Question : 51) According to the Global Market Research Reports, data for : 1353329

51) According to the Global Market Research Reports, data for Chinese markets are available for:

A) cosmetics.

B) online music.

C) whiskies.

D) luxury goods.

E) pharmaceutical.

52) Potential markets can be subdivided into:

A) latent and parallel markets.

B) existing and incipient markets.

C) latent and incipient markets.

D) existing and latent markets.

E) incipient and existing markets.

53) Marketers must be aware of the impact of SRC and other cultural assumptions since:

A) it can have several positive effects on market planning.

B) it enhances management’s willingness to pursue market research.

C) it can help ensure that the research effort is designed with minimal home-country bias.

D) it can help ensure that the research effort is designed with minimal second-country bias.

E) All of the above are correct.

54) Which of the following is not true of secondary data about global markets?

A) It was not gathered specifically for the research project at hand.

B) It is often so expensive that small companies can’t afford to use it.

C) It can be accessed quickly.

D) A great deal is available from government agencies.

E) It cannot be retrieved online.

55) Harley-Davidson celebrates its 110th anniversary in 2013. The company has grown impressively during its century of operations. All of the following mentioned facts regarding the company are true except:

A) the company’s international success came after years of neglecting overseas markets.

B) the company reacted swiftly to a growing threat from Japanese manufacturers.

C) early on, the company used an export-selling approach.

D) early on, it had an underdeveloped dealer network.

E) after the 1980s, they recruited dealers in the important Japanese markets.

56) Which of the following correctly reflects marketing expert David Arnold’s recommendations for companies engaged in global market research?

A) use multiple indicators

B) develop customized measures specific to an industry or product

C) conduct comparative assessments in neighboring countries

D) observation should be weighted more heavily than statements of purchase intention

E) all of the above

57) Which of the following is not recommended by expert David Arnold for companies engaged in global market research?

A) use multiple indicators

B) develop customized measures specific to an industry or product

C) conduct comparative assessments in neighboring countries

D) observation should be weighted more heavily than statements of purchase intention

E) assess a particular market in isolation

58) For consumer products, qualitative research is especially well suited to accomplish all of the following tasks except:

A) provide consumer understanding.

B) describe the social and cultural context of consumer behavior.

C) identify core brand equity and brands.

D) assess consumer spending trends.

E) what consumers really feel.

59) The decision by Toyota executives to introduce the Sienna minivan in the U.S. market was based on their study of a(n) ________ market.

A) existing

B) latent

C) parallel

D) incipient

E) global

60) The international marketing manager of an office furniture company ordered a research report on global telecommunications equipment sales. The report noted that, in the early 1990s, AT&T was awarded a $4 billion contract to provide communication network products and services in Saudi Arabia. The manager took this as a cue to put Saudi Arabia on her information agenda, reasoning that office furniture sales would increase as the country’s telephone system was improved. As described here, the marketing manager is viewing Saudi Arabia as a(n):

A) latent market.

B) incipient market.

C) cluster market.

D) existing market.

E) primary market.