Exam 4: Global Management: Managing Across Borders

Phillip,the global sales manager for a cosmetic company,believes that employees and managers in each of his foreign stores understand best how to handle the personnel and practices in their locations.So when a corporate executive approached Phillip about reprimanding Aki,the Tokyo store manager,for not doing things as corporate dictates,Phillip backed Aki.Phillip feels the home office should leave her alone.Phillip is an example of an ethnocentric manager.

The process whereby managers are able to utilize Microsoft Excel to improve the record-keeping related to marketing their products and services is known as e-commerce.

Quotas are designed to prevent _____.

The degree to which people accept inequality in organizations and social situations is known as power distance.

Donald enjoys the excitement and challenge of forming a firm in Europe that is totally owned and controlled by his company because he knows that although the investment will be substantial,it could result in a large return.This type of organization is an example of a ____.

The United States granted to China most favored nation trading status,which ____.

A company that produces boats,which is headquartered in Japan,formed a new company in the United States to avoid paying a tariff on its boats manufactured for the U.S.market.This new company is an example of a subsidiary.

Jamil,who is a successful salesperson,is interested in working for an organization that supports its employees and offers a compensation package based on performance improvement and excellence.This describes an organization that,according to the GLOBE project,is high in performance orientation.