Exam 4: Managing in the Global Environment

Organizations that are not currently selling goods in a particular task environment but which could choose to enter this environment if they wanted to are known as:

What are technological forces? Explain their implications for managers and organizations.

Organizations changing their work environment due to concerns relating to safety are an example of demographic forces that can challenge organizations.

Decentralization may help an organization respond effectively to local conditions,but may eventually harm the organization's performance.

In the context of norms,in a society,the customs for correct dress and social manners are known as:

While the typical organization in the United States emphasizes the primacy of the group,the typical organization in Japan emphasizes the primacy of the individual.

The setup of "free-trade areas" increases the prices of manufactured products.

Societies that are high on uncertainty avoidance such as the United States value diversity and tolerate differences between people in their actions.

With reference to Hofstede's model of national culture,explain power distance.

_____ result from three main sources: economies of scale,brand loyalty,and government regulations that impede access.