1) a country’s ability or intention to meet its financial obligations determines its
________.
a) technological risk
b) legal risk
c) political risk
d) economic risk
2) having which of the following traits is universally considered to facilitate leadership
effectiveness?
a) visionary
b) self-protective
c) autocratic
d) malevolent
3) according to oberg, which of the following is the final stage of culture shock?
a) honeymoon
b) biculturalism
c) gradual adjustment
d) irritation and hostility
4) according to hall and hall, when people experience a failure in communication, they
tend to blame the confusion on the other person’s stupidity, deceit, or craziness. this
process of trying to explain the other person’s behavior is known as ________.
a) cultural noise
b) attribution
c) stereotyping
d) kinesic behavior
5) from an american perspective, the ________ stage of negotiation is straightforward,
objective, efficient, and direct.
a) relationship building
b) exchanging task-related information
c) nonverbal communication
d) motivation
6) according to international codes of conduct, which of the following is related to the
mne behavior toward persons?
a) political involvement
b) employment practices
c) environmental protection
d) laws and regulations
7) which of the following is a characteristic of a person from a polychronic culture?
a) focuses only on one thing at a time
b) changes plans frequently
c) adheres to time commitments
d) is accustomed to short-term relationships
8) which of the following is true with regard to training and compensating host-country
nationals?
a) hcns are rarely offered training in global business and internet technology within
their home corporations
b) the traditional lifetime employment and guaranteed tidy pension of the east are being
increasingly adopted by the west
c) many multinationals wish to train their employees to bridge the divide between the
firm’s successful corporate culture and practices, and the local culture and work
practices
d) in contemporary times, mncs rarely have a global pay strategy in place
9) the european union currently consists of how many nations?
a) 12
b) 27
c) 34
d) 46
10) loss of technology and interference in managerial decision making are forms of
________.
a) legal risk events
b) political risk events
c) cultural risk events
d) economic risk events
11) a french businessman has a meeting scheduled with a brazilian to negotiate terms of
a joint venture. the frenchman prepares for the meeting in the way he always does when
negotiating with french firms. the frenchman assumes that the brazilian will perceive
and reason the way he does. which of the following terms best describes the
frenchman’s mistake?
a) cognitive dissonance
b) moral idealism
c) parochialism
d) projective cognitive similarity
12) which of the following trompenaars’s value dimensions explains the source of
power and status in society?
a) universalism versus particularism
b) neutral versus affective
c) specific versus diffuse
d) achievement versus ascription
13) as described by oberg, ________ refers to the stage in culture shock in which the
manager and family members grow to accept and appreciate local people and practices,
and are able to function effectively in two cultures.
a) gradual adjustment
b) honeymoon
c) biculturalism
d) irritation and hostility
14) as women continue to move up the corporate ladder, the accompanying spouse is
often maleestimated at more than ________ percent.
a) 85
b) 5
c) 25
d) 50
15) carlos has an appointment with higuain in a half hour at his office. however, carlos
decides to take care of some personal errands on his way to the office and informs
higuain. carlos does not make it on time for the appointment. higuain most likely
concludes that carlos is from a ________.
a) high-context culture
b) low-context culture
c) monochronic culture
d) polychronic culture
16) which of the following is true with regard to the global staffing approach?
a) as a rule, companies keen on “acting local” adopt a global staffing approach
b) in the global staffing approach, key managerial positions are generally filled with
people from headquartersthat is, parent-country nationals
c) in a global staffing approach, local managersthat is, host-country nationalsare hired
to fill key positions in their own country
d) recruiting third-country nationals is a common aspect of the global staffing strategy
17) which of the following is an advantage of e-business?
a) lower cost of production
b) easy availability of technology
c) convenience in conducting business worldwide
d) increased availability of information