Mexican border town, that imports materials and equipment on a duty and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing and re-exports is called a:

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Maquiladora

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The ultimate objective of the EU is to:

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Eliminate barriers among member countries

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The asian economic block, made up of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam is referred to as:

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

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Agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA:

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Not only reduce barriers to trade but also require additional domestic legal and business reforms in developing nations to protect property rights

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A ____ is comparable to a monopoly in the sense that the organization, in this case the government, has explicit control over the price and supply of a good or service

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Command economy

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Which of the following statements is true with regard to the economy of Poland?

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Political instability and risk, large external debts, a deteriorating infrastructure and only modest education levels have led to continuing economic problems in Poland

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The term used to indicate the amount invested in property, plant, and equipment in another country is:

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Foreign direct investment

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Which of the following statements is false with regard to a mixed economy?

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Businesses in this model are owned by the state to ensure that investments and practices are done in the best interest of the nation despite the often opposing outcomes

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The global organization of countries that oversees rules and regulations for international trade and investments, including agriculture, intellectual property, services, competition, and subsidies is the:

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WTO

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To qualify as a multinational corporation, a firm must meet all of the following criteria except:

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Sales of at least one million dollars per year

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Which country receives the most foreign direct investment (FDI) by U.S. companies?

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Great Britain

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A free-trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that has removed most barriers to trade and investment is:

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NAFTA

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A keiretsu is a government agency in Japan

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...

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The United States, Canada, and Mexico make up the ___, which in essence has removed all barriers to trade between these countries and created a huge North American market

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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The process of applying management concepts and techniques in a multinational environment and adapting management practices to different economic, political, and cultural environments is:

answer

International Management

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Which of the following statements is true of the economic system of North America?

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The free-market-based economy of the region allows for more freedom in decision-making processes of private firms

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The following are characteristics of the BRIC economies except:

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Demand for higher priced goods is expected to continue to be low in the future

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The process by which companies undertake some activities at offshore locations instead of in their countries of origin is:

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Offshoring

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The former communist countries that have become most visible in the international arena include:

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Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic

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Identify the statement that is false of globalization

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It is the process of a business crossing national and cultural borders

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One of the biggest impediments to attracting more foreign investment in Russia is:

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Political corruption

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International law includes the following types of jurisdictional principles:

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National, territoriality, and protective

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Critics of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act feared the loss of sales to foreign competitors, especially in those countries where:

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Bribery is an accepted means

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MNCs are unwilling to put up high investments unless they are assured of:

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Operating control on their investment in telecommunications

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____ law comes from the Marxist socialist system and continues to influence regulations in former communist countries, especially those from the former Soviet Union, as well as present-day China, Vietnam, North Korea, and Cuba

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Socialist

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Which of the following are characteristics of fascism?

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Anticommunism

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U.S. laws require equality in the workplace for all employees, U.S. citizens who take a job in Japan cannot sue their Japanese employer under the provisions of U.S. law for failure to provide equal opportunity for them. This is in line with the:

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Principle of sovereignty

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Which country does not rank huh on the ease-of-doing-business index?

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The Philippines

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Japanese companies are aware that their dependency on the world market for many goods and services is negatively impacted by ____, resulting in local consumers paying the price

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Bureaucratization

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___ has placed pressure on MNCs to outsource production

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Mounting cost pressure and profit expectations

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Under the ____, all acts of other governments are considered to be valid by U.S. courts, even if such acts are inappropriate in the United States

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Act of state doctrine

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The ____ principle holds that every nation has the right of jurisdiction within its legal territory

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Territoriality

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Identify from the following the correct statement on civil law

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It is derived from Roman law and is found in nonsocialist countries

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Aristotle and David Hume contributed to the principle of:

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Individualism

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The area of e-business that will most affect global consumers is:

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E-retailing and financial services

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Communism as an economic system has failed due to the tendency of common goals to stunt:

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Progression and individual creativity

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Some observers have noted that technology already has eliminated much and in the future will eliminate even more of the work now begin done by:

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Middle managers and white-collar staff

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Political repression and denial of rights and civil liberties are dominant ideals of:

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Totalitarianism

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The totalitarian form of government is to be seen in

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Vietnam, Cuba, and North Korea

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Countries have the legal right to refuse admission of forge in citizens and to impose special restrictions on the following except:

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Spending

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A company with a ____ predisposition allows the values and interests of the parent to company to guide the strategic decision

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Ethnocentric

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In regard to the cultural dimension, "What is the conception of space?" the dominant characteristic for American managers is"

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Private

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In China, the term guanxi means:

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Good connections

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What matches a firms predisposition with its culture?

