Exam 4: The Global Context of Business

The ABC Paint Company in the United States has joined forces with the 1-2-3 Plastics Company in Italy to create a non-pealing,plastics-based paint.Both companies intend to share the research costs and any profits.This is an example of ________.

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Question 121

ABC Company in the United States has given exclusive rights to XYZ Company in Switzerland to manufacture its products.This is an example of ________.

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Question 122

In a licensing arrangement,firms choose foreign organizations to manufacture their products in another country in return for a fee plus royalties.

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Question 123

An exchange rate ________.

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Question 124

Critics of protectionism may argue that the practice ________.

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Question 125

The primary purpose of the World Trade Organization is to impose tariffs on imported products.

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Question 126

What are the three goals of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

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Question 127

A company sending some of its own managers overseas to conduct business in a local office is practicing the international organization strategy of ________.

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Question 128

The theory of national competitive advantage is an accepted model of ________.

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Question 129

What is a difference between an international firm and a multinational firm?

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Question 130

Which of the following types of firms design,produce,and manufacture products in many nations?

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Question 131

Strategic alliances are also called joint ventures.

(True/False)

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Question 132

Products made domestically but shipped and sold abroad are known as imports.

(True/False)

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Question 133

Many large firms entered international business as exporters; Coke is an example.

(True/False)

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Question 134

National competitive advantage derives from four conditions.One of those conditions includes factor conditions.What do factor conditions include?

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Question 135

Why have the number of strategic alliances among major companies increased significantly over the last decade?

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Question 136

The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is to reduce trade barriers.

(True/False)

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Question 137

If you have given another company in another country the right to produce your company's product,you are engaging in a licensing arrangement.

(True/False)

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Question 138

The United States government forbids the importation of cigars from Cuba into the United States.This government order is known as a(n)________.

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Question 139

Which of the following requires that all foreign firms investing there have local partners?

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The ABC Paint Company in the United States has joined forces with the 1-2-3 Plastics Company in Italy to create a non-pealing,plastics-based paint.Both companies intend to share the research costs and any profits.This is an example of ________.

ABC Company in the United States has given exclusive rights to XYZ Company in Switzerland to manufacture its products.This is an example of ________.

In a licensing arrangement,firms choose foreign organizations to manufacture their products in another country in return for a fee plus royalties.

An exchange rate ________.

Critics of protectionism may argue that the practice ________.

The primary purpose of the World Trade Organization is to impose tariffs on imported products.

What are the three goals of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

A company sending some of its own managers overseas to conduct business in a local office is practicing the international organization strategy of ________.

The theory of national competitive advantage is an accepted model of ________.

What is a difference between an international firm and a multinational firm?

Which of the following types of firms design,produce,and manufacture products in many nations?

Strategic alliances are also called joint ventures.

Products made domestically but shipped and sold abroad are known as imports.

Many large firms entered international business as exporters; Coke is an example.

National competitive advantage derives from four conditions.One of those conditions includes factor conditions.What do factor conditions include?

Why have the number of strategic alliances among major companies increased significantly over the last decade?

The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is to reduce trade barriers.

If you have given another company in another country the right to produce your company's product,you are engaging in a licensing arrangement.

The United States government forbids the importation of cigars from Cuba into the United States.This government order is known as a(n)________.

Which of the following requires that all foreign firms investing there have local partners?

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