Exam 4: Managing in a Global Environment

The maquiladora industry along the Texas-Mexico border on the Mexico side uses cheap labor for assembling products. This lowers the price for U.S. consumers and is an example of:

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Question 161

Describe the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and identify why the agreement has come under fire by some politicians in the United States.

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Question 162

Which of the following is a low-context culture?

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Question 163

The primary emphasis of polycentric companies is on their home countries.

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Question 164

The European Union (EU) was established by the Uruguay Round in 1995.

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Question 165

Sam is known by his colleagues as a great communicator, with an uncanny ability to shift speech patterns, expressions, and body language to be in tune with people from different cultures. Based on this example, Sam is strong in which component of cultural intelligence?

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Question 166

Describe the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Question 167

Learning by thinking requires:

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Question 168

A.R.C. is a large nonprofit humanitarian aid organization that has been forced to pull out of several African markets in recent years due to civil wars and large-scale violence. This demonstrates which frequently cited problem for international companies?

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Question 169

Digitec Companyhas recently decided to design and manufacture a laptop that retails for under $50, in an effort to make information technology available to people in places like rural Africa and rural India. This is known as what type of strategy?

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Question 170

The management of business operations conducted in more than one country is called:

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Question 171

An example of global outsourcing is seen when Gap Inc. uses low-cost Caribbean labor to cheaply produce its clothing, and then finishes off and sells its clothing in the United States.

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Question 172

Which of the following statements about India is not true?

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Question 173

A global mind-set requires skills, understanding, and competencies in which of the following three dimensions?

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Question 174

With __________, the company maintains its production facilities within the home nation and transfers it products for sale in foreign countries.

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Question 175

List the five value dimensions identified by the GLOBE Project.

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Question 176

A preference for a loosely knit social framework in which individuals are expected to take care of themselves is called __________.

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Question 177

Which of the following reflects a cultural preference for cooperation, group decision making, and quality of life?

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Question 178

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The maquiladora industry along the Texas-Mexico border on the Mexico side uses cheap labor for assembling products. This lowers the price for U.S. consumers and is an example of:

Describe the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and identify why the agreement has come under fire by some politicians in the United States.

Which of the following is a low-context culture?

The primary emphasis of polycentric companies is on their home countries.

The European Union (EU) was established by the Uruguay Round in 1995.

Sam is known by his colleagues as a great communicator, with an uncanny ability to shift speech patterns, expressions, and body language to be in tune with people from different cultures. Based on this example, Sam is strong in which component of cultural intelligence?

Describe the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Learning by thinking requires:

A.R.C. is a large nonprofit humanitarian aid organization that has been forced to pull out of several African markets in recent years due to civil wars and large-scale violence. This demonstrates which frequently cited problem for international companies?

Digitec Companyhas recently decided to design and manufacture a laptop that retails for under $50, in an effort to make information technology available to people in places like rural Africa and rural India. This is known as what type of strategy?

The management of business operations conducted in more than one country is called:

An example of global outsourcing is seen when Gap Inc. uses low-cost Caribbean labor to cheaply produce its clothing, and then finishes off and sells its clothing in the United States.

Which of the following statements about India is not true?

A global mind-set requires skills, understanding, and competencies in which of the following three dimensions?

With __________, the company maintains its production facilities within the home nation and transfers it products for sale in foreign countries.

List the five value dimensions identified by the GLOBE Project.

A preference for a loosely knit social framework in which individuals are expected to take care of themselves is called __________.

Which of the following reflects a cultural preference for cooperation, group decision making, and quality of life?

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