Exam 4: Managing in a Global Environment

When organization managers have a(n) ____ attitude, they value employees as an end in themselves.

Which of the following is a form of franchising?

In the ____________________ stage, the company has marketing and production facilities located in many countries and more than one-third of annual sales come from outside the home country.

According to Manager's Shoptalk in Chapter 4, what does the gesture of scratching one's head usually mean in Russia?

Stateless stage is also referred to as the ____ stage.

In Japan, workers are motivated to satisfy the company.

Heineken begins by exporting its product into new markets, and then ____ to a local brewer to establish its position in the market.

Resource development, infrastructure, and exchange rates all describe which dimension in the international environment?

A nation's ____ includes the shared knowledge, beliefs and values, as well as the common modes of behavior and ways of thinking, among members of a society.

____ generally are located in Asia, Africa and South America.

In 1994, NAFTA merged with the United States, Canada, and Mexico into a megamarket with more than ____ million consumers.

____________________ is the rate at which one country's currency is exchanged for another country's.

____ refers to the degree to which people accept inequality in power among institutions, organizations, and people.

All of the following are cultural dimensions as defined by the GLOBE Project, except:

List five of the countries that make up the European Union (EU).

A nation's ____________________ includes the shared knowledge, beliefs, and values, as well as the common modes of behavior and ways of thinking, among members of a society.

Concerning decision making, American managers working in Mexico often don't ____.

According to the GLOBE Project, gender differentiation refers to the extent to which a society maximizes gender role differences.

The process of globalization typically passes through all of the following stages EXCEPT

According to the GLOBE Project, a society with a high performance orientation places high emphasis on performance and rewards people for performance improvements and excellence.