1) “the longer a person is away, the more difficult it is to get back into the swing of
things.” in the context of repatriation, this often leads to ________.
a) reverse culture shock
b) expatriate retention
c) assimilation
d) segregation
2) a company designs and constructs a facility abroad, trains local personnel, and then
transfers the facility to local management for a fee. which of the following entry
strategies is being implemented by the company?
a) franchising
b) offshoring
c) turnkey operation
d) contract manufacturing
3) ________ refers to the ability to manage across national boundaries, retaining local
flexibility while achieving global integration.
a) positioning
b) globalization
c) transnational capability
d) filtering capability
4) the fcpa allows “grease” payments to facilitate business in a foreign country, if
________.
a) the purpose of payment is beneficial to the home country
b) the purpose of payment is beneficial to the company
c) those payments are lawful in that country
d) those payments are a small amount compared to the revenue generated
5) which of the following serves as a bridge from relationship building to the more
formal stages of negotiating?
a) mediating
b) posturing
c) conceding
d) evaluating
6) the method of using extreme positions during the concessions and agreement stage of
negotiation involves ________.
a) careful timing of the disclosure of information and concessions
b) approaching the issue in a holistic manner
c) general and polite conversation to socialize
d) building mutual trust before embarking on business discussions
7) which of the following is not categorized as a sociocultural variable of culture?
a) religion
b) economy
c) education
d) language
8) a(n) ________ refers to a jv among companies in different countries.
a) international joint venture
b) equity joint venture
c) global joint venture
d) transnational joint venture
9) which of the following agreements is a free trade pact among seven south asian
nations, signed in order to lower tariffs?
a) saarc
b) asean
c) nafta
d) mercosur
10) payments to expedite routine transactions are often referred to as ________.
a) slotting fees
b) grease money
c) gray funds
d) expropriation
11) for most people, the basic meaning of work is tied to ________.
a) self-actualization needs
b) subordinateship
c) group membership
d) economic necessity
12) which of the following is a disadvantage of the ethnocentric staffing approach?
a) increased opportunities or development for local managers at the expense of pcns
b) low adaptation of expatriates in the parent country
c) lack of managerial effectiveness of pcns in foreign countries
d) lack of managerial effectiveness of pcns in the parent country
13) which of the following primarily determines the extent of control exercised over an
ijv by its parent company?
a) staffing choices for top ijv positions
b) policies of the smaller firm
c) cultural background
d) ijv industry
14) the ability to mesh the team’s activities with the organization’s goals is called
________.
a) task facilitation
b) interpersonal facilitation
c) resource acquisition
d) external alignment
15) ________ refers to the processes that management puts in place in order to direct
the success of the joint venture’s goals.
a) ijv control
b) knowledge management
c) turnkey operations
d) offshoring
16) ________ has been found to be the most frequently cited reason for expatriate
failure in u.s. and european companies.
a) the inability of the spouse to adjust
b) lack of quality training
c) inadequate foreign language skills
d) subculture shock
17) axiomatic appeals are generally based on ________.
a) socially accepted ideals
b) level of loyalty
c) subjective feelings
d) objective information
18) mike norris was assigned as a business manager at an american mnc’s russian
subsidiary. in order to motivate his subordinates, mike delegated limited authority to
some of them. however, it did not work out as he expected. which of the following is
most likely the reason behind the plan’s failure?
a) workers in russia are less likely to use their own judgment in making decisions
b) the russian culture is characterized by a low power distance
c) the russian culture is highly individualistic in nature
d) workers in russia prefer self-managed work teams