Question 1

Which of the following is the result of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Globalization weakens cultural barriers and reduces dissimilarities between nations. 
B) Globalization prevents the economic systems of different countries from merging with each other. 
C) Globalization decreases the interconnectedness of the world's markets and businesses. 
D) Globalization decreases organizational efficiency and effectiveness. 
E) Globalization hinders the flow of financial and resource capital between countries. 
A) Globalization weakens cultural barriers and reduces dissimilarities between nations. 
B) Globalization prevents the economic systems of different countries from merging with each other. 
C) Globalization decreases the interconnectedness of the world's markets and businesses. 
D) Globalization decreases organizational efficiency and effectiveness. 
E) Globalization hinders the flow of financial and resource capital between countries. A

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of individualism values?

Accepted Answer

A) tolerate differences in personal beliefs 
B) Warm personal relationships are important. 
C) persistence in achieving goals 
D) subordination of the individual to the goals of the group 
E) a high regard for individual entrepreneurs 
A) tolerate differences in personal beliefs 
B) Warm personal relationships are important. 
C) persistence in achieving goals 
D) subordination of the individual to the goals of the group 
E) a high regard for individual entrepreneurs E

Question 3

_____ are outcomes of changes in the skills and equipment managers use to design, produce, or distribute goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural forces 
B) Political forces 
C) Demographic forces 
D) Technological forces 
E) Sociocultural forces 
A) Cultural forces 
B) Political forces 
C) Demographic forces 
D) Technological forces 
E) Sociocultural forces D

Question 4

Which of the following is true about political capital?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the flow of people around the world through immigration, migration, and emigration. 
B) It is the flow of natural resources, parts, and components between companies and countries. 
C) It is the flow of information and data across the world through the social media. 
D) It is the flow of money across world markets through overseas investment, credit, lending, and aid. 
E) It is the flow of power and influence around the world using diplomacy, persuasion, aggression, and force of arms. 
A) It is the flow of people around the world through immigration, migration, and emigration. 
B) It is the flow of natural resources, parts, and components between companies and countries. 
C) It is the flow of information and data across the world through the social media. 
D) It is the flow of money across world markets through overseas investment, credit, lending, and aid. 
E) It is the flow of power and influence around the world using diplomacy, persuasion, aggression, and force of arms.

Question 5

Briefly describe the five major forces of the general environment briefly.Which force do you think is most important, and why?

Accepted Answer

The five major forces in the g

Question 6

Jeremy has a personal library with over 5,000 novels of various genres, most of them bought from Benison's Book House.He is an example of a Benison Book House's

Accepted Answer

A) customer. 
B) supplier. 
C) distributor. 
D) competitor. 
E) processor. 
A) customer. 
B) supplier. 
C) distributor. 
D) competitor. 
E) processor.

Question 7

Which of the following, according to Hofstede, is characteristic of societies with low power distance?

Accepted Answer

A) Large inequalities between different classes in society are allowed to develop. 
B) The government uses taxation and social welfare programs to reduce inequality. 
C) Inequalities in the well-being of individuals are due to their birth and heritage. 
D) The gap between the rich and poor grows very large. 
E) Professional workers amass wealth. 
A) Large inequalities between different classes in society are allowed to develop. 
B) The government uses taxation and social welfare programs to reduce inequality. 
C) Inequalities in the well-being of individuals are due to their birth and heritage. 
D) The gap between the rich and poor grows very large. 
E) Professional workers amass wealth.

Question 8

Deregulation, privatization, and the removal of legal barriers to trade are examples of changing _____ forces.

Accepted Answer

A) sociocultural 
B) political 
C) technological 
D) ethnographic 
E) demographic 
A) sociocultural 
B) political 
C) technological 
D) ethnographic 
E) demographic

Question 9

Which of the following is true about values?

Accepted Answer

A) Values are static and are resistant to change. 
B) Values are abstract concepts invested with emotional significance. 
C) Values are universally held beliefs and are the same across all societies. 
D) Values are easily changed and the changes are easily accepted. 
E) Values play a superficial role in a society's belief system. 
A) Values are static and are resistant to change. 
B) Values are abstract concepts invested with emotional significance. 
C) Values are universally held beliefs and are the same across all societies. 
D) Values are easily changed and the changes are easily accepted. 
E) Values play a superficial role in a society's belief system.

Question 10

Globalization has increased the levels of interdependence between people and nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Managers today have fewer ways to supervise and coordinate geographically dispersed employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Distinguish the differences between values and norms and explain how they both impact national culture.

Accepted Answer

The basic building blocks of national cu

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

Accepted Answer

A) laws in a country which make divorce permissible 
B) societal taboos that prohibit murder, theft, and incest 
C) religious doctrines that forbid the consumption of particular types of food 
D) laws that prescribe punishments for different types of offenses 
E) societal conventions that concern gender-appropriate clothing 
A) laws in a country which make divorce permissible 
B) societal taboos that prohibit murder, theft, and incest 
C) religious doctrines that forbid the consumption of particular types of food 
D) laws that prescribe punishments for different types of offenses 
E) societal conventions that concern gender-appropriate clothing

Question 14

Which of the following contributed to the lowering of barriers of distance and culture that affected global organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) the imposition of government-enforced tariffs on imports 
B) the advancements of communication and transportation technology 
C) the rejection of the free-trade doctrine 
D) the imposition of government-enforced tariffs on exports 
E) the restrictions placed on the flow of capital between nations 
A) the imposition of government-enforced tariffs on imports 
B) the advancements of communication and transportation technology 
C) the rejection of the free-trade doctrine 
D) the imposition of government-enforced tariffs on exports 
E) the restrictions placed on the flow of capital between nations

Question 15

Explain how the establishment of free-trade areas creates an opportunity for manufacturing organizations to reduce their costs.

