Exam 4: Managing in the Global Arena

When Japanese-based Ricoh Company decided to spend $3 million to begin manufacturing thermal paper products in Atlanta, Georgia, they began operating multinationally through a/an ________.

Discuss the three types of organizational members found in multinational corporations.

________ organizations essentially operate within a single country.

Citizens of a country who work in a foreign-based organization located in their own country are known as ________.

During ________ training, the expatriates learn about the specific organizational roles that they are required to perform in the foreign country.

March Hare Entertainment is a media company in London that specializes in bizarre and sometimes shocking campaigns. The firm is looking to expand into other countries, but will require a culture that is very similar to its home culture: open to experimentation and risk and not authoritarian. Which of the following countries is the best option for March Hare?

________ are least expensive to employ for organizations that operate globally.

Managers with a(n) ________ attitude believe that the overall quality of management recommendations, rather than the location of managers, should determine the acceptability of management practices used to guide multinational corporations.

Walt is a United States citizen who has been promoted to a management position in Japan. In this new role, Walt is a/an ________.

Discuss the value Hofstede's cultural dimensions offer to management of multinational organizations.

If a company in the United States allows a company in England to use its brand name for a fee, the company is said to have entered into a(n) ________.

What are challenges managers face with the controlling function when managing across multiple countries?

The manager of a multinational corporation in the United States thinks that following U.S. management practices is best for its operations in New Zealand because U.S. management practices are better than the management practices prevalent in New Zealand. This manager is said to have a(n) ________.

Which of the following is true according to Hofstede's method of describing culture?

In Jonovia, employees do not like to be in a situation they know nothing about. They like to be informed about every situation they are likely to face. It can be deduced that Jonovia is a society that has ________.

An organization that has significant operations in more than one country, disregards national boundaries, and is guided by a common strategy from a corporation center is a(n) ________.

Transnational organizations are also called ________.

________ is the degree to which people in a society operate primarily as individuals or within groups.

A country in which an investment is made by a foreign company is termed as a(n) ________.

A Belgium-based multinational company hires the best managers for its operations, regardless of the location of those managers. This company is said to have a(n) ________.