Exam 8: Global Management

Multinat is a large corporate with its headquarters in Asia. It wants to open new divisions in Africa and Australia. The company wants to ensure that the new divisions follow the same policies and guidelines as the parent company. It is evident from the scenario above that Multinat wants to:

Orsten Corp. sent all its trainees to go and talk to the residents of a Swedish neighborhood because these trainees will be sent to Sweden on a business assignment. In the context of preparing for an international assignment, when would this type of training be given to employees?

_____ is associated with the risk of major changes in political regimes that can result from war, revolution, death of political leaders, social unrest, or other influential events.

Who among the following can be considered expatriates?

Which of the following trade barriers is established to protect the health and safety of citizens?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of exporting?

Which of the following statements is true of global consistency?

MekTech is a U.S.-based electronics company. It is planning to introduce a new home theatre system in a foreign country. It has identified Mexico and Canada to be the easiest foreign markets to enter; however, it only wants to launch the system in one country. Which of the following parameters should the company most likely consider to determine the growth potential of these foreign markets?

The employees of Kilki Corp. learned that unlike the people living in the U.S., people living in Norway eat burgers with a knife and fork. In the context of cross-cultural training, when would the employees of the company have discovered this cultural difference?

Jepmem Inc. is expanding its global operations into North Pidlin, even though the country has a high global terrorism index. As Jepmem Inc. expands into North Pidlin, it must deal with _____.

Lochmonden already has a company registered under the name of CreateOne. The Aldemeren company with the same brand name was not able to enter Lochmonden market. Hence, the Aldemeren CreateOne had to start a new company in the name of OneCreate to enter the market in Lochmonden. This scenario is an example of _____.

In the context of national culture, which of the following is a difference between countries with short-term orientation and countries with long-term orientation?

In the context of national culture, which of the following is a difference between masculine cultures and feminine cultures?

In the context of the strategies used by firms to minimize risks, _____ is an active strategy to prevent or reduce political risks.

A franchise is a collection of networked firms in which the manufacturer or marketer of a product or service licenses the entire business to another person or organization called the _____.

_____ are foreign offices, facilities, and manufacturing plants that are 100 percent possessed by the parent company.

Flywater Inc. is refusing to expand its global operations into North Marland due to the civil wars that frequently occur in the country. This threat of civil wars in the country is an example of _____.

WindWing Inc., an airline company with great success in the domestic market, started WingDream Ventures with the goal of bringing its airline services to all the major countries in the world. WingDream is an example of a _____.

Primo Call Inc., a cell phone manufacturing company, has collaborated with Tech Friend Inc., a computer manufacturing company, to start a third company under the name of Primo Tech Inc. This new company will manufacture mobile devices such as tablets, smart watches, and handheld video game consoles. In this context, Primo Tech Inc. is a _____.

The government of Mentlands levies large taxes and has set up a limit on the amount of goods FarTrek, a foreign sports goods manufacturer, can sell in Mentlands. In this scenario, FarTrek is most likely involved in _____.