1) in high-context cultures, ________.
a) feelings and thoughts are not explicitly expressed
b) information is readily shared
c) people have high sensory involvement
d) nonverbal communication is not important
2) ________, when placed in key positions, are perceived by employees as acceptable
compromises between headquarters and local managers.
a) repatriates
b) parent-country nationals
c) home-country nationals
d) third-country nationals
3) ________ describes the process of sharing meaning by transmitting messages
through media such as words, behavior, or material artifacts.
a) ethics
b) communication
c) planning
d) strategy
4) managers from italy and mexico would most likely express their emotions openly
during a business situation, while managers from england and japan would most likely
consider such behavior unprofessional. which of the following trompenaars’s value
dimensions explains this difference in behavior and attitude?
a) universalism versus particularism
b) neutral versus affective
c) specific versus diffuse
d) achievement versus ascription
5) which of the following often forces the mnc to act in accordance with ethnocentric
value systems?
a) moral universalism
b) environmental policies in the home country
c) public pressure in the home country
d) media pressure
6) which of the following is true with regard to the global geographic structure?
a) with the geographic structure, the focus is on importing
b) marketing-oriented companies are most likely to opt for this structure
c) the geographic structure is not an adequate structure for consolidating regional
expertise
d) in a geographic structure, problems of coordination across different regions are
virtually nonexistent
7) which of the following mnc subsidiary activities is blamed for rising interest rates in
host countries?
a) transferring in inappropriate technology
b) dissolving local labor unions
c) raising capital from local sources
d) filling key jobs with expatriates
8) according to hofstede, societies that accept strong hierarchical boss-subordinate
relationships are high on ________.
a) uncertainty avoidance
b) collectivism
c) individualism
d) power distance
9) the profitability of individual companies depends on a cooperative and constructive
attitude toward ________.
a) moral idealism
b) macropolitical interdependence
c) global interdependence
d) corporate technoglobalism
10) which of the following is generally viewed as the most risky entry strategy?
a) turnkey operations
b) new, fully-owned subsidiaries
c) international joint ventures
d) service sector outsourcing
11) ________ results from the lessening of trade barriers and the increased flow of
goods and services, capital, labor, and technology around the world.
a) economic integration
b) nationalization
c) protectionism
d) mercantilism
12) ________ refers to an organization running its operations and opening subsidiaries
worldwide right from the beginning.
a) international joint venture
b) the subordinateship phenomenon
c) the born-global phenomenon
d) outsourcing
13) which of the following terms refers to the participation of labor in the management
of a firm?
a) codetermination
b) parochialism
c) assimilation
d) differentiation