1) which of the following is a policy of the electronic industry code of conduct (eicc)?
a) excessive overtime can be propagated if it benefits the company
b) child labor can be allowed when there is a shortage of employees
c) contract manufacturers should follow some basic environmental requirements
d) factory inspection should be limited to the headquarters
2) with an ethnocentric approach, a company applies the morality used in its ________.
a) host nation
b) industry
c) general society
d) home country
3) political risk insurance and local debt financing are both forms of ________.
a) input control
b) adaptation
c) equity sharing
d) hedging
4) ________ is the phenomenon of the shifting of individual management styles to
become more similar to one another.
a) parochialism
b) convergence
c) stereotyping
d) particularism
5) one of the primary complaints about the foreign corrupt practices act is that the
legislation ________.
a) puts u.s. firms at a competitive disadvantage
b) fails to enforce equal punishments on u.s. firms
c) encourages u.s. managers to hire local agents
d) requires u.s. firms to adhere to host country laws
6) according to international codes of conduct, which of the following is related to the
mne behavior toward persons?
a) human rights
b) laws and regulations
c) development policies
d) political involvement
7) which of the following is a typical task performed by e-commerce enablers?
a) evaluating skill sets of personnel
b) conducting performance appraisals
c) establishing criteria for partnership
d) screening orders
8) france’s thomson electronics combined with china’s tcl to form tcl-thomson
electronics. thomson owns 33% and tcl owns the remaining 67% of tcl-thomson
electronics. this is best described as a(n) ________.
a) turnkey operation
b) acquisition
c) international licensing agreement
d) equity strategic alliance
9) which of the following is not a critical operational value difference?
a) time
b) etiquette
c) material factors
d) change
10) which of the following is a cultural variable in the communication process?
a) location
b) attitude
c) technology
d) communication medium
11) which of the following most likely provides a strategic advantage during the
implementation of a global alliance?
a) non-collaboration in competitively sensitive areas
b) unified technology infrastructure
c) centralized decision making by one partner
d) high levels of competition between the partners