Exam 4: Managing in a Global Environment

Which of the following is not considered to be one of the three major areas of significant challenge for an American manager working in a foreign country?

Ethnocentric views concentrate on their__________ .

The Overseas Assignment (Scenario) Khalil has a degree in business administration and has worked for a major corporation for 5 years. He is offered a chance to work in another country. -Through talking to executives in the international division, Khalil realizes that his home country has the highest individualism, low power distance and uncertainty avoidance, and a strong achievement orientation. He probably lives in__________ .

For businesses to have successful global management, which of the following statements provides the best advice?

The process of making products domestically and selling them abroad is known as _ ___________.

The geocentric attitude is a __________view.

Cultural Training (Scenario) Jihan wants to expand her career opportunities in the international operations of a company. She is 19 years old and currently attends a university. She has only lived in her current country and has never traveled to foreign countries. -Jihan becomes involved with an international student association to give her experiences that will allow her to understand the views of students from other countries. She is trying to become more ___________in her attitude.

Which of the following are most alike in terms of individualism, power distance, and uncertainty avoidance?

Which of the following types of global organizations reflects the geocentric attitude?

An example of an Arab country that has traditionally been a planned economy but is moving toward being more free market is __________.

A Company Expansion (Scenario) You have been hired by a company to look at the best ways to move the company into the Arab market, but you have to first determine what kind of company you are dealing with. -If the company that has hired you is primarily used by manufacturing organizations, it is a__________ .

The legal- political environment is an important factor of managing in a foreign environment.

Managers with an ethnocentric attitude would not trust foreign employees with key decisions or technology.

According to an assessment carried out by Aon Corporation, businesses faced the highest level of political risk in __________.

The Overseas Assignment (Scenario) Khalil has a degree in business administration and has worked for a major corporation for 5 years. He is offered a chance to work in another country. -Through research on the Internet, Khalil finds that in this country's social framework, people are expected to look after others in their family (or organization) and protect them when they are in trouble. This society tends to support__________.

Research indicates that organizational culture has a stronger impact on employees than does national culture.

One reason for parochialism in the United States is that Americans tend to study__________ in school.

describe three regional trade alliances in the Arab world.

CAEU refers to___________.

GAFTA refers to __________.