Accepted Answer

The manufacturing organization can shift

Question 16

A high level of rivalry typically results in price competition that increases existing prices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Hofstede's model of national culture, individualist societies adhere to the principle that people should be judged by their individual achievements rather than by their social background.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Apple Inc.contracts with companies in Taiwan to make inputs such as the chips, batteries, and LCD displays that power its digital devices at lower costs.This strategy is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) global exporting. 
B) global franchising. 
C) global importing. 
D) global networking. 
E) global outsourcing. 
A) global exporting. 
B) global franchising. 
C) global importing. 
D) global networking. 
E) global outsourcing.

Question 19

The aim of import tariffs is to encourage the entry of foreign goods into a country's market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is true about regional trade agreements?

Accepted Answer

A) They enforce regional restrictions on the cross-border flow of resources and reinforce import tariffs. 
B) They expose companies based in one member country to increased competition from companies in other member countries. 
C) They hinder the spread of globalization by setting up trade barriers between different countries of the same region. 
D) They provide manufacturing organizations with fewer opportunities to reduce costs and provide managers with fewer threats. 
E) They are created to reduce overall tariffs on goods that flow within a country and increase tariffs on goods that flow between regions. 
A) They enforce regional restrictions on the cross-border flow of resources and reinforce import tariffs. 
B) They expose companies based in one member country to increased competition from companies in other member countries. 
C) They hinder the spread of globalization by setting up trade barriers between different countries of the same region. 
D) They provide manufacturing organizations with fewer opportunities to reduce costs and provide managers with fewer threats. 
E) They are created to reduce overall tariffs on goods that flow within a country and increase tariffs on goods that flow between regions.

Which of the following is the result of globalization?

Which of the following is an example of individualism values?

_____ are outcomes of changes in the skills and equipment managers use to design, produce, or distribute goods and services.

Which of the following is true about political capital?

Briefly describe the five major forces of the general environment briefly.Which force do you think is most important, and why?

Jeremy has a personal library with over 5,000 novels of various genres, most of them bought from Benison's Book House.He is an example of a Benison Book House's

Which of the following, according to Hofstede, is characteristic of societies with low power distance?

Deregulation, privatization, and the removal of legal barriers to trade are examples of changing _____ forces.

Which of the following is true about values?

Globalization has increased the levels of interdependence between people and nations.

Managers today have fewer ways to supervise and coordinate geographically dispersed employees.

Distinguish the differences between values and norms and explain how they both impact national culture.

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

Which of the following contributed to the lowering of barriers of distance and culture that affected global organizations?

Explain how the establishment of free-trade areas creates an opportunity for manufacturing organizations to reduce their costs.

A high level of rivalry typically results in price competition that increases existing prices.

According to Hofstede's model of national culture, individualist societies adhere to the principle that people should be judged by their individual achievements rather than by their social background.

Apple Inc.contracts with companies in Taiwan to make inputs such as the chips, batteries, and LCD displays that power its digital devices at lower costs.This strategy is an example of

The aim of import tariffs is to encourage the entry of foreign goods into a country's market.

Which of the following is true about regional trade agreements?

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Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

The Manager As a Planner and a Strategist

Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

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Exam 6: Managing in the Global Environment

Which of the following is the result of globalization?

Which of the following is an example of individualism values?

_____ are outcomes of changes in the skills and equipment managers use to design, produce, or distribute goods and services.

Which of the following is true about political capital?

Briefly describe the five major forces of the general environment briefly.Which force do you think is most important, and why?

Jeremy has a personal library with over 5,000 novels of various genres, most of them bought from Benison's Book House.He is an example of a Benison Book House's

Which of the following, according to Hofstede, is characteristic of societies with low power distance?

Deregulation, privatization, and the removal of legal barriers to trade are examples of changing _____ forces.

Which of the following is true about values?

Globalization has increased the levels of interdependence between people and nations.

Managers today have fewer ways to supervise and coordinate geographically dispersed employees.

Distinguish the differences between values and norms and explain how they both impact national culture.

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

Which of the following contributed to the lowering of barriers of distance and culture that affected global organizations?

Explain how the establishment of free-trade areas creates an opportunity for manufacturing organizations to reduce their costs.

A high level of rivalry typically results in price competition that increases existing prices.

According to Hofstede's model of national culture, individualist societies adhere to the principle that people should be judged by their individual achievements rather than by their social background.

Apple Inc.contracts with companies in Taiwan to make inputs such as the chips, batteries, and LCD displays that power its digital devices at lower costs.This strategy is an example of

The aim of import tariffs is to encourage the entry of foreign goods into a country's market.

Which of the following is true about regional trade agreements?

Managers and Managing

The Evolution of Management

Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager As a Person

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

The Manager As a Planner and a Strategist

Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

Human Resource Management

Motivation Performance

Leadership

Effective Groups and Teams

Promoting Effective Communication

Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation

Used Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

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