1) which of the following terms refers to the expectation that foreigners should
automatically fall into host-country patterns of behavior?
a) geocentrism
b) nationalism
c) parochialism
d) ethnocentrism
2) research shows that managers from ________ have the highest tolerance for risk.
a) america
b) germany
c) belgium
d) austria
3) the appropriability of technology is best defined as ________.
a) the potential of a firm’s technology to become obsolete within a few years
b) the likelihood that a firm’s technology will generate long-term debts
c) the degree of ease with which new technology can be learned and used by
host-nation employees
d) the ability of a firm to protect its technology from competitors and to profit from that
technology
4) which of the following concepts requires that an industrial system be viewed not in
isolation from its surrounding systems, but in concert with them?
a) industrial ecology
b) industrial engineering
c) ecological succession
d) ecological shadow
5) emerson is a global manufacturing company headquartered in st. louis, missouri. the
company employs almost 130,000 workers at its 250 manufacturing facilities located on
five different continents. emerson manufactures a wide range of products including
air-conditioning compressors, garbage disposers, and automotive parts. emerson’s asian
operations employ over 50,000 people at manufacturing facilities in asia. emerson
needs to build a new manufacturing facility to produce automotive parts for cars
manufactured in detroit. emerson executives are considering whether to build the new
facility in china or in the u.s.
which of the following, if true, undermines the argument to build a new emerson
facility in china?
a) china has committed over $500 billion to infrastructure projects
b) u.s. firms continue outsourcing service jobs despite the economy
c) fuel costs in china have risen sharply and are not expected to drop
d) china is the world’s largest exporter of manufactured goods
6) ________ is the ability to build teams and resolve conflicts.
a) external alignment
b) external vision
c) task facilitation
d) interpersonal facilitation
7) which of the following is true about monochronic and polychronic cultures?
a) monochronic cultures experience time in a linear way; polychronic cultures view
time as having a past, present, and future
b) monochronic cultures treat time as a tool for bringing order to life; polychronic
cultures tolerate many events occurring simultaneously
c) monochronic cultures experience time in a nonlinear way; polychronic cultures focus
on only one single event at a time
d) monochronic cultures tolerate many events occurring simultaneously; polychronic
cultures treat time as a tool for bringing order to life
8) which of the following strategies would most likely be used by a non-european
company wanting to gain quick entry inside the european community?
a) international joint venture
b) greenfield investment
c) turnkey operation
d) offshoring
9) which of the following is a predominant characteristic of the chinese management
style?
a) paternalism
b) individualism
c) nepotism
d) religious affinity
10) which of the following best explains china’s success in exporting?
a) low costs and steady stream of capital
b) geographic location in the world
c) high educational standards
d) close ties with japan
11) the best organizational structure is the one that ________.
a) does not allow any compromise on the globalization-localization continuum.
b) upholds the status quo
c) actively resists organizational change
d) facilitates the firm’s goals and is appropriate to its industry, size, technology, and
competitive environment
12) during a business meeting in the united states, a relaxed posture is acceptable, but in
europe or asia such body language would most likely be interpreted as ________.
a) personal space invasion
b) rudeness
c) curiosity
d) reluctance
13) building global corporate cultures and staffing organizations with global leaders are
some of the major challenges faced by the hr function in the global arena.
14) an appropriate compensation and benefits package is most likely to ________.
a) increase the rate of attrition significantly
b) motivate employees
c) lower the overall organizational efficiency in the short-term
d) lower the importance of training