Exam 4: Managing in the Global Environment

When workers in a society become wealthy and pass their wealth to their children,thereby increasing the gap between the rich and the poor in that society,the society is said to have:

In the context of task environment,write a brief note on competitors.

Discuss the results of globalization.

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

Since 1948,the decline in tariff barriers achieved among the governments of developed countries fell from over 40 percent to about __________________ percent in 2000,causing a dramatic increase in world trade.

Low levels of unemployment and increasing interest rates give people less money to spend.

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

A supplier's bargaining position is strong when:

A society that highly values persistence in attempting to achieve goals is said to have:

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

The customers,competitors,and the technological,sociocultural,and global forces that affect the organization are known as the task environment.

In an organization's general environment,inflation is an example of a(an)__________________ force.

What is a tariff? Explain the reason for removing tariffs and the effects of governments raising tariffs barriers.

Higher the barriers to entry in an industry,greater is the threat of competition.

Societies that have a nurturing orientation place high value on success and competition.

Deregulation and privatization are a part of which of the following forces in the general environment?

The values,norms,knowledge,beliefs,moral principles,laws,customs,and other practices that unite the citizens of a country are known as ______________.

For Dell Computer,the educational institutions that train future Dell employees are its:

The U.S.government imposes a 25 percent tax on the selling price of any four-wheel-drive SUV that is brought into the U.S.by a foreign car manufacturer to be sold in the U.S.What type of tax is being imposed by the U.S.government?

A culturally diverse management team can be a source of strength for an organization participating in the global marketplace.