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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following NOT one of the : 1265046
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the major challenges that managers must deal with in order to remain competitive?
a.globalizing the firm’s operations to compete in the global village
b.managing ethical behavior, good character, and personal integrity
c.managing a diverse workforce
d.anticipating changes in foreign currency valuations
2. Globalization implies all of the following except:
a.the world is free from national boundaries
b.a borderless world
c.competition between workers from other countries
d.an organization’s nationality is held strongly in consciousness
3. A transnational organization is one where:
a.an organization’s nationality is held strongly in the consciousness of managers even though the organization competes on a global scale
b.the global viewpoint supersedes national issues
c.the global and national interests are linked in an overriding perspective
d.a prevalent ethnic viewpoint begins to be held strongly in the consciousness of managers
4. Given the increasing attractiveness of U.S. business ventures in China, a major challenge for Western managers will be in understanding the Chinese practice of guanxi, which is:
a.the strong use of rewards and punishment in the workplace
b.the use of personal connections to conduct business
c.the practice of group members evaluating the performance of individual group members
d.the tendency to negotiate small but specific agreements in order to interact effectively
5. Kentucky Fried Chicken found success in China when it:
a.identified a broker in Singapore to identify sources for Asian venture capital
b.put together a consortium of Western and Asian entrepreneurs to begin the franchise in China
c.developed a joint venture with government bodies in China
d.developed an alliance with another Asian fast-food restaurant, such as the Japanese or Taiwanese, and share the risk in China
6. Many U.S. and Canadian firms have located manufacturing plants in Mexico to take advantage of lower labor costs. Additionally, many tariffs on U.S. exports have been eliminated. These global changes occurred because of:
a.the European union
b.GATT agreements
c.NAFTA
d.Perestroika
7. The work of Hofstede is important because his studies revealed that more differences in work-related attitudes can be explained by:
a.gender
b.profession
c.culture
d.age
8. Hofstede’s cross-cultural research found that Japanese managers valued:
a.high risk taking
b.group decisions
c.a short-time perspective
d.individualism
9. Hofstede’s work casts doubt on the:
a.ability of cross-cultural attitudes to predict job-related attitudes
b.use of masculinity versus femininity as an orientation that has cultural variation
c.use of time as an orientation that differs across cultures
d.the universal applicability of U.S. management theories
10. An expatriate manager is one who:
a.has left a transnational organization to work for a competitor
b.works within a foreign-owned company within their own country
c.works in a country other than his or her home country
d.has given his or her allegiance to a transnational type of organization over a more national/domestic perspective
