Exam 2: Understanding the External and Organizational Environments

While the labor forces in Europe and Japan will continue to expand,labor forces will continue to decline in Africa,Latin America,North America,and Asia.

Few merger and acquisitions achieve their financial goals.One such example is Daimler-Chrysler.Why did this M&A attempt not working out as planned?

A competitive strategy is how a business unit competes for resources within its own company

What are the drawbacks to adopting virtual workforce arrangements?

Which of the following statements about the age of factories and mass production technologies is true?

The term "open market" refers to the:

What is the major reason why the objectives that drive mergers and acquisitions are seldom,if ever,completely fulfilled?

Geert Hofstede's research shows that different societies encourage and reward different behaviors.According to the Dimensions for Comparing National Cultures (Exhibit 2.17)which of the following countries most values a performance orientation (performance improvements and excellence,acceptance of feedback)?

Although pork is becoming an increasingly popular meat,most people don't realize that pork meat is tough.Pork processors can tenderize the meat,but there is a problem with testing for tenderness.One international meat processing company has tasked a group with finding an inexpensive method of testing tenderness.The project has been assigned to company employees in Brazil,Canada,Germany,and the U.S.These people communicate via computers.This group will not work together once they find a solution.This is an example of:

Which of the following events is likely to challenge a company's ability to manage diversity?

The specific elements of the external environment include all EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements about the European Union (EU)is true?

Anticipated changes in the U.S.labor in the next 20 years include:

The forces pressuring U.S.companies to globalize have affected all of the following human resources areas EXCEPT:

An organization's mission statement is more specific than its business strategy and is less specific that its strategic vision.

What is the commonly accepted definition of technology?

The virtual workforce refers to:

For internal political and security reasons,European Union policies provide employees in its member countries with considerably less personal privacy protection;compared to regulations imposed on U.S.companies.

_____ is intended to provide a forum for members to conduct trade negotiations and settle trade disputes,as well as the only global entity able to enforce decisions in its own court.

Discuss the virtual workforce.