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Geocentric-global

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An MNC with an ethnocentric predisposition:

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Takes back its profits to its home country

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Behavioral practices that affect doing business in China?

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The Chinese are proud of their economic accomplishments and want to share these feelings with outsiders

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The word namaste means "greetings to you" in:

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India

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In which of the following countries are spots viewed as cultural events and reviewed as if they were literature or films?

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France

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The following selections accurately reflects labor relations in Germany:

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Be prepared for high wages and short work week; expect high productivity from unionized workers

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The following country prefers advertising that is factual and rational:

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Germany

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In Great Britain, Ireland and the United Staes, managers value their individualism and are motivated by all the following opportunities except:

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Profit-sharing plans

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If a U.S. manager acted the same way with a British manager as they would with a Chinese manager, the U.S. manager will be exhibiting a behavioral process referred to as:

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Simplification

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The United States has what is called a _____

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Low-context culture

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The following selections accurately reflects recruitment and selection processes in Mexico

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Use of expatriates sparingly; recruit home country nationals at U.S. colleges

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The 5 criteria in the acronym HAIRL stands for:

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Helicopter, analysis, imagination, reality, and leadership

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The process of exhibiting the same orientation toward different culture groups is referred to as:

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Simplification

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4 distinct predispositions, which help determine the specific steps an MNC will follow, are:

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Ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, and geocentric

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Research reveals that far from addressing regional differentiation issues, many MNCs are committed to a _____, which is a belief that one worldwide approach to doing business is the key to both efficiency and effectiveness

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Globalization imperative

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All of the following are characteristics of low-context cultures except:

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Insiders and outsiders are easily distinguishable and outsiders typically do not gain entrance to the inner group

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Initially, after breakup of the Soviet Union, the republics called themselves the:

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Commonwealth of Independent States

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The following is not an advantage of virtual teams

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They force managers to rely on subjective data when assessing team members' work

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The following would be associated with the dimension of pragmatic conduct

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To put the demands and expectations of the customers first

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____ cultures often create environments where participants thrive in an intense, emotional commitment to the nature of the work

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Incubator

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Global firms need:

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Both an internal and an external diversity focus

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A ____ group is a group in which all members but one have the same background, such as a group of Japanese retailers and a British attorney

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Token

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Under an ____ culture, jobs are well defined, employees know what they are supposed to do and everything is coordinated form the top

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Eiffel Tower

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Norms are reflected by things such as:

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The amount of work to be done

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In the ____ stage of group development, attention may be directed more toward describing and analyzing the problem or task that has been assigned

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Action

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The following sets of characteristics is typical of French negotiators

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Look for a meeting of minds, intellectual competence is very important and a contact is viewed as well-reasoned transaction

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When it works well, the ___ culture can catalos and multiply the energies of the personnel and appeal to their deepest feelings and aspirations

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Family

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___ culture is characterized by a strong emphasis not eh hierarchy and orientation to the person

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Family

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___ culture is characterized by a strong emphasis on equality in the workplace and orientation to the task

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Guided missile

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The benefits or advantage of culturally diverse groups include the following except

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Glass-ceiling protection

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There are 3 aspects of organizational functions that seem to be especially important in determining an MNCs organizational culture. There are:

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The general relationship between the employees and their organization; the hierarchical system of authority that defines the roles of managers and subordinates; and the general views tat employees hold about the MNCs purpose, destiny, goals and their places in them

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Multicultural teams are most effective when they face tasks requiring

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Innovativeness

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Organizational climate is reflected by:

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The way participants interact with each other

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To ensure good communication in global teams, managers should do all of the following except

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Avoid the use of email, and use only video conferencing of telephone communication to avoid misunderstandings

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Observed behavioral regularities are typified by the following except

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Customer relations

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____ is a pattern of basic assumptions that are developed by a group as it learns to cope with problem sod external adaption and internal integration and that are taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think and feel in relation to these problems

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Organizational culture

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When individuals koi a multinational corporation they bring their national culture, which greatly affects all of the following except

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Ethnicity

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The special nature of foreign direct investment is not related to

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Operations

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The following are internal factors which MNCs may use to evaluate apolitical risk

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1. power struggle among elite ethnic corporations 2. regional struggles 3. economic factors affecting stability 4. Factors affecting a specific project

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Over the past decade political risk has become

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A vital area for MNCs to assess and manage

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Which of the following criteria involves maximum political risk

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Effectiveness of public administration

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Some multinational corporations attempt to manage political risk through simultaneously analyzing a range of variable to derive an overall rating of the degree of political risk in a given jurisdiction. This is referred to as a:

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Quantification process

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__ risks stem from government policies that limit the transfer of capital, payments, production, people, and technology in or out of a country

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Transfer

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The following are all forms of terrorism

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classical amateur religious

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Examples of proactive and defensive techniques include all of the following

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1. doing as little local manufacturing as possible and conduct all R & D 2. limiting responsibility of local personnel and bring only those vital to the operation 3. raising capital from local banks and host govt as well as outside resources 4. diversifying production of the product among a number of countries

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The economies of China, Russia, India, and Vietnam present ____ political risk for MNCs

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Macro

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China's decision regarding restrictions on foreign exchange transitions is a ____ political risk

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Macro

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The following is not an example of risk factors for an MNC

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Complying with contractual terms of agreements

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Laws that require that nations hold a majority interest in the operation are known as

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Indigenization laws

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All of the following are examples of integrative techniques

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1. Developming a good relationship with host govt and local political groups 2. producing as much as product locally as possible with the use of in counter suppliers; subcontractors thus making it a "domestic product" 3. Crating joint venture and hiring local people to manage 4. doing as much local r & d 5. developing effective labor-mgmt relations

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Foregin ownership limitations, pressure for local participation, confiscation, expropriation, and abrogation of property rights are examples of

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Ownership-control risks

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According to the 2009 Transparency international Corruption Perceptions Index, which of the following is the least corrupt nation?

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New Zealand

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The following is not a challenge of doing business in Russia

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Strong faith in government practices

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Expropriation is more likely to occur in

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Non-western governments that are poor, relatively unstable, and suspicious of foreign multinationals

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The theory behind ____ is quite simple. The MNC works to maintain a stronger bargaining power position than that of the host country

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Relative bargaining power

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____ investments include the product of raw materials or intermediate goods that are to be processed into final products

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Vertical

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Examples of proactive political strategies include all of the following except

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Downsizing and transferring business elsewhere

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The leadership scholar that coined the terms "Theory X" and "Theory Y" management was:

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Douglas McGregor

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The process of influencing people to direct their efforts toward the achievement of some particular goal is referred to as

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Leadership

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U.S. managers believe that to motivate workers, it is necessary to satisfy their:

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Higher-order needs

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Positive organizational scholarship consists of the following subunits except

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Followers

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Compared to non-entrepreneurs typically

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Are more creative and innovative

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The limiting of uncertainty and the focusing of action on a limited number of alternatives is referred to as:

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Variety reduction

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This is a dynamic view that factors in fundamental concerns, but ultimately emphasizes positive human potential

answer

POS

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The following leaders clarifies what needs to be done and provides both psychic and material rewards to those who comply with their directives

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Contingent reward leader

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British managers tend to use a highly ___ leadership approach

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Participative

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The focus of attention of this leadership style usually is on work progress, work procedures and roadblocks that are preventing goal attainment

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Authoritarian

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Bass found that the most effective leaders were ____ leaders

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Transformational

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As a general statement, most evidence indicates that European managers tend to use this approach to leadership

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Participative

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The type of leadership is popular in many technologically advanced countries

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Participative

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Authoritarian leadership has all of the following characteristics except

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It is widely used by Theory Y managers

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This leader avoids intervening or accepting responsibility for followers actions

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Laissez-faire leader

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The philosophical assumptions of both the Chinese and the Russian managers help dictate the leadership approach that they use. Te assumptions are most easily seen in the

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Managers' behavior

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All of the following are assumptions that underlie Theory X management except

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The expenditure of physical and mental effort at work is as natural to people as resting

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Japan is well-known for favoring this approach to leadership

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Paternalistic

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The creation of uncertainty and the analysis of many alternatives regarding future action is referred to as

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Variety amplification

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Theory Z leadership is associated with the work of

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William Ouchi

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question

A factory, located in a Mexican border town, that imports materials and equipment on a duty and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing and re-exports is called a:

answer

Maquiladora

question

The ultimate objective of the EU is to:

answer

Eliminate barriers among member countries

question

The asian economic block, made up of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam is referred to as:

answer

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

question

Agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA:

answer

Not only reduce barriers to trade but also require additional domestic legal and business reforms in developing nations to protect property rights

question

A ____ is comparable to a monopoly in the sense that the organization, in this case the government, has explicit control over the price and supply of a good or service

answer

Command economy

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Which of the following statements is true with regard to the economy of Poland?

answer

Political instability and risk, large external debts, a deteriorating infrastructure and only modest education levels have led to continuing economic problems in Poland

question

The term used to indicate the amount invested in property, plant, and equipment in another country is:

answer

Foreign direct investment

question

Which of the following statements is false with regard to a mixed economy?

answer

Businesses in this model are owned by the state to ensure that investments and practices are done in the best interest of the nation despite the often opposing outcomes

question

answer

WTO

question

To qualify as a multinational corporation, a firm must meet all of the following criteria except:

answer

Sales of at least one million dollars per year

question

Which country receives the most foreign direct investment (FDI) by U.S. companies?

answer

Great Britain

question

A free-trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that has removed most barriers to trade and investment is:

answer

NAFTA

question

A keiretsu is a government agency in Japan

answer

...

question

The United States, Canada, and Mexico make up the ___, which in essence has removed all barriers to trade between these countries and created a huge North American market

answer

North American Free Trade Agreement

question

The process of applying management concepts and techniques in a multinational environment and adapting management practices to different economic, political, and cultural environments is:

answer

International Management

question

Which of the following statements is true of the economic system of North America?

answer

The free-market-based economy of the region allows for more freedom in decision-making processes of private firms

question

The following are characteristics of the BRIC economies except:

answer

Demand for higher priced goods is expected to continue to be low in the future

question

The process by which companies undertake some activities at offshore locations instead of in their countries of origin is:

answer

Offshoring

question

The former communist countries that have become most visible in the international arena include:

answer

Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic

question

Identify the statement that is false of globalization

answer

It is the process of a business crossing national and cultural borders

question

One of the biggest impediments to attracting more foreign investment in Russia is:

answer

Political corruption

question

International law includes the following types of jurisdictional principles:

answer

National, territoriality, and protective

question

Critics of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act feared the loss of sales to foreign competitors, especially in those countries where:

answer

Bribery is an accepted means

question

MNCs are unwilling to put up high investments unless they are assured of:

answer

Operating control on their investment in telecommunications

question

answer

Socialist

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Which of the following are characteristics of fascism?

answer

Anticommunism

question

answer

Principle of sovereignty

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Which country does not rank huh on the ease-of-doing-business index?

answer

The Philippines

question

Japanese companies are aware that their dependency on the world market for many goods and services is negatively impacted by ____, resulting in local consumers paying the price

answer

Bureaucratization

question

___ has placed pressure on MNCs to outsource production

answer

Mounting cost pressure and profit expectations

question

Under the ____, all acts of other governments are considered to be valid by U.S. courts, even if such acts are inappropriate in the United States

answer

Act of state doctrine

question

The ____ principle holds that every nation has the right of jurisdiction within its legal territory

answer

Territoriality

question

Identify from the following the correct statement on civil law

answer

It is derived from Roman law and is found in nonsocialist countries

question

Aristotle and David Hume contributed to the principle of:

answer

Individualism

question

The area of e-business that will most affect global consumers is:

answer

E-retailing and financial services

question

Communism as an economic system has failed due to the tendency of common goals to stunt:

answer

Progression and individual creativity

question

Some observers have noted that technology already has eliminated much and in the future will eliminate even more of the work now begin done by:

answer

Middle managers and white-collar staff

question

Political repression and denial of rights and civil liberties are dominant ideals of:

answer

Totalitarianism

question

The totalitarian form of government is to be seen in

answer

Vietnam, Cuba, and North Korea

question

Countries have the legal right to refuse admission of forge in citizens and to impose special restrictions on the following except:

answer

Spending

question

A company with a ____ predisposition allows the values and interests of the parent to company to guide the strategic decision

answer

Ethnocentric

question

In regard to the cultural dimension, "What is the conception of space?" the dominant characteristic for American managers is"

answer

Private

question

In China, the term guanxi means:

answer

Good connections

question

What matches a firms predisposition with its culture?

answer

Geocentric-global

question

An MNC with an ethnocentric predisposition:

answer

Takes back its profits to its home country

question

Behavioral practices that affect doing business in China?

answer

The Chinese are proud of their economic accomplishments and want to share these feelings with outsiders

question

The word namaste means "greetings to you" in:

answer

India

question

In which of the following countries are spots viewed as cultural events and reviewed as if they were literature or films?

answer

France

question

The following selections accurately reflects labor relations in Germany:

answer

Be prepared for high wages and short work week; expect high productivity from unionized workers

question

The following country prefers advertising that is factual and rational:

answer

Germany

question

In Great Britain, Ireland and the United Staes, managers value their individualism and are motivated by all the following opportunities except:

answer

Profit-sharing plans

question

If a U.S. manager acted the same way with a British manager as they would with a Chinese manager, the U.S. manager will be exhibiting a behavioral process referred to as:

answer

Simplification

question

The United States has what is called a _____

answer

Low-context culture

question

The following selections accurately reflects recruitment and selection processes in Mexico

answer

Use of expatriates sparingly; recruit home country nationals at U.S. colleges

question

The 5 criteria in the acronym HAIRL stands for:

answer

Helicopter, analysis, imagination, reality, and leadership

question

The process of exhibiting the same orientation toward different culture groups is referred to as:

answer

Simplification

question

4 distinct predispositions, which help determine the specific steps an MNC will follow, are:

answer

Ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, and geocentric

question

answer

Globalization imperative

question

All of the following are characteristics of low-context cultures except:

answer

Insiders and outsiders are easily distinguishable and outsiders typically do not gain entrance to the inner group

question

Initially, after breakup of the Soviet Union, the republics called themselves the:

answer

Commonwealth of Independent States

question

The following is not an advantage of virtual teams

answer

They force managers to rely on subjective data when assessing team members' work

question

The following would be associated with the dimension of pragmatic conduct

answer

To put the demands and expectations of the customers first

question

____ cultures often create environments where participants thrive in an intense, emotional commitment to the nature of the work

answer

Incubator

question

Global firms need:

answer

Both an internal and an external diversity focus

question

A ____ group is a group in which all members but one have the same background, such as a group of Japanese retailers and a British attorney

answer

Token

question

Under an ____ culture, jobs are well defined, employees know what they are supposed to do and everything is coordinated form the top

answer

Eiffel Tower

question

Norms are reflected by things such as:

answer

The amount of work to be done

question

In the ____ stage of group development, attention may be directed more toward describing and analyzing the problem or task that has been assigned

answer

Action

question

The following sets of characteristics is typical of French negotiators

answer

Look for a meeting of minds, intellectual competence is very important and a contact is viewed as well-reasoned transaction

question

When it works well, the ___ culture can catalos and multiply the energies of the personnel and appeal to their deepest feelings and aspirations

answer

Family

question

___ culture is characterized by a strong emphasis not eh hierarchy and orientation to the person

answer

Family

question

___ culture is characterized by a strong emphasis on equality in the workplace and orientation to the task

answer

Guided missile

question

The benefits or advantage of culturally diverse groups include the following except

answer

Glass-ceiling protection

question

There are 3 aspects of organizational functions that seem to be especially important in determining an MNCs organizational culture. There are:

answer

question

Multicultural teams are most effective when they face tasks requiring

answer

Innovativeness

question

Organizational climate is reflected by:

answer

The way participants interact with each other

question

To ensure good communication in global teams, managers should do all of the following except

answer

Avoid the use of email, and use only video conferencing of telephone communication to avoid misunderstandings

question

Observed behavioral regularities are typified by the following except

answer

Customer relations

question

answer

Organizational culture

question

When individuals koi a multinational corporation they bring their national culture, which greatly affects all of the following except

answer

Ethnicity

question

The special nature of foreign direct investment is not related to

answer

Operations

question

The following are internal factors which MNCs may use to evaluate apolitical risk

answer

1. power struggle among elite ethnic corporations 2. regional struggles 3. economic factors affecting stability 4. Factors affecting a specific project

question

Over the past decade political risk has become

answer

A vital area for MNCs to assess and manage

question

Which of the following criteria involves maximum political risk

answer

Effectiveness of public administration

question

answer

Quantification process

question

__ risks stem from government policies that limit the transfer of capital, payments, production, people, and technology in or out of a country

answer

Transfer

question

The following are all forms of terrorism

answer

classical amateur religious

question

Examples of proactive and defensive techniques include all of the following

answer

question

The economies of China, Russia, India, and Vietnam present ____ political risk for MNCs

answer

Macro

question

China's decision regarding restrictions on foreign exchange transitions is a ____ political risk

answer

Macro

question

The following is not an example of risk factors for an MNC

answer

Complying with contractual terms of agreements

question

Laws that require that nations hold a majority interest in the operation are known as

answer

Indigenization laws

question

All of the following are examples of integrative techniques

answer

question

Foregin ownership limitations, pressure for local participation, confiscation, expropriation, and abrogation of property rights are examples of

answer

Ownership-control risks

question

According to the 2009 Transparency international Corruption Perceptions Index, which of the following is the least corrupt nation?

answer

New Zealand

question

The following is not a challenge of doing business in Russia

answer

Strong faith in government practices

question

Expropriation is more likely to occur in

answer

Non-western governments that are poor, relatively unstable, and suspicious of foreign multinationals

question

The theory behind ____ is quite simple. The MNC works to maintain a stronger bargaining power position than that of the host country

answer

Relative bargaining power

question

____ investments include the product of raw materials or intermediate goods that are to be processed into final products

answer

Vertical

question

Examples of proactive political strategies include all of the following except

answer

Downsizing and transferring business elsewhere

question

The leadership scholar that coined the terms "Theory X" and "Theory Y" management was:

answer

Douglas McGregor

question

The process of influencing people to direct their efforts toward the achievement of some particular goal is referred to as

answer

Leadership

question

U.S. managers believe that to motivate workers, it is necessary to satisfy their:

answer

Higher-order needs

question

Positive organizational scholarship consists of the following subunits except

answer

Followers

question

Compared to non-entrepreneurs typically

answer

Are more creative and innovative

question

The limiting of uncertainty and the focusing of action on a limited number of alternatives is referred to as:

answer

Variety reduction

question

This is a dynamic view that factors in fundamental concerns, but ultimately emphasizes positive human potential

answer

POS

question

The following leaders clarifies what needs to be done and provides both psychic and material rewards to those who comply with their directives

answer

Contingent reward leader

question

British managers tend to use a highly ___ leadership approach

answer

Participative

question

The focus of attention of this leadership style usually is on work progress, work procedures and roadblocks that are preventing goal attainment

answer

Authoritarian

question

Bass found that the most effective leaders were ____ leaders

answer

Transformational

question

As a general statement, most evidence indicates that European managers tend to use this approach to leadership

answer

Participative

question

The type of leadership is popular in many technologically advanced countries

answer

Participative

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Authoritarian leadership has all of the following characteristics except

answer

It is widely used by Theory Y managers

question

This leader avoids intervening or accepting responsibility for followers actions

answer

Laissez-faire leader

question

The philosophical assumptions of both the Chinese and the Russian managers help dictate the leadership approach that they use. Te assumptions are most easily seen in the

answer

Managers' behavior

question

All of the following are assumptions that underlie Theory X management except

answer

The expenditure of physical and mental effort at work is as natural to people as resting

question

Japan is well-known for favoring this approach to leadership

answer

Paternalistic

question

The creation of uncertainty and the analysis of many alternatives regarding future action is referred to as

answer

Variety amplification

question

Theory Z leadership is associated with the work of

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William Ouchi